Beijing gets respite from heatwave

BEIJING – New rounds of drenching rain will continue in the capital this week, after a Sunday downpour put an end to the oppressively hot and hazy weather. “Torrential rain will cover the whole city…

Young migrants prefer city

BEIJING – The latest survey on migrant workers’ employment showed that the younger generation of farmers-turned-workers are not willing to go back to cultivating farmland as their parents do. The survey, conducted by the Chinese…

Bridge checks starting after collapse

Beijing – Engineers have been assigned to check every road bridge in the capital for faults and cracks following a collapse in Huairou district. The city’s 1,924 crossings will undergo thorough safety inspections, officials at…

Accused scientist arrested, reports academy

BEIJING – A top scientist who was publicly accused by his estranged wife of having affairs and misusing government research grants has been arrested, according to his employer on Thursday. Duan Zhenhao, who had been…

Dying boy triggers living dilemma

SHANGHAI – The plight of a baby dying from a serious liver condition has led to heated debate over whether parents have the right to make life or death decisions for their children. Lying in…

Facts are there for all to see

Some Westerners are blind to the truth and deny China’s progress in human rights because of ulterior motives China’s first national program on human rights development has been fully implemented in two years, according to…

When DaVinci is ‘made in China’

Twelve Chinese brands feature among the world’s top 100, but it is Chinese consumers’ insatiable appetite for Western brands that appears to dominate the domestic market. This appears to be a uniquely Chinese phenomenon unlike…

Remote island opened to tourists

HEIXIAZI ISLAND, Heilongjiang – Heixiazi Island, a border island linking China and Russia, opened as a resort destination for Chinese tourists on Wednesday as part of an experiment to see if that change will prove…

Beijing’s new traffic plan to hit car owners

Beijing – Private car owners might have to accept higher charges as the city’s traffic authority plans to further improve public transport and reduce the use of vehicles to ease traffic congestion. Liu Xiaoming, director…

China improves rural disaster readiness

BEIJING – China will strengthen the system it uses to mitigate the harm caused by rural disasters and to issue early warnings about impending danger. A senior officials said those changes are coming because places…