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China to Implement Real Estate Registration Program

Hao Ren   | Mar 29, 2014 07:57 AM EDT

China is set to establish by the year 2017 a national real estate registration system in order for preserve the property rights of land or property holders. read more

Anhui Bans Medicating Children

Marcel Woo   | Mar 29, 2014 07:58 AM EDT

Following the recent controversies that involved kindergarten schools in China giving antiviral drugs to children even without proper approval, the country's Anhui province has officially banned the practice to safeguard kids. read more

Fund for Aging Parents Launched in China

Marcel Woo   | Mar 29, 2014 07:59 AM EDT

The Chinese government announced that it has launched the first government-sponsored fund that aims to provide assistance to "shidu" elderly. read more

Remains of Chinese Soldiers Killed in Korean War Repatriated

Desiree Q. Sison   | Mar 28, 2014 09:11 AM EDT

In what could be a moving gesture by a once war enemy, South Korea on Friday repatriated the remains of Chinese soldiers killed in the Korean War. read more

Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan Named UNESCO Ambassador for Women and Girls

Dean M. Bernardo   | Mar 27, 2014 11:13 PM EDT

First Lady Peng Liyuan was named by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as the first ever Chinese envoy for women and girls during ceremonies this Thursday in Paris. read more

China Grapples with New Round of Heavy Smog

Ying Zhin   | Mar 26, 2014 11:31 AM EDT

Heavy smog again blanketed many parts of China on Wednesday, causing chaos and disruption as it forced flight cancellations and highway closures. read more

China “Seriously Concerned” Over NSA’s Spying Activities

Dean M. Bernardo   | Mar 25, 2014 11:54 AM EDT

US President Barack Obama is set to announce a major policy shift in the phone-metadata-surveillance operations of the National Security Agency (NSA) following a surge of public outcry against US cyber-espionage activities. read more

Poor Sleep Increases Traffic Accidents, Chinese Experts Say

Marcel Woo   | Mar 25, 2014 11:25 AM EDT

Two Chinese medical experts said poor sleep is one of the major factors that result to traffic accidents in China and around the world. read more

China restructures energy industry to cut down on emissions

Ying Zhin   | Mar 24, 2014 09:14 AM EDT

Premier Li Keqiang has ordered a restructuring of China's industries to achieve a balanced and coordinated growth that will not harm the environment. read more

Yale University Teams Up with Shanghai Jiao Tong for World-Class Medicine

Marcel Woo   | Mar 23, 2014 08:07 AM EDT

American university Yale, the third oldest university in the US, has teamed up with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), a public research university in China, for a research that focuses on translational medicine. read more

Michelle Obama Speaks on Freedom at China’s Peking University

Ying Zhin   | Mar 22, 2014 12:00 PM EDT

US First Lady Michelle Obama began her second day in China talking about Internet freedom and censorship before an audience of students and scholars at the Peking University on Saturday. read more

China Tightens Supervision of Schools Amid Drug and Poisoning Incidents

Winona Cueva   | Mar 22, 2014 11:45 AM EDT

They are China's future. Each of them possibly an only child, upon whose education lies their parents' hopes and aspirations, as well as their country's march to a yet greater future. But China's children are being deliberately drugged, or else accidentally poisoned, right in their schools. read more

Construction of New Beijing Airport to Affect 59 Villages

Marcel Woo   | Mar 22, 2014 11:34 AM EDT

A total of 11 villages will be relocated while another 48 villages have been told to take appropriate measures when the construction of the new Beijing airport in the Daxing district begins. read more

China improves happiness state

Desiree Sison   | Mar 21, 2014 12:27 PM EDT

China ranked 93rd on the happiness scale among 156 countries in a 2013 United Nations survey, a vast improvement from its 112th rank in 2012. read more

Dongguan police crack down on gangs victimizing beggars

Desiree Sison   | Mar 21, 2014 12:44 PM EDT

China police have launched a crackdown on criminal gangs reportedly maiming abducted children and turning them into street beggars. read more

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