More than 40 percent of disabled residents of rural areas will be deemed poor under the revised poverty threshold the central government announced in November.
A bleak 48-hour period that saw 62 lives lost in traffic accidents has prompted the government to take measures.Survivors struggle with memories
People who believe they are being forced to receive mental health treatment when they do not need it will be able to take their cases to court.
DOfficials will be subject to administrative punishment if they fabricate environmental statistics or refuse to release information that should be made public.
Two people were killed and another one injured when an arch collapsed at a major tourism attraction of Qinghefang in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Sunday morning.
Shenzhou-IX space mission delegation shared their knowledge and experience concerning aerospace with some 500 students from eight Hong Kong universities on Sunday.
A Taiwanese who was allegedly involved in crimes of endangering state security and public security has been sent back to Taiwan Saturday, said a state security authority.
The revelation that Team USA's Olympic ceremony uniforms were made in China - although designed by "all-American" brand - ignited a political firestorm Stateside.
The record number of Olympic teams clad in clothes bearing Chinese innovations brings a "made-in-China" to "created-in-China" paradigm shift to the Games.
Rampant smuggling and weak demand have led to a large decrease in the amount of rare earths exported from China through legal channels.
The provincial legislature of Hainan on Tuesday ratified a motion to prepare for the first people's congress in the newly established Sansha city
A major rare earth industry regulator in China has issued a document prohibiting rare earth mining and smelting without its permission.