Three weeks have passed since the murder of 13 Chinese sailors, but doubts remain about the circumstances of their deaths and Chinese boats are still in port.
Illegal mining of rare earths has increased in western and northern Guangdong in response to the steep rise in prices after restrictions on official mines.
The cost of a head start: some Beijing families spend half of their income to ease their child's way into the best colleges, beginning with a contribution of up to 250,000 yuan ($39,000) for a place at kindergarten.
Many students have to transfer back to the place where they hold a household registration, or hukou, in order to take their college entrance examinations.
The Chongqing farmer who couldn't talk to his cow and other personal stories from the villagers relocated to make way for the Three Gorges Dam and South-North Diversion.
“We are deeply distressed and ask sincerely for forgiveness,” reads the text message saved on Gong Chang’s mobile phone. She received it from Sanlu three years ago, but she still hasn't received compensation for her son's gallstones.
Policies for Inner Mongolia are aimed at fostering the harmonious development of herdsmen, mines and the environment, but, on the ground, it's not so simple.
As Beijing grows, so its garbage spreads. The city has surrounded itself with rings of rubbish – first there was one just beyond the fourth ring road, now the rings extend beyond the sixth ring.
Sun Yafei, chief executive of online luxury retailer Fifth Avenue Globe Inc., constantly gets an embarrassing question from her customers – where are the branded goods manufactured?