China aims to build world-class metropolitan areas by 2035

China aims to build several metropolitan areas with global influence by 2035, according to the country's top economic planner.

New screening method finds cancer through breath test

A Shanghai hospital is collaborating with a biotechnology company from the United Kingdom to start clinical trials of a method to screen for cancer through breathing tests - which it said has great potential to become an easy, noninvasive and less expensive way for early diagnosis of various cancers.

• CPC meeting discusses government work report
• New rule aims to protect female employees
• China's largest saltwater lake level rises further
• More provinces adopting paid leave policy for only children
• China's polar exploration pioneer dies at 80
• January flu deaths almost equal to last year's total
• Golden snub-nosed monkeys in China have wet nurses
• Shanghai regulates the use of disposable items
• New radar system installed in Antarctica
• Oversight tightened on welfare lottery

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  Flying to the moon: Change-4's venture into the unknown

  Aerospace engineers tell the stories behind the Chang'e-4 probe that made the first landing on the moon's far side.

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  Lantern Festival's most tasty tradition

  Jay Birbeck, of China.org.cn, learns about the most delicious tradition of the Lantern Festival: sweet dumplings (yuanxiao).

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A new push to the Great Wall's conservation

New conservation efforts to preserve the Great Wall of China will protect the country's distinct cultural heritage.