Shelling out on raw materials is simply nuts!

2014-10-23 18:15:18

A worker uses walnut shells as material to manufacture pencil holders shaped like a shoe at an arts and craft factory in Lin'an, East China's Zhejiang province on Oct 23, 2014.

Future entrepreneurs compete in Beijing

2014-10-23 16:40:34

More than 4,000 university students from around the world attended a high-profile global business model competition held in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon, aiming to share their innovative practice by showcasing entrepreneur projects.

Zhejiang village suffers in isolation

2014-10-23 16:39:31

It is estimated that 80 to 100 villages disappear each day across China amid the country's rapid urbanization. As these old villages disappear, so the traditional lifestyles and values that were nurtured within them.

'Naked officials' may lose shot at higher office

2014-10-23 07:56:44

Guangdong province plans to bar officials who have spouses and children living overseas from playing leading roles in government departments, public institutions, people's organizations and State-owned and State-held enterprises.

Netizens snapping up Palace souvenirs

2014-10-23 07:56:44

When the Palace Museum in Beijing released a series of creative and cultural souvenirs, they were quickly picked up by social media and generated intense interest online.

Bear skeleton sheds light on 2,800-year-old Chinese ritual

2014-10-23 07:56:44

A bear skeleton unearthed in central China's Henan province may reveal that Chinese people tamed bears at least 2,800 years ago, said archaeologists.

PLA vows to uphold rule of law

2014-10-23 07:56:44

As the ongoing Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee discusses the rule of law, the People's Liberation Army vowed to steadily promote the principle in military building and national defense.

Clean air? Don't hold your breath

2014-10-23 07:56:44

Intense air pollution is expected to strike China's northern cities twice more before November.

Safeguarding foreigners' rights

2014-10-23 07:39:32

Changes to nation's criminal laws mean a greater number of foreign nationals are eligible for free legal aid when they go to court, as Zhang Yan reports from Lincang, Yunnan province.

New lunar mission to test Chang'e-5 technology

2014-10-22 16:56:07

China will launch a new lunar mission this week to test technology likely to be used in Chang'e-5, a future lunar probe with the ability to return to Earth.

No quick solutions for smog problem

2014-10-22 08:17:44

Officials and experts alike voiced their confidence about reining in air pollution, although they concede it will take time.

Authorities raise Ebola readiness

2014-10-22 07:48:30

Health authorities nationwide have been ordered to increase preparations for a possible outbreak of the Ebola virus in China.