GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) -The several hundred residents of Pingtou, a village in China's sub-tropical south, have seen plenty of typhoons and rainstorms over the years. But nothing prepared them for ...

BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - Villagers in eastern China have been forced by the country's unbending bureaucracy to change their family name as the character is so rare it cannot be typed. The problem ...

Almost a decade after China began curbing coal burning to stop thick winter smog, villagers in northern Hebei province are struggling to afford their heating bills with most gas subsidies now phased ...

An extraordinary display of community spirit unfolded in a Chinese village on November 4, as more than 200 villagers joined ...

As the weather cools down and fall arrives, Schisandra fruits growing on the mountains are gradually turning red. The first to change their hues are those grown at a lower altitude. After some time, ...

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People trade at a traditional market in a neighbourhood affected by the heating subsidy policy, in Baoding city, northern China’s Hebei province on January 7, 2026. Beijing has long mandated that ...