Transplant system to ensure fairness
2013-04-12 00:42:18
The top health authority is set to issue a regulation ordering mandatory use of a computerized organ allocation system by hospitals.
Beijing squanders scarce water
2013-04-12 00:37:36
Carwashes, golf courts, ski slopes and bathing centers continue to threaten the capital's already-severe water crisis, according to an NGO report.
Teachers trained at int'l schools in Beijing
2013-04-12 00:14:19
Teachers and administrators at Beijing primary and secondary schools are getting cosmopolitan training on their own doorstep.
Taiwan greenlight mainland organization office
2013-04-11 23:19:40
A draft rule passed by Taiwan's executive body on Thursday has taken the Chinese mainland's authorized organization for handling cross-Strait affairs a step closer to being allowed to set up offices on the island.
Beijing officials explain new visa rules
2013-04-11 21:55:05
Beijing police officers explained the latest exit-and-entry regulation to foreigners at an event on Thursday, aiming to provide the expatriates with better service and to reduce misunderstandings about procedures.
Xi calls for strengthened navy
2013-04-11 21:23:58
President Xi has urged the Navy to strengthen itself and integrate individual soldiers' aspirations into national hopes of reinforcing the military.
China reports 5 new H7N9 cases
2013-04-11 21:22:06
During the 24-hour period ending 5 pm on Thursday, China confirmed five new cases of H7N9 avian influenza, with three, including one death, in east China's Shanghai and two in neighboring Jiangsu province. Better hygiene needed to combat H7N9
New loans, social financing rise
2013-04-11 19:23:35
China's new yuan-denominated lending stood at 2.76 trillion yuan (441 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter, up 294.9 billion yuan year on year, the People's Bank of China, or the central bank, announced on Thursday.
China calls for turnaround in Korean situation
2013-04-11 18:59:57
China called for all parties concerned to take action to turn around the situation on the Korean Peninsula. 
DPRK raises missile launch pad: Japan
DPRK threatens to close industrial zone
ROK to intercept missile if territory struck
DPRK urged to refrain from provocations
DPRK raises missile launch pad: Japan
2013-04-11 15:36:56
A Japanese defense official said that a satellite image showed the Democratic People's Republic of Korea raised a missile launcher in its east part.
DPRK threatens to close industrial zone
ROK to intercept DPRK missile if territory struck
DPRK urged to refrain from provocations
8 more detained for spreading H7N9 rumors
2013-04-11 14:58:48
Eight people in the provinces of Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Gansu and Liaoning have been detained by police for spreading online rumors about the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus, local authorities said Thursday.
Obama makes concession amid budget war
2013-04-11 14:49:58
US President Barack Obama made a major concession to Republicans Wednesday by calling for cuts in Social Security and Medicare during an ongoing budget battle in Congress.