Taxi fare increase finds support at hearing
Most participants at a public hearing supported the Beijing government's decision to increase taxi fares.
Draft takes aim at terrorism
New rules forbid raising money for subversive people and groups
Capital offers electric cars
All 15 electric cars in a pioneering rental project have been booked within three days of its Beijing launch, organizers said.
Netizens question young official's 'rocket promotion'
A Party official in East China's Jiangsu province has denied nepotism played a part in the promotion of a senior official's daughter to a top post.
Thirteen arrested for mall rumors
"Their behavior led to serious social consequences," a statement by the police said on Wednesday.
Voyage to Mars has its skeptics
Mars One has been promoted as a manned mission to establish a human colony on the red planet.
Cooperation boosts war on drugs along Mekong
China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand launch action against traffickers
Tainted rice scandal hits Guangzhou eateries
"All the packages of tainted rice and rice noodles have now been sealed shut," said the statement that was published on Sunday.
Deaths prompt concerns over elevator safety
Safety experts have warned of more elevator and escalator accidents if problems in the industry are not solved.
Shuttlecocks to cost more due to H7N9
The price of shuttlecocks will rise incoming months as the supply of duck feathers needed to make them dwindles because of the H7N9 bird flu outbreak.
Fake-condom factory busted in Fujian
An underground workshop producing fake brand-name condoms was busted after police found clues on an online marketplace.
Ministry approves environmental impact report on hydro project
A yearlong assessment of the controversial Shuangjiangkou hydropower project in southwestern China has been given approval on Monday.
Gadget could be an aid for the elderly
Ever wished you could ring up a friend just by winking, or turn off a light by yawning but without getting out of bed?
Rule sealing juvenile records may be revised
China's top prosecuting authority said it is looking into revising a regulation that limits access to juvenile criminal records.
Django Unchained returns to cinemas
Film director Quentin Tarantino's violent anti-slavery saga Django Unchained returned to China's screens on Sunday.