Chinese swarm for new visas
The number of Chinese citizens receiving the new extended US B1 business and B2 tourist visas surged in December and January.
Hutong names are graceful
Beijing is soliciting public opinion on names for its Hutong.
Painting seeks heritage status
A rock painting on Huashan Mountain in Guangxi is the only 2016 Chinese candidate for World Heritage recognition.
China gets warmer in January
China's temperature averaged to a record minus 3.1 degrees Celsius in January, the warmest January since 1961.
Marvel hits the road
A two-headed fire engine recently hit the road in Nanjing, Jiangsu.
World's largest urban area
The Pearl River Delta in Southern China has overtaken Tokyo as the world's largest urban area
Car ownership tops 154M
China added a record 17 million new cars on the road in 2014 as car ownership reaches 154 million.
Museum to cap visitor number
The Palace Museum in Beijing unveiled a plan on Tuesday to control the number of visitors after dealing with overwhelming crowds for years.
Shopping online? Buyer beware
Only just over 50% of goods bought online are genuine and meet national quality standards.
Mechanical horse on street
Su Daocheng, a retired worker and invention enthusiast, created a 1.5-meter-tall, 2-meter-longmechanical horse.
Drones for journalism
Ten media organizations in the United States are joining hands to test the use of drones for news gathering.
Arrow hits the wrong target
A 51-year-old man was shot by an arrow in his right knee while he was hanging clothes at the balcony of his home in Changsha, Hunan province.
Fake money disguised as fungus
A couple in Jiangsu province was recently caught printing fake money of small denominations in huge volume.
Kung fu boy goes viral
A video of a little boy displaying his nunchuks skills has gone viral, with more than 160,000 views generated on Chinese video site tudou.com.
Woman delivers quintuplets
A 31-year-old woman delivered quintuplets in Heze, Shangdong province.