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A milestone was reached in Anhui on Wednesday, as trial operations started on the Yangtze-Huaihe Grand Canal, a significant undertaking by authorities in the eastern province that is expected to increase the efficiency of shipping on the two major rivers.
Some villagers in Beijing's Mentougou district were allowed to return to their homes on Tuesday, after being evacuated to escape the recent severe flooding brought by historic torrential rain.
China's railway stations have been ordered to ensure that pay-to-use massage chairs in waiting areas account for no more than 20 percent of the total seating, after photos of a packed waiting area filled with massage chairs caused a stir online.
At 12 pm on Wednesday, a loud whistle sounded to mark the start of fishing season and boats docked at Sanya's Yazhou Central Fishing Port headed for the South China Sea.
More than 100 planners from universities, architectural institutes and government bodies went to Mentougou district to help with post-disaster planning and collect firsthand data for scientific reconstruction in recent days.
The China-Laos Railway has made a total of 20.09 million passenger trips as of Wednesday, becoming a golden channel in facilitating travel and trade contacts between the two countries and the region
A video clip showing a group of tourists traveling in the desert with their hair standing on end, sparked heated discussion on Chinese social media, dividing experts on how to respond to the situation and whether running away was the best option.
The National Rural Revitalization Administration on Thursday published on its website a readout of a recent meeting convened by the agency's director Zhao Huanxin, who is also a vice-minister of agriculture and rural affairs.
An office dedicated to fighting money laundering will be set up in the Operations Office at the People's Bank of China to help strongly safeguard national security and maintain social stability.
The Ministry of State Security has called for heightened vigilance against persistent and covert risks to data security, as well as the strengthening of the protection of crucial information infrastructure and early detection of data security risks.
China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Wednesday warned of data security risks after recent reports identified US intelligence agencies were behind a cyberattack on Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center.
The death toll on the Hawaiian island of Maui from the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century is expected to go beyond 99 confirmed dead, as residents seek answers and express anger that government inaction contributed to the heavy loss of life.
After only one month, steady progress is being made in the yearlong anti-corruption drive targeting medical malpractice, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.
With floodwaters gradually receding in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, owners of publishing warehouses have begun tallying their losses and salvaging books not left waterlogged.
Post-disaster recovery and reconstruction work is proceeding well in Wuchang, Heilongjiang province, minimizing the impact of the recent flooding, especially on local farmers' livelihoods, according to senior officials.
A senior environmental expert has called on local governments along the Yangtze River to improve their remote sensing-based aquatic ecological monitoring capabilities.
China has made continuous improvement in ecosystem quality with the most contribution to the global increase in green areas, made world-leading efforts in desertification control with over 300 million mu of desertification control achieved.
China is making continuous progress in helping fresh college graduates land jobs, and is also stepping up efforts to optimize its statistical practices to gauge the youth employment market to better serve the nation's social and economic development.
Boarding schools in the Tibet autonomous region meet local realities and are considered the most advantageous educational model for local students and families alike, researchers said on Tuesday.
Last month was the hottest July in 174 years, and the world is likely heading toward an even warmer 2024, scientists indicated on Monday, underlining the urgency to cap greenhouse gas emissions.
The newly revised List of Terrestrial Wildlife Species with Significant Ecological, Scientific and Societal Value broadens the scope of wildlife protection by adding more than 700 new species.
Beijing opened its first tribunals dedicated to handling lawsuits related to the environment on Monday, in the capital's latest step in advancing the concept of ecological civilization using the rule of law.
The country's first forest biodiversity insurance providing compensation for environmental damage caused by a range of factors from natural disasters to invasive species was introduced in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, in July.
The State Council will supervise the investigation of a gymnasium collapse that claimed 11 lives in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province, per a notice released on Monday by the Ministry of Emergency Management.
Students from the richest 1 percent of families in the United States are overrepresented in the nation's elite private colleges, according to a new study by Opportunity Insights.
With 2.9 million students set to return to UK universities next month after the summer break, the British government has urged a union representing lecturers not to ruin another academic year.
Air carriers will be allowed to increase, and eventually double, the number of international passenger flights between China and the United States, in a move to better facilitate people's movement between the two countries.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment released cases of companies allegedly falsifying data of pollution discharge data on Monday, as part of its crack down on such behavior in recent years.
Southern provinces less affected by the latest round of flooding are being called upon to step up vegetable production this winter using idled farmlands and increase the shipping of greens to the north to fill in the gap of supply.
New York City is struggling to accommodate nearly 100,000 migrants seeking asylum in the United States, and the situation is having an impact beyond the city.
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