China will set a high standard in building the Xiongan New Area, a landmark new economic zone near Beijing designed to integrate the capital with its surrounding areas. China will speed up the drafting of plans for building the new area, said He Lifen… read more
China’s environmental inspectors intensified pollution checks around Beijing as a new round of smog hit the region. The new round of air pollution will continue in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region between April 3 and 7, with the cities of Tianjin, Tan… read more
A man was caught in southwest China’s Yunnan province carrying drugs from Myanmar to China, according to local police Monday. The man, surnamed Wang, was driving a red car to Mangshi city last Tuesday morning, when border police stopped him and found … read more
China plans to increase the rate of nationals speaking standard mandarin Chinese to 80 percent by 2020, according to a plan issued by the Ministry of Education and State Language Commission. The plan calls for improved mandarin speaking abilities amon… read more
A total of 5.3 million Chinese visited 150 major cemeteries to honor their deceased relatives Sunday, the first day of the three-day holiday for the Tomb-Sweeping Day which falls on Tuesday. The number of people visiting burial sites across the nation… read more