China convicts over 13,000 officials for bribery
2014-10-31 14:15:06
China prosecuted 21,652 officials accused of bribery in the first nine months of the year, with 13,414 of those cases resulting in convictions, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) revealed Friday.
Breast cancer a factor in Shanghai's low birth rate: doctor
2014-10-31 14:03:45
Shanghai has the highest incidence of breast cancer in the country, which can be linked to the city's low birth rate, health experts said.
City to study disease-smog link
2014-10-31 14:03:45
Shanghai will become the first city in China to study the relationship between air pollution and respiratory disease.
Data key in battling business corruption
2014-10-31 14:03:45
Chinese companies can use improving forensic data analytics in the fight against corruption, according to recent research by Ernst & Young.
Reclaiming a piece of history
2014-10-31 12:51:43
The beautiful ancient city of Yangzhou has a glorious and glamorous past, but the storied heart of it has fallen to neglect. The mayor asked a team from Texas to help to turn it around, Chris Davis reports from New York.
Premier outlines Afghan proposals
2014-10-31 12:48:29
Premier Li Keqiang outlined proposals on Afghanistan in a keynote address to the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Istanbul Process on Afghanistan on Oct 31 in Beijing.
Homemade cars outpace the ordinary
2014-10-31 09:29:05
It is illegal to drive homemade vehicles on the road in China. Still, this doesn’t stop car lovers from creating their own models, some of which can be quirky and creative.
Rich pay sky-high prices for meteorites
2014-10-31 08:41:02
For some of China's wealthy, the terrestrial trappings of fast cars, designer bags and deluxe apartments are worthless compared with bounty from outer space.
Youthful detection no defense against breast cancer
2014-10-31 08:09:58
While women in China are likely to be diagnosed at an earlier age than those in other countries, the incidence of the disease is still rising.
Olympics bid fuels drive for clean air
2014-10-31 07:54:26
For Nick Ward, a snow-boarding enthusiast from the United States who lives in Beijing, the only issue holding back his skiing passion in the Chinese capital is the heavy haze that sometimes shrouds North China.
Olympics bid fuels drive for clean air
2014-10-31 07:43:38
For Nick Ward, a snow-boarding enthusiast from the United States who lives in Beijing, the only issue holding back his skiing passion is the heavy haze that sometimes shrouds North China.
The rise of intolerance
2014-10-31 07:23:17
As he walked along the narrow corridors packed with patients, Amir Ali, a physician and director of the Aksu Hospital of Traditional Uygur Medicine, said he's noticed a marked change in the way the local women are dressing recently.