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China committed to "clean governance": anti-graft official

China is committed to clean governance and is "building stronger institutions to tackle corruption from its roots," a senior Chinese anti-graft official said here Thursday.

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Spring Festival travel made easier for motorcyclists

For migrant worker Huang Zilie, this year's travel back home for the Spring Festival holiday will be different.

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Chinese scientist among Nature's ten people for 2015

The world-renowned journal Nature Thursday released its annual list of ten people who mattered in science in 2015, which includes one Chinese scientist whose work in human embryo gene editing has caused repeated debate in the academic circle.

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Convict in Shanghai roommate poisoning case executed

Lin Senhao, a medical student in Shanghai convicted of poisoning his roommate in 2013, was executed after the death sentence was upheld by the Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Friday.

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Top court sentences student to death for killing roommate

China's top court approved the death sentence of a former medical student who poisoned his roommate, a lawyer for the family said on Wednesday.

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Rural gallery sheds light on ancient Chinese ceramics in Europe

​Until recently the tiny village of Jinkeng was like many rural settlements in east China: a dwindling population, and those that remained worked in the informal sector. However, this changed for the better when some of the oldest, most well-preserved examples of pottery production methods in China were discovered during an archaeological survey last June.

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Sino-Russia co-engineered heavy helicopter debut in China

A heavy-lift helicopter jointly developed by China and Russia made its debut in China on Wednesday.

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When will tombs in China get wreaths from Abe?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Moscow Sunday to remember war victims as Russia continues to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War, Russia's term for World War II.

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China warns officials against holiday graft

The disciplinary watchdog of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Thursday warned officials against holiday-induced graft, as the May Day holiday and the Dragon Boat Festival are around the corner.

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Taiwan's former chief prosecutor jailed for 15 months

Taiwan's former chief prosecutor Huang Shyh-ming was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Thursday for leaking classified information related to prosecutors' investigations.

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Businessman returns to China to seek raspberry fortune

​After years in Canada, nobody expected businessman Huang Yuanchao to return to Tianmen City in central China's Hubei Province to start a raspberry empire.

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Second trial hears fresh details on student’s death

The defense lawyer of former medical student Lin Senhao, who was sentenced to death in February after being convicted of intentionally killing his roommate by poisoning, presented new evidence at a second trial on Monday, saying the victim died of the hepatitis B virus.

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Student who poisoned roommate faces second trial

Lin Senhao, a former university student who killed his roommate with poison, has been reading classic literature to calm himself before his second trial, set to begin at 10 am on Monday, one of his lawyers said.

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Researchers identify genes for bitterness in cucumbers

An international team led by Chinese researchers said Thursday they have identified the genes responsible for the intense bitter taste of some cucumbers, a plague to lovers of this vegetable.

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Chinese expert on blood diseases gives special lecture in Osaka

Chinese expert on blood diseases Huang Xiaojun unveiled his team's latest achievements in fighting the Aplastic anemia on Sunday.

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Senior state-owned power corporation executive expelled from CPC

Huang Baodong, a senior executive of a state-owned power-related corporation, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and public office for "serious disciplinary and legal violations."

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China postgrad sentenced to death for poisoning roommate

A medical student at a prestigious university in Shanghai was sentenced to death on Tuesday after he was convicted of murdering his roommate with lab poison in April of last year.