Rural H7N9 victims to be reimbursed for treatment

2013-04-16 23:38:52

China's rural H7N9 victims will be reimbursed for the costs of antiviral drugs and treatment in line with the country's H7N9 diagnosis and treatment scheme.

Ailine opens Zhangjiajie-Taiwan direct route

2013-04-16 23:32:23

China Southern Airlines has opened a direct air route linking the mainland's Zhangjiajie and Taiwan's Taipei.

China reports 71 H7N9 infections

2013-04-16 23:03:25

East China's Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces reported eight new H7N9 infection cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of H7N9 cases across the country to 71.

Released inmate tells of gambling at prison

2013-04-16 21:30:32

Inmates at Tieling Prison in Liaoning province had access to sports betting and other gambling activities, according to reports by people.com.cn on Tuesday.

'Better, deeper' China-Russia trade ties

2013-04-16 01:14:08

Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday that conditions have ripened for carrying out "better, faster and deeper" economic cooperation between China and Russia.

College student poisoned; roommate suspected

2013-04-16 10:31:56

A medical student at Shanghai Fudan University was poisoned on April 1 and has been in critical condition since. Police say his roommate is their top suspect and is questioning him.

Draft rule on protecting personal data gets push

2013-04-16 02:32:13

Experts are calling on legislators to draw up a personal information protection law as soon as possible to provide a safe online environment under a real-name system.

China issues defense white paper

2013-04-16 10:30:11

China on Tuesday issued a white paper on national defense elaborating its new security concept and peacetime employment of armed forces.Full text
China faces multiple, complicated security threats
Policies, principles of armed forces' employment
Navy safeguards int'l sea lines

Gold suffers biggest one-day drop since 1980s

2013-04-16 04:23:27

Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange suffered their biggest one-day decline since the 1980s on Monday.

Q1 'sound' despite slower growth

2013-04-16 02:00:55

Slower than expected growth in the first quarter will not prevent China from attaining its annual GDP target, a government spokesman said on Monday.

Canton Fair launches e-commerce service

2013-04-16 01:25:19

Organizers of the Canton Fair, China's largest twice-yearly trade event and a barometer of its exports, launched an electronic commerce service on Monday to improve trade efficiency.

Man jailed for pirating Mo Yan's works

2013-04-16 07:42:27

A man has been sentenced to six months in jail and fined 2,000 yuan ($320) after being convicted of illegally publishing copies of the works of Mo Yan, winner of last year's Nobel Prize in literature.