• China's outbound investment to grow at more than 10 percent

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  Chinese outbound direct investment will continue to grow at more than 10 percent per annum, a report from international accounting firm KPMG showed.

• Chinese tourist wave splashes into Japan

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  Chinese visitors to Japan more than doubled their hotel stays in 2015, and they are spending more on personal items rather than on goods such as electrical appliances.

• Young people seek white-collar jobs

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  Becoming a white-collar worker is the top job choice for the young generation of migrant workers, in sharp contrast to their parents, who are mostly manual laborers making money by working overtime and living a frugal life.

• Fear death without, not by, water

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  The elixir of life? Some, in ancient times, believed it to be the philosopher's stone. Alchemists across ages and cultures tried to formulate it. Emperors in ancient China sought it to become immortal. Ancient Indian texts call it amrita, loosely described as nectar. Still others thought it was soma rasa, an intoxicating drink popular in ancient India.

• Chinese Double Amputee Girl Enrolls in Canadian Air Force College

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  A young Chinese girl, who lost both her legs in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake (also known as Wenchuan earthquake), recently received a letter of admission from the Royal Canadian Air Force School (RCAFS).

• China's rural residents enjoy better healthcare

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  Full-scale reform of the medical care system began in 2009. Pilot projects for public hospitals were a priority, along with a basic medical security system, improvements at the local level and equal access to basic public health services.

• Family doctors the future of China's healthcare system

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  BEIJING - Getting medical treatment has become much more convenient for Wei Xianfang since she joined a family doctor program.

• Court takes case of improper detention

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  A court in Henan province confirmed on Thursday that it has accepted the case of a man asking for 21 million yuan ($3.2 million) in state compensation for time spent in improper detention. Xu Lin, spokesman for the Zhoukou Intermediate People's Court, said the case is still being processed and how much money the man can be given is uncertain.

• Government's solution to crowded tombs: Rest in peace with family

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  In the tail of February when Chinese people are still in a post-Lunar New Year festive mood, they have been suddenly pulled back to harsh reality through a topic seen as taboo in such a holiday season – death.

• China looks to regulate city growth

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  China released a guideline on urban planning on Sunday in a bid to tackle the problems associated with increasing urbanization and the explosion of city sizes.