China, US share top math prize
Team China returned to become champions after four years alongside the US at the 60th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), according to result released on the IMO website on Saturday.
Pop star fans fight online popularity competition
The difference between social media celebrities and traditional stars became a hot topic this weekend as Taiwanese singer Jay Chou soared to the top of discussions on Chna's Twitter-like Weibo platform.
Two options for China to turn Y-20 strategic cargo plane into aerial tanker: magazine
Chinese military media have offered some suggestions on how to customize the homemade Y-20 cargo plane as the country needs its domestically developed large aerial tanker for a strategic air force.
China masters fatigue-resistant tech for chopper
China recently mastered a new fatigue-resistant technology for helicopter rotors, which could greatly expand the helicopters' capability and service time, a development which military experts said on Tuesday could be of strategic value to China's domestic helicopter industry as the technology could be used on China's future heavy-lift transport helicopters and attack helicopters.
Scary mall greeters
Models of a pair of ferocious looking dinosaurs are seen at a shopping mall in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, on Tuesday.
Mao's river swim remembered
The annual Yangtze River crossing festival held in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province on Tuesday commemorates Chairman Mao Zedeng's famous swim across the river in 1956. Some 2,500 people were expected to participate in the swim.
Netizens hail China's first female tank operators as today's Mulan
Chinese net users hailed the first 10 women who hurdled the training as operators of the country's most advanced tank, calling them modern-day Mulans, a legendary heroine who disguised herself as a male warrior in place of her father.
Eating egg yolk pie fails drunk driving test
A motorist in Jixian, North China's Shanxi Province failed a breathalyzer test for drunk driving but eventually convinced police it was because he had eaten an egg yolk pie while driving.
Handyman gives scrap new life
An inventive handyman in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality has amused neighbors and netizens with his homemade remote controlled miniature boats and airplanes that he builds from scrap materials he collects.
Trucker saves his smoldering load, drives straight to fire station
A truck driver's quick thinking saved his truck, his load of cardboard and his livelihood when he drove straight to a fire station after discovering smoke coming from the back of his truck.
Elegant touch
A set of lipsticks from the “Forbidden City” collection is on sale at a shopping mall in Hangzhou on Sunday. Photo: IC
Boy at play
A mural covering the entire wall of a residential building in Shanghai amuses locals on Sunday. Photo: IC
Going large
A “mega hot pot” is unveiled at the third folk culture and art festival in Huangzhong county, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, on Friday. Photo: IC
Shell out crowd
A “10,000-person crawfish feast” is held in Mount Laojun in Luoyang, Central China's Henan Province, on Saturday. Photo: IC
Students flocking to get plastic surgery during summer vacation
Students accompanied by their parents have been getting plastic surgery at a hospital in East China during the summer vacation, as looking good is seen as becoming more and more important, said a doctor.
Australian chef opens hot pot burger shop in spicy city
An Australian chef in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality has opened a burger shop that sells a Western favorite adapted for local tastes: a hot pot burger.
China warns of high mosquito activity across parts of country
China issued a mosquito forecast on Friday, warning residents of high mosquito activity across multiple parts of the country over the weekend.
Residents sort trash, make cash
A residential community in Beijing's Xicheng district has caught public attention due to its use of high-tech in garbage sorting and the benefits it offers to the local residents.