China will dispatch 18,000 scientific and technical workers annually to help poor villagers become technology-savvy in the battle against poverty. According to a plan drafted by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the State Council Leading Grou… read more
Police check a pangolin seized in a smuggling case in Jiangmen, Guangdong province.[Cai Yanhong/For China Daily] When social media posts about endangered pangolin being eaten at banquets triggered public fury in China last week, a wildlife protec… read more
China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) on Sunday named and shamed several cities in north China for not doing enough to cope with air pollution. In an inspection on 18 cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and neighboring areas, the M… read more
Chinese staying on a group of islets in the South China Sea have lately harvested tomatoes and leafy vegetables they grew from a new greenhouse. The authorities of Sansha City, Hainan Province, announced over the weekend the first harvest of Yongle is… read more
It is full steam ahead for China’s railway sector as construction on 35 new railway projects will start in 2017 as the country plans to expand the network, according to a recent report in Xinhua-run Economic Information Daily. Construction will begin … read more