Chinese Vice-Premier stresses flood control

2015-05-23 20:00:14

Vice-Premier Wang Yang on Saturday called for more efforts to brace against flooding as the rainy season approaches.

China to draft more social work standards to improve service

2015-05-22 17:50:19

China will push forward drafting more standards in social work to improve the quality of service, a senior official said on Friday.

Hospital fee adjustments won't raise medical bills

2015-05-22 17:49:00

Adjustment of service fees charged by hospitals in China will not cause a rise in medical bills for patients, a top health official said on Friday.

Newspaper tells staff to start own business

2015-05-22 15:36:25

A major newspaper in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality has encouraged its employees to start their own businesses, a move that is seen as a potential layoff of its workers as an increasing number of newspapers in the country lose ground in the digital age.

Ten photos you don't wanna miss - May 21

2015-05-21 09:07:21

Ten photos you don't wanna miss - May 21

Fear prevents young people from marrying

2015-05-21 17:47:40

About 80 percent of post-80s and 90s remain single due to a fear of marriage, according to research, chinanews.com reported.

Over 1,000 university websites have security loopholes

2015-05-21 14:41:44

Thousands of loopholes have been found on more than 1,000 university websites, the majority of which are high-risk vulnerabilities.

Rainstorms lash S China, affecting 1 million

2015-05-21 13:33:13

Rainstorms have lashed large swathes of south and central China since the weekend, affecting more than a million and leaving at least 15 dead and seven missing.

China allocates 124b yuan to fund affordable housing program

2015-05-20 16:12:31

Chinese central government allocated 124.3 billion yuan ($20.2 billion) in 2015 to fund an affordable housing program to improve people's livelihood and spur economic growth, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.

Pregnant woman out of dilemma between job and abortion

2015-05-20 13:35:57

A provincial health watchdog has reversed a county-level decision by allowing a pregnant woman to give birth while keeping her job after the county-level abortion rule triggered online fury, Shanghai Morning Post reported on Wednesday.

Transplants hit by lack of donors

2015-05-20 07:35:16

Chen Xinguo, a liver transplant surgeon, used to perform more than 200 liver transplant operations a year in Beijing at the General Hospital of Armed Police Forces, but the number has declined dramatically this year.