BEIJING - The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council released a poverty alleviation instruction on Monday.

BEIJING - Beijing is getting tough with those who violate traffic restrictions and production suspension after the first-ever red alert for smog was issued on Monday.

WUHAN - The water quality of the Yangtze River has been improving, with more than 90 percent of the river now meeting the national standard for clean water, the Yangtze River commission said on Tue

Glaciers on Mount Qomolangma have shrunk by 28 percent over the past 40 years due to climate change, according to a report released over the weekend.

BEIJING - Beijing has seen slower decline of underground water level thanks to the south-to-north water diversion project, according to the municipal water authority.

BEIJING - A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit Tacheng Prefecture in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 6:59 a.m. on Sunday, said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The top leadership of the Communist Party of China pledged on Monday to increase its efforts to eliminate poverty in rural areas and defeat regional poverty by 2020.

A brand new solar powered bus, which looks just like an ordinary public bus to the naked eye, officially hit the road of Lhasa, the capital city of the Tibet autonomous region in November.

Beijing said on Monday that it will further strengthen supervision and promote clean energy for heating in an effort to reduce winter air pollution.

Life expectancy in China is rising and child mortality has fallen, according to studies of different regions in the country.