• Hangzhou sees boom in tourism after G20 Summit

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  Hangzhou is witnessing a boom in interest after the G20 Summit ended on Sept 5 as visitors throng to popular spots.

• Silk gifts reflect ties to Hangzhou, past and present

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  Silk products are synonymous with Hangzhou, the city that first exported them during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24). Two millennia later, the exquisite craftsmanship of silk continues to be the source of justifiable pride.

• Beijing calls for family leave to show filial piety

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  A new plan calls for employers in Beijing to give staff more time off to show filial piety to their elderly relatives as the government aims to build a senior-friendly city. This is the first time that the capital has proposed such leave, reported Beijing News on Wednesday.

• Scooters banned from roads in Beijing, Shanghai

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  China's top two cities have banned electric scooters from roads amid safety concerns, despite the growing popularity of the new modes of transportation, for which there are no national safety standards.

• New aircraft engine firm to lift sector

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  President Xi Jinping called on Sunday for acceleration of the research, development and manufacturing of aircraft engines and gas turbines to help China to build a strong aviation industry.

• Two 'swindle' millions by claiming fake royal blood, ties to Soros

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  Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly swindling more than 40 million yuan ($6 million) from a woman with one claiming to be a pupil of financial tycoon George Soros and the other claiming to be Qianlong Emperor

• Controversy over business-class seats on Shenzhen subway

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  A trial run of a service designed to offer more comfortable subway travel has instead sparked massive controversies in the southern Chinese metropolis Shenzhen, with some blaming it for creating an artificial divide among passengers.

• Olympic swimmers spark interest in cupping therapy

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  Taoists at the Jinding Temple of Luoyang, Henan province, offer free cupping services to local residents

• China strengthens efforts to clean up 'dirty money'

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  The nation's financial authorities are tackling money laundering by improving the mechanisms used to track suspect flows of funds. Wang Yanfei reports.

• Explosion in Hubei power plant leaves 21 dead, 5 hurt

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  A power plant explosion killed at least 21 people and injured five, three of them seriously, in Dangyang, Hubei province, on Thursday, according to China's top work safety watchdog.