Authority watchful to avert risk of Zika virus

China may be at risk of being affected by the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which is spreading in the Americas, but the possibility of it spreading ...

Kipp's Picks: Swimful Record Release, Dim Sum Disco, Neon Zoo, and Natural Flavor

This is the time of year when things slow down a bit to make way for the madness that is Chinese New Year, the biggest migration of human beings ...

Foreigners find tickets to ride on nation's railways are hard to buy

Faced with the language barrier and cultural divide, foreigners are finding it hard this year to buy rail tickets in China ahead of Spring Festiv...

Big data reveals Spring Festival travel rush patterns

Big data on travel patterns shows that while many people are leaving metropolises for family reunions during the Spring Festival travel rush this...

Foreigners Dubious of China's Newly Announced “Ease of Entry” Procedures

Word on the street: it's becoming more difficult for foreigners to get employment visas in Beijing. Several years ago, China implemented and beg...

Smoother, faster ride home for Spring Festival

BEIJING - High-speed trains with comfort, Starbucks coffee onboard, free WIFI in stations, and phone apps for ticket purchase. As the Spring Fest...

Shanghai sees twelvefold increase in 'green cards'

Under loosened visa policies in effect since July to attract more foreign talent to Shanghai, 12 times more expats have obtained permanent reside...

First direct flight links Xinjiang, southeastern Asia

URUMQI -- The first direct flight linking northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and a southeastern Asian country, has been launched,...

New law to stamp out domestic violence

Courts would be required to hear requests for protection by victims of domestic violence and to make a determination within 48 hours, under Chin...

Smoking rate holds steady despite reduction efforts

The Chinese Adult Tobacco Use Survey 2015 by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, found that 27 percent of adults smoked in 201...