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,...

China's 'golden' tea worth more than gold

CHANGSHA - Next year's entire harvest from a 410-year-old tea tree was bought for 600,000 yuan ($92,000) at an auction in Central China's Hunan p...

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...

How to protect yourself from assault

The incident where a woman was reportedly attacked by a man in the hallway of a four-star hotel has shocked the public and raised safety concerns...

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.

Chang'an Avenue among 10 roads in Beijing to ban electric bikes

Chang'an Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Beijing, is one of 10 roads in the city where electric bicycles will be banned starting from April 11, t...

Zhengzhou adopts carrot and stick policy to combat air pollution

One of the most polluted cities in central China has announced a bonus and penalty scheme in its fight against air pollution, putting a price tag...