• Data for Mount Tai's ancient trees stored on digital ID cards

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  Nearly 20,000 ancient trees on the renowned Mount Tai in Shandong province now have "digital ID cards", the Mount Tai scenic area management committee said on Sunday.

• Heavy smog to hit North China

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  Smog will hit China's northern regions over the next three days, with visibility reduced sharply, the country's meteorological authority forecast Saturday.

• Medical waste turned into tableware, toys

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  Police in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, arrested three suspects who allegedly traded thousands of tons of medical waste that was later processed into disposable tableware and fake brand-name toys.

• Weihai tightens efforts to control marine pollution

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  Weihai in Shandong province has strengthened efforts to reduce waste generated from the land that affects the coastal region and oceans to ensure coastal waters are not polluted.

• Astronaut Yang Liwei Hears Non-Causal Knock in Space

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  Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei said that he had heard a mysterious knock during his flight in space, China Central Television reported.

• 408 hectares of parks and green areas added to Beijing

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  Beijing added an extra 408 hectares of parks and green areas in 2016, as a result of the city's environmental improvements.

• Air pollution worsens, disrupting lives in north China

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  Severe smog continued to shroud northern China and even worsened late Monday, disrupting life in dozens of cities.

• Blast hits East China oil refinery

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  NANJING -- A production equipment in an oil refinery caught fire and exploded in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing Sunday afternoon, local fire department said.

• Great Wall's image hurt by repair work, officials say

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  Repair work has severely damaged the natural image of the Great Wall in Suizhong county, Liaoning province, despite the work's strengthening effect, officials said.

• Mall housing 'World's Saddest Polar Bear' denied zoo expansion plan

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  China's State Forestry Bureau (SFB) made an announcement on Sept 26 regarding the construction of a controversial mall zoo in Guangzhou, stressing that the illegal taming and breeding of wild animals will not be tolerated.