A college student models a dress made from recycled materials to celebrate the 2012 World Earth Day, which is April 22, in Huaibei, Anhui province, on April 17, 2012.
Agence France-Presse and news websites The Huffington Post and Politico each won their first Pulitzer Prizes on Monday.
Workers repair the Thousand-Hand Guanyin (Avalokitesvara, also known as Goddess of Mercy) at the Dazu Rock Carvings, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Chongqing, on Monday.
The fashion industry is no longer as glamorous as it may appear and by wearing a pair of jeans you may have contributed to the pollution of rivers.
A mural featuring a monk seemingly mimicking the signature pose of Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch has managed to amuse Chinese netizens.
Within the last month and a half, the corpses of 12 endangered finless porpoises, including a pregnant one, have been found around Dongting Lake, Hunan province.
Three pharmaceutical companies have recalled their chromium-contaminated drug capsules.
China and Thailand signed a series of deals on Tuesday, covering, among other sectors, agriculture and transport and elevated relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
The space shuttle Discovery took off on its final voyage on Tuesday, on a piggyback jet ride to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Virginia annex.
A bride wearing a wedding dress with a 520-meter train poses for photos at a park in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, April 16, 2012.
Students at Chongqing University dress up in various costumes for the ceremony of the university's spring sports meeting in Chongqing, April 13, 2012.
After little rain this spring, the vast area of Shiyan is experiencing a serious drought. The local agricultural department said 2.7 million mu are affected.