China has successfully completed its national groundwater monitoring project, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources.

China's national observatory on Sunday maintained a blue alert for heavy snow in the country's northern and western regions.

Over 300 million train tickets for the Spring Festival travel rush have been sold after the presale kicked off on Dec 12, 2019, according to the latest statistics from China's railway operator.

Founded in the 14th century, the Ancient City of Pingyao is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional Han Chinese City, which was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997.

An exhibitor displays meat products during a tourism and New Year shopping festival in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 4, 2020. The festival is held in Nanning from Jan. 4 to 19. 

Local residents are busy making "dragons" to be used in dragon dance during the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. 

For 24-year-old Wu Yuting from Taiwan, trying to decide between Peking University and graduate schools in Taiwan didn't take long.

Rioters took advantage of a protest to wreak havoc again in Hong Kong on New Year's Day, trashing an HSBC branch, setting fire on streets, and spray-painting insulting words on the outer wall of the High Court.

China on Thursday issued a guideline allowing local courts to offer a grace period of one to three months for people who have exhibited dishonest conduct. Analysts say this shows the country endeavors to further optimize the regulation of its social credit system and provide more "good faith" in its legal execution.

China has approved its first domestically made vaccine against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus for use by females aged 9 to 45, providing an alternative to foreign drugmakers' products, according to the National Medical Products Administration.