Moments from 2014 Shanghai Marathon

2014-11-02 11:28:44

Shanghai Marathon kicks off on Nov 2.

Marathon mania

2014-11-02 11:05:20

In its 34th year, the Beijing International Marathon has drawn more than 60,000 hopeful participants in a registration period of only two weeks.

Border soldiers train in snow

2014-11-02 10:34:51

Soldiers deployed on the border in Heihe, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, train in snow on Oct 31.

Another celebrity detained by Beijing police for drug use

2014-11-02 09:25:50

Beijing police on Saturday night confirmed the detention of an actor surnamed Hu for use of drug.

Fugitive caught near prison

2014-11-02 09:23:49

Li Mengjun, an inmate who escaped from prison in South China's Guangdong province on Saturday, was captured near the prison on Sunday afternoon.

It's a hot, hot walk

2014-11-02 08:25:06

Nine men in Pan'an county, China's Zhejiang province, participate in the traditional activity “Lianhuo”, or walking on fire, Nov 1, 2014.

Xi stresses CPC leadership over army

2014-11-02 08:18:59

President Xi Jinping said the army is under the absolute leadership of the Communist Party of China and the principle should always be firmly upheld.

Circus tiger kills girl in SW China

2014-11-02 08:01:56

An eight-year-old girl was killed by a circus tiger when she slipped into an closed animal training site of a circus in a park in Chongqing.

Xi urges serious reflection on Xu Caihou's case

2014-11-01 18:54:11

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for serious reflection on the discipline and law violations by former Central Military Commission (CMC) Vice Chairman Xu Caihou.

Police hunt for jail breaker

2014-11-01 17:33:05

A manhunt for a male inmate who escaped from the local Beijiang Prison in South China's Guangdong province this morning.

Run or dye - Color Run comes to Guangzhou

2014-11-01 17:29:53

People take part in The Color Run in Olympic Sports Center of Guangzhou, the capital city of China's southern Guangdong province, Nov 1, 2014.

Museum needed for relics unearthed before China's water diversion

2014-11-01 16:06:47

A museum is needed to preserve rare relics unearthed to make way for the massive south-to-north water transfer project, a central China official said Saturday.