Extra points for exam over blood donation
2014-09-26 09:28:42
A preferential policy on blood donation has stirred controversy recently after a county in the eastern Zhejiang province decided to offer bonus points on students' high school entrance exams if parents' blood donations reach a certain level.
Authorities plan new controls over cities' land use
2014-09-26 08:08:41
China's land watchdog has vowed to tighten its control of land use in the building of new towns and cities because many just-completed projects across the nation have lain empty in recent years.
Police take away leaders of media company
2014-09-26 07:38:09
Both the editor-in-chief and general manager of 21st Century Media Co, a giant media company, were taken away by police on Thursday afternoon.
100,000 officials were paid though they did no work
2014-09-26 07:14:29
More than 100,000 "phantom employees" of provincial governments were cleaned out of civil servant teams in four provinces.
China, US militaries working to build trust
2014-09-26 05:28:27
China and the United States are making progress on two trust-building mechanisms for their militaries ahead of the two defense authorities starting their 15th round of talks in October.
China, Spain to ink $4b deals
2014-09-25 21:32:09
China and Spain will sign cooperation deals and business contracts worth more than $4 billion during Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy's visit to China.
China to send 700 peacekeepers to South Sudan
2014-09-25 19:16:11
China will send a 700-peacekeeper infantry battalion to South Sudan for a UN peacekeeping mission, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
Experts cautious on Modi's US trip
2014-09-25 12:24:43
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit New York and Washington starting this Friday, but experts said much of India's half a trillion dollar investment needed during the next five years or so will come mainly from China and other East Asian nations, not the US.
Joint institute will take on water pollution
2014-09-25 12:24:43
Two Nevada-based environmental research institutions will partner with a Nanjing university on water pollution research, which they hope eventually will help solve water pollution problems in China.
China's FM calls for anti-terror 'new thinking'
2014-09-25 10:01:34
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the international community to come up with "new thinking and new steps" in its response to terrorism.
Trial begins for ex-energy official
2014-09-25 08:12:59
China's anti-graft campaign in the energy and resource fields is to be enhanced, analysts said on Wednesday, as the trial of former senior energy official Liu Tienan began.
PLA vows to root out abuse of power
2014-09-25 07:26:00
The People's Liberation Army has geared up its fight against corruption and abuse of power, requesting that officers hand in any houses or cars they are using in violation of regulations.