Beijing to raise threshold for issuing air pollution 'red alerts'

BEIJING - Beijing is to raise the thresholds for issuing its highest air pollution warnings, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday, two...

China to Ease Restrictions on Green Cards

China will ease the permanent resident application process for foreigners, according to a circular issued by the general offices of the Communist...

Beijing, 5 other cities to fight smog together

The national environmental authority has launched a new plan that targets Beijing, Tianjin and four neighboring cities with tough restrictions in...

Rich Chinese splurge on sportswear as luxury's lustre dims

HONG KONG - GPS sport watches, compression leggings and hydration packs are the new must-haves for wealthy Chinese, pumping up the multi-billion ...

Hospitals to require advance bookings

Patients with nonemergency conditions will soon have to make advance appointments before going to a major hospital in Beijing.

China to ease permanent residence application process for foreigners

BEIJING -- China will ease the permanent resident application process for foreigners, according to a circular issued by the general offices of th...

Spring Festival brings rural property mini-boom

BEIJING -- For many Chinese rural migrant workers, the Spring Festival holiday is a chance to buy their own home where they can eventually settle...

Failing eco-protection bureaus in the firing line

China's revised law on pollution control allows a wider range of litigants to bring cases against government departments that neglect their dutie...

Chinese investors renew 'gold rush' as market prices rocket up

A "gold rush" during the week-long Lunar New Year holiday and chaos in the global stock market have pushed the price of gold up on a daily basis...

Lost foreign tourists receive help from local police

A local policeman attempts to communicate with a Russian tourist to provide help in Yuchen city, East China's Shandong Province