Children's medicine imports to be fast-tracked
2016-06-03 07:27:43
Some children's drugs that have been used in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan for years will be put on a fast track for importation, China's top health authority said on Wednesday.
Pollution daunting despite some progress, report says
2016-06-03 07:27:43
Improvement seen in air and water, but many cities still failed to meet standards
Woman seeks pay for false conviction
2016-06-03 07:27:43
A woman who was wrongfully jailed for about 13 years is seeking state compensation of nearly 10 million yuan ($1.5 million).
Would-be thief ends up stealing people's hearts
2016-06-03 07:47:37
A mother who was caught stealing a fried chicken drumstick and a storybook as a gift for her sick daughter on International Children's Day has ended up warming the hearts of the public.
3 dead, 2 missing in heavy rain across China
2016-06-03 04:27:41
Three people were killed and another two are missing after torrential rain hit many parts of China on Wednesday and Thursday.
Giant pandas still endangered, expert says
2016-06-03 03:52:24
It's still too risky to downgrade giant pandas from endangered to vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species, said an expert from a major breeding center for the species in Sichuan province.
Orphans celebrate Children's Day with volunteers in Tianjin
2016-06-02 19:41:00
Volunteers from both China and the US celebrated Children's Day with the orphans in the Shepherd's Field Children's Village, a foster home in Tianjin, on Wednesday.
Former nurse demands state compensation for wrongful conviction
2016-06-02 16:48:06
Former nurse Qian Renfeng, from Southwest China's Yunnan province, is seeking state compensation after she was wrongfully convicted of murder.
Desert sports games to be held in NW China
2016-06-02 15:07:23
The 3rd Chinese Desert Sports Games will open on September 2 in Zhongwei city, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, local authorities said Wednesday.
Overdue medical bill paid back half a century later
2016-06-02 10:07:17
On Children's Day, the Shanghai Children's Hospital received a special festival gift – a payment of 6,600 yuan for an overdue medical bill dating back to the 1960s.
A beneficial addiction
2016-06-02 07:32:33
I started working as a volunteer in Beijing in 2009 after I retired from my post as a designer for a furniture company in Beijing.
Beijing ban may be extended nationwide
2016-06-02 07:32:33
Beijing's smoking ban, which came into effect on June 1 last year and made it illegal to smoke indoors in public places, has curbed smoking in the capital and won widespread public support, according to a survey published on May 27 by the Chinese Association of Tobacco Control.