A new report has warned that the number of Yangtze finless porpoises has dropped to just 1,000 in the country's longest river - less than half of what there were in 2006 - making the species even r

Scientists from China and the United States have mapped a key genetic code for bread wheat, a discovery that will help improve the crop's productivity and ability to withstand extreme conditions.

China will allocate more funds to lift its rural population out of poverty this year, with efforts focused on making education more accessible for the poor, said a top poverty relief official.

About 90 percent of glaciers in the Third Pole region are shrinking, accelerated by black carbon being transferred from South Asia to the Tibetan Plateau, a top scientist has warned.

The National Energy Administration approved the third group of wind power projects with a combined capacity of 28.72 megawatts, according to an announcement on the NEA's website on March 11.

More than 40,000 people have been affected by a 4.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Southwest China's Yunnan province on Tuesday morning, government authorities said.

The Henan provincial government shut down a paper factory found to have discharged polluted water into farmland.

The quality of water supply in southern Beijing has been improving in recent years, an official said.

Hunan province is checking tap water supplies in all counties to collect data to improve protection of the resource, Xiaoxiang Morning Post reported on Sunday.

Three people have been confirmed dead and about 30 others injured by a tornado that struck Central China's Hunan province before dawn on Wednesday.