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China's Premier Li Calls for Deeper Medical Reforms

Hao Ren   | Apr 07, 2014 09:12 PM EDT

Premier Li Keqiang calls on China's medical industry to implement "deeper" reforms and eliminate any obstacles to its success, so that every Chinese citizen shall have access to better health care, affordable medicines and can be assured of better doctor-patient relations. read more

Forest Fire Hits North China

Marcel Woo   | Apr 07, 2014 09:04 AM EDT

The central government has deployed more than 1,500 people to deal with a forest fire that hit Fuping County in Hebei Province since Sunday, authorities said on Monday. read more

Taiwan Speaker Vows to Block Review of Trade Pact With China

Desiree Q. Sison   | Apr 07, 2014 07:34 AM EDT

Taiwan Speaker Xiai Wang promised to block his fellow lawmakers' review of of the trade pact with China as a compromise with student-activists to finally leave the legislature building which they have occupied for three weeks now. read more

Kidnappers Phoned Family of Chinese Woman Abducted in Sabah

Qi Qin   | Apr 07, 2014 12:30 AM EDT

Kidnappers have made their first phone call to the family of Shanghai woman Gao Huayuan who was abducted at the Singamata Reef Resort in Semporna, Sabah along with a Filipino resort worker. read more

China's Affordable Housing Budget to Reach US$18.8B this Year

Marcel Woo   | Apr 06, 2014 11:04 AM EDT

In order to help its people cope up with the skyrocketing home prices in China's major cities, the central government announced plans to spend up to 115.8 billion yuan, or around US$18.8 billion, on affordable housing this year. read more

China Sentences Two to Death for Fatal Poisoning of Children

Qi Qin   | Apr 06, 2014 11:02 AM EDT

Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court in northern China has sentenced the head of a kindergarten and an accomplice to death for killing two children with poisoned yoghurt, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Sunday. read more

5.3-Magnitude Quake Rocks Southwest China

Marcel Woo   | Apr 05, 2014 09:56 AM EDT

Chinese authorities said at least 10 persons were hurt when a 5.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Yongshan County in China's southwestern province of Yunnan at 6:40 a.m. on Saturday (China time). read more

China's LGBT Rise to British Prime Minister's Tweet

Hao Ren   | Apr 04, 2014 08:54 PM EDT

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in China praised Prime Minister David Cameron's thoughts on gay marriage, making it a top trending topic on Weibo with 7,000 reactions and over 17,000 reposts. read more

Beijing Reports 1,257 Cases of Illegal Barbecuing

Marcel Woo   | Apr 04, 2014 10:55 AM EDT

In an effort to solve the country's smog problem, Chinese authorities said a total of 1,257 cases of illegal barbecuing have been penalized from January to March of this year. read more

Apartment Collapses in Fenghua Trapping at Least 4 People

Ying Zhin   | Apr 04, 2014 03:06 AM EDT

At least four people are believed trapped in the rubble of an old apartment building that collapsed in Fenghua, Zhejiang province early on Friday. read more

Malaysian Journalist, Defense Minister receive Flak for Calling MH370 a Blessing in Disguise

Ying Zhin   | Apr 03, 2014 06:36 AM EDT

To any dispassionate reader, the twitter post does not come across as insulting, and in fact sounded optimistic, but the use of the word "blessing" to describe a tragedy somehow touched on some raw nerves. read more

Yunnan Earmarks US$4 Billion to Clean 9 Lakes

Marcel Woo   | Apr 03, 2014 06:28 AM EDT

Local officials of Yunnan said they have allocated 24.6 billion yuan, or around US $4 billion, to clean the province's nine lakes and their ecological systems. read more

China Launches Organ Donation Website

Marcel Woo   | Apr 02, 2014 10:01 AM EDT

To address the critical shortage of organs in the country, China on Wednesday launched a website that features information on how to donate organs and allows people to register as donors. read more

China Cuts Red Tape to Attract Business

Desiree Q. Sison   | Apr 02, 2014 05:09 AM EDT

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged his colleagues to eliminate bureaucratic red tape in its business dealings with global investors as this hampers the economic growth of the country by losing potential business ventures with other nations. read more

China to Launch First Flying ICU

Marcel Woo   | Apr 02, 2014 05:08 AM EDT

Chinese patients airlifted from their location to a nearby hospital will soon receive emergency treatment in the helicopter when China introduces its first flying ICU. read more

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