Women, wearing nylon masks, swim in the water during their visit to a beach in Qingdao, Shandong province July 6, 2012.
Players compete on Friday in the Chinese leg of the British Mud Soccer Cup in Beijing's Olympic Park. The event attracted 32 teams.
Police have pledged to boost efforts to fight child trafficking after an operation that rescued 181 children and arrested 802 suspects.
Security staff at the Hotan airport have not been found guilty of any dereliction of duty after a foiled plane hijack attempt last week.
A southern Chinese metropolis has come under fire after online posts suggested the city had used concrete spikes to stop vagrants bedding down under overpasses.
For a chess board maker and a drycleaner, China holds shining prospects.
Obama touted the work of his administration and attacked presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney during a two-day campaign bus tour.
This year's highest flood crest hit the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway, on Thursday, posing a challenge to flood control.
A Taiwan fugitive who allegedly shot a man to death and escaped to the mainland was handed over to Taiwan police on Thursday.
China is stepping up efforts to crack down on widespread prescription drug abuse that is leading to rising levels of antibiotic resistance across the country.
China and Cuba signed a number of agreements Thursday, covering agriculture, healthcare and tech, as the Caribbean nation focuses on economic issues.
An Independence Day fireworks display lights up the sky over Washington, as seen from the US Marine Corps Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, July 4, 2012.