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5 snow leopards captured on camera in China's Qinghai
Five snow leopards were captured in rare video footage in Qilian Mountain National Park in northwest China's Qinghai Province, according to the park administration.
Mountain fire breaks out in Beijing
A fire broke out in a mountainous area on the northern outskirts of Beijing around noon Saturday, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.
China State Grid Corporation builds "electricity superhighway" in Brazil
China's electricity giant has completed a major power grid project in Brazil to deliver hydropower from the Amazon region in the north down to the country's economic centers in the south, creating thousands of skilled job opportunities for local communities along the way.
National Museum of China to cap number of visitors
The National Museum of China decided to cap the number of visitors, setting the daily upper limit at 30,000 visitors from April, in a bid to better protect relics and visitors and make the visit a comfortable experience.
2019 China-New Zealand Year of Tourism kicks off
2019 China-New Zealand Year of Tourism was launched in Wellington Saturday with an aim to strengthen economic and cultural ties between the two countries.
Thousands evacuated from forest fire in northern China
Thousands of people have been evacuated after a forest fire broke out in Qinyuan County, northern China's Shanxi Province, on Friday, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.
China's lunar rover Yutu-2 resumes work after third lunar night
China's lunar rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, has woken up from its third lunar night on the far side of the moon and resumed its scientific exploration mission.
5 killed in east China factory blast
Five people were killed in an explosion in a factory in east China's Shandong Province Friday evening, according to local authorities.
Inflammables cause deadly central China coach fire
Inflammables carried by a passenger caused the tour coach fire that killed 26 and injured 28 in central China's Hunan Province on March 22, local police said Saturday.
Chinese premier holds dialogue with representatives at Boao Forum for Asia
Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday held a dialogue with representatives from fields of business, finance, media and think tanks attending the 2019 Boao Forum for Asia annual conference.
New progress made in latest round of China-U.S. trade talks
China and the U.S. have made new progress in the latest round of trade talks, which was held on Thursday and Friday, led by Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
Wild elephant breaks tusk from horseplay
A wild Asian elephant living in a village in the city of Pu'er in southwest China's Yunnan Province was found to have broken off a portion of its tusk.
Researchers replicate China's lightest ancient silk clothing
Chinese researchers have managed to replicate a 49-gram item of silk clothing dating back more than 2,000 years, according to the museum that has it in collection.
China approves two foreign securities JVs
China's top securities regulator said Friday that it had approved J.P. Morgan and Nomura to set up respective securities joint ventures in the country.
Postgraduate students build garbage collecting boat
A group of postgraduate students in Xi'an have built a driverless boat that can remove garbage from water ways and monitor water quality and algae levels.
China calls on Japan to provide fair environment for Chinese companies
China called on Japan to provide fair, transparent and predictable business environment for Chinese enterprises, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday.
Boao Forum for Asia annual conference concludes with consensus reached
The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference concluded Friday in southern China's island province of Hainan, with consensus on regional and global cooperation reached.
8 jailed for substandard subway cables
Eight people on Friday received jail terms ranging from seven years to life imprisonment for supplying substandard electric cables for subway construction in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
China treats polluted water in blast site with alkaline substances
Alkaline substances were poured onto the site of a deadly blast in east China's Jiangsu Province to neutralize the polluted water, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said Friday.
Beijing horticultural expo set to wow global visitors
Slated to kick off on April 29, the 162-day Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition is poised to impress an expected number of 16 million visitors with a huge collection of plants, flowers and pavilions.