China mulls new law to regulate overseas NGOs

2014-12-22 14:02:04

A new bill to regulate overseas nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) was tabled for its first reading on Monday.

New record set for China's train ticket sales

2014-12-22 09:21:27

China sold more than 9.56 million train tickets on Friday, a new high for daily sales, as people rushed to book tickets home before the Spring Festival.

Beijing willing to assist Moscow

2014-12-22 07:03:23

China's top diplomat is offering Beijing's assistance to Moscow, as pessimism is spreading about the uncertainties of the Russian economy.

China lifting GM corn ban a boon to growers

2014-12-22 04:49:56

China's lifting of a ban on imports of a genetically modified strain of corn and corn byproduct is welcome news for the world's major growers of corn, from the United States to Brazil and Argentina.

Beijing acts to smooth the waters for Macao

2014-12-20 05:52:06

The central government has decided to demarcate the maritime zones of the Macao Special Administrative Region, President Xi Jinping said on Friday.

Sexologist's LGBT admission earns praise

2014-12-19 14:48:37

Li Yinhe, a celebrity sexologist who revealed she has a transsexual life partner got online support, showing China's more open attitude to LGBT groups.

Pilot gets 3 years for China crash that killed 44

2014-12-19 14:39:35

A Chinese court on Friday sentenced an airplane captain to three years in prison after 44 people died when his plane crashed more than four years ago.

China cancer map is fake: experts

2014-12-19 11:36:25

A map that shows the most prevalent types of cancer by province in China has gone viral on the Internet, but health experts say it is fake.

China publishes guideline to help philanthropy

2014-12-19 11:00:17

Charitable donations in China will become tax deductible, according to a guideline released by the central government on Thursday.

Illicit $1.25 trillion smuggled out of China

2014-12-18 16:43:05

China saw an estimated $1.25 trillion leaving its borders illegally from 2003 through 2012, leading the way among 151 monitored developing economies.

Love and travel in the air on Valentine's Day

2014-12-18 16:12:40

Train tickets for Valentine's Day – Feb 14 – are predicted to be the hardest-to-get based on statistics, according to Beijing-based Internet technology company Qihu 360.

Move to banish HIV-positive boy causes controversy

2014-12-18 14:58:38

A village petition to banish an eight-year-old boy suffering from AIDS has become controversial among netizens in China since Wednesday.