Asia's largest underground train station began to operate on Wednesday in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, which neighbors Hong Kong. The Futian Station is second only in size to the Grand Central Terminal in New York City. The ...
Tags: Jumbo Train Station
China on Wednesday hailed the announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday declaring the end of Ebola virus transmission in the Republic of Guinea. "This is a big victory in the fight against Ebola in West Africa. We ...
Tags: Ebola Outbreak
Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province, will offer 72-hour visa-free entry for international transit passengers starting Jan. 1, 2016. The policy covers travelers from 51 countries, including 37 in Europe, six in the ...
Tags: Visa-free Entry
China's top economic planner unveiled goals Wednesday on cutting PM2.5, unhealthy particulate matter with a diameter of less than 2.5 microns, which is the main pollutant in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. An official of the Department ...
A total of 108 Chinese suspects committing job-related crimes, with 1.2 billion yuan (185 million U.S.dollars) of embezzled money involved, have been repatriated during the past 15 months, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) announced ...
Tags: Crime Suspects
Two Chinese nuclear power giants on Wednesday concluded a deal on a joint venture to promote China's third-generation nuclear reactor design, Hualong One, in overseas markets technologies. The Hualong international nuclear power ...
South China's Guangdong Province launched regular helicopter trips between Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai city on Wednesday. The intercity flight, reportedly the first of its kind on the Chinese mainland, has stops in the CBDs of the ...
Tourism authorities in Hong Kong and Guangzhou have signed agreements in Hong Kong on Wednesday to crack down on low-cost tours and forced shopping. Authorities will publish a list of some 40 travel agencies in Guangzhou who operate tours ...
Tags: Low-cost Tours
Senior leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have called for "rock-solid will and resolve" to ensure the success of the Party's clean governance and anti-corruption campaign. They also agreed that the sixth plenary session of the ...
Tags: CPC, Corruption
China highlights the role of reform in addressing difficulties facing the northeast region and revitalizing the old industrial base, according to a meeting presided over by President Xi Jinping. By 2020, the northeast region in China ...
November 7th saw an historic meeting between leaders from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. Since then, the two sides have already begun to implement agreements reached at that meeting. At the same time, the mainland has re-iterated the ...
Tags: One-China Principle
China's Ministry of Environmental Protection has publicly criticized a northwestern city on Wednesday for its slack response to recent smog. The ministry's pollution inspection team found that Xi'an municipal government had been very slow ...
Tags: Environment Ministry, Weak Smog
China is planning to bid to host the AFC Asian Cup 2023, said the official website of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) on Wednesday. The tournament will be held in June or July 2023 with a total of 51 matches through 30 days. ...
Tags: AFC Asian Cup
Rescuers are preparing to attempt to reach to 8 of the 17 miners trapped underground for a seventh day, following the collapse of a gypsum mine in Shandong Province. The drilling of the third and the fourth relief holes is underway, which ...
The world's first circular high-speed railway line has begun operation in China's southernmost province, Hainan. Locals are hoping the new rail will further promote the economy of the island, which is already a popular tourism attraction. ...
Tags: High-Speed Railway, Hainan