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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more