Breeder raises venomous snakes for market

2016-04-14 08:18:11

Farmer pulled family out of poverty by selling serpents to restaurants

Former convicts coming in from the cold

2016-04-14 08:18:11

A raft of new measures outlined in the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) will provide greater assistance to organizations dedicated to helping ex-prisoners rejoin society, as Cao Yin reports.

Team offers new hope for transplant patients

2016-04-14 08:18:11

A medical team at a hospital in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, has successfully transplanted a small intestine into an 18-year-old man, overcoming several challenges in completing the notoriously difficult operation.

Fraud fugitive on most wanted list arrested

2016-04-14 09:01:53

A fugitive on a list of China's 10 most-wanted telecom- and Internet-fraud suspects has been seized by police, the Ministry of Public Security said.

Beijing's tobacco control efforts now bearing fruit

2016-04-14 08:18:11

More than 1,700 individuals and establishments in Beijing have been penalized for violating the city's tobacco control regulation since it came into effect in June, according to Beijing's top health authority.

China's couple lose same-sex marriage case

2016-04-14 08:24:20

Two gay men who lost a court case on Wednesday in which they had battled for the right to marry have vowed to carry on the fight.

GM seeds to get oversight

2016-04-14 07:07:36

China will further step up its oversight of the seed market to prevent illegal commercial cultivation of unauthorized genetically modified varieties.

77 fraud suspects repatriated from Africa

2016-04-14 07:02:49

Seventy-seven Chinese, including 45 Taiwan residents, have been repatriated from Africa and are being investigated for suspected telecommunication fraud, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said on Wednesday.

Strong tremors felt in Tibet after Myanmar quake

2016-04-14 06:54:02

Strong tremors were felt in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region after a 7.2-magnitude quake hit Myanmar on Wednesday.

Hawking joins Sina Weibo and is instant hit

2016-04-14 03:24:36

British physicist Stephen Hawking has opened an account on Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo, amassing more than 2 million followers within 24 hours.

Tough steps taken on vaccine control

2016-04-14 02:51:14

China is to tighten management of vaccines to ensure people's health and safety, especially young children and juveniles.

China to tighten rules on baby formula

2016-04-14 00:21:50

China will tighten its regulation on baby formula after a recent scandal, an official statement said on Wednesday.