Hangzhou sees boom in tourism after G20 Summit

Hangzhou is witnessing a boom in interest after the G20 Summit ended on Sept 5 as visitors throng to popular spots.

Silk gifts reflect ties to Hangzhou, past and present

Silk products are synonymous with Hangzhou, the city that first exported them during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24). Two millennia later,...

Beijing calls for family leave to show filial piety

A new plan calls for employers in Beijing to give staff more time off to show filial piety to their elderly relatives as the government aims to b...

Scooters banned from roads in Beijing, Shanghai

China's top two cities have banned electric scooters from roads amid safety concerns, despite the growing popularity of the new modes of transpor...

New aircraft engine firm to lift sector

President Xi Jinping called on Sunday for acceleration of the research, development and manufacturing of aircraft engines and gas turbines to hel...

Two 'swindle' millions by claiming fake royal blood, ties to Soros

Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly swindling more than 40 million yuan ($6 million) from a woman with one claiming to be a pupil of fi...

Controversy over business-class seats on Shenzhen subway

A trial run of a service designed to offer more comfortable subway travel has instead sparked massive controversies in the southern Chinese metro...

Olympic swimmers spark interest in cupping therapy

Taoists at the Jinding Temple of Luoyang, Henan province, offer free cupping services to local residents

China strengthens efforts to clean up 'dirty money'

The nation's financial authorities are tackling money laundering by improving the mechanisms used to track suspect flows of funds. Wang Yanfei re...

Explosion in Hubei power plant leaves 21 dead, 5 hurt

A power plant explosion killed at least 21 people and injured five, three of them seriously, in Dangyang, Hubei province, on Thursday, according ...