Xi meets Chang'e-4 mission representatives

Chinese President Xi Jinping met representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development of the Chang'e-4 mission at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday.

New radar system installed in Antarctica

Chinese researchers have installed and tested a fluorescence Doppler lidar system at a research base in Antarctica during a mission that was just concluded last week and are now heading home.

• China to further cut red tape to invigorate market
• 100 poached harbor seals found; rules suggested
• Private kindergartens won't go away
• Former general gets life sentence for corruption
• Sewage exits along Yangtze River to be mapped
• China to intensify poverty alleviation
• Polluters of waterway to face harsher punishments
• China makes new progress in anti-graft fight in 2018
• New pronunciation list sparks confusion and criticism
• Beijing launches pilot zone for AI development

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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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  Gambling, scams and porn blight rural lives

  Loneliness has engulfed the elderly, children and women left behind in China's poverty-stricken villages, causing mental sufferings and resulting in social problems.

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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.