The shadows lengthened as evening fell and officer Yue Chaoqun discussed his work, its demands and rewards, as he drove a police van.
While the nation celebrates the Qixi Festival, the Chinese Valentine's Day that falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, matchmaking agencies and relationship experts see less rosy prospects for marriage in the country.
The urban management bureau of Haidian District on Monday deemed the man-made rooftop oasis as a piece of illegal construction. They posted a notice on the door to the apartment the same day, urging the builder to dismantle it within 15 days starting Monday.
On Monday, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk unveiled a transportation concept that he said could whisk passengers the nearly 400 miles from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 30 minutes — half the time it takes an airplane.
Beijing's army recruitment efforts have been increasingly hampered in recent years by a decline in the physical fitness of candidates.
A former political adviser was ordered on Monday to demolish a villa he built after it was ruled an illegal building by the Beijing authority.
Chinese personal computer giant Lenovo Group Ltd is aiming high to become a leading player in global smartphone sales, building up its branding and expanding abroad aggressively.
Distressed Chinese sportswear maker Li Ning Co Ltd is on track for a turnaround as a three-year makeover plan initiated last year starts to pay off, company officials said.
She has achieved many firsts in both China and the United States, but her main concern is to encourage leadership qualities among the young, especially women.
China's growing wheat imports could soon make it the world's top importer, although such a change is not expected to push global wheat prices higher.
A 54-year-old man in Hubei province who suffered major burns to 96 percent of his body in an auto factory incident remains in critical condition after receiving two skin grafts from his two sons.