School Teacher Retires after 30 Yrs Dedicated to Rural Students

A hardworking teacher, Zhao Xinzheng, 60, who has been employed at a school in an underprivileged rural village in northwest China's Shaanxi Prov...

Half of farmers not interested in migrating to urban areas

Fifty percent of farmers responding to a survey said they have no plans to move to towns and settle down in urban areas, reported 21cn.com on Thu...

Uni Students' Fan Pics of Popular TV Drama Go Viral Online

Photos made by undergrads at Neijiang Normal University, southwest China's Sichuan Province, recently became a hit on the internet, after they re...

Woman's claim of assault at hotel triggers outrage

An online post in which a woman claimed she was assaulted at a four-star Beijing hotel while staff turned a blind eye has triggered public anger ...

Unclaimed bodies clog morgues, cost money

A lack of regulations relating to the disposal of corpses that are unclaimed or caught up in legal disputes has left morgues clogged with bodies,...

Crazy in love? Not China's college students!

BEIJING - Students at Tianjin University can now enroll in courses in what is possibly the most difficult subject of all - love.

Wheelchair-Bound Woman Chases Dreams 'Above'

Li Yujie, 26, a woman who survived a serious disease and paralysis in her childhood, has recently flourished as a writer, and now travels the cou...

Woman uses microblog to 'talk' to her dead mother

"Mom, I dreamed about you all night. I dreamt that you had come back to me, but I know you are gone..." says a post-80s girl named Lulu in a Sina...

10 Beijing streets designated off-limits to electric bicycles

Riders of two-wheeled electric bicycles in Beijing risk having to fork out 20 yuan ($3) if they ride on one of the 10 streets prohibited by a new...

Research due on anti-pollutant role of China's forests

National research on the role of forests in controlling PM2.5 and other air pollutants is expected to conclude next year.