Top medical team sent to treat Yiyi

BEIJING – Four experts specializing in neurosurgery, orthopaedics and rehabilitation have been dispatched by the Ministry of Health to Wenzhou in East China’s Zhejiang province to help treat Yiyi, the 2-year-old girl who was the…

Policies to keep flight delays to a minimum

BEIJING – Many travelers in China can remember a time when they managed to get aboard a plane for their scheduled departure only to have to wait for hours before leaving because of troubles with…

China to tighten adoption measures

Orphanages will play pivotal role in move to tackle trafficking of children BEIJING – The government is toughening rules to tackle the scourge of child trafficking, including making orphanages the only institutions that can offer…

Nuclear contamination threatens seawaters

BEIJING – China’s seawaters are at risk of being contaminated by radioactive materials coming from the Japanese nuclear power plant that was seriously damaged in the large earthquake that struck in March, China’s ocean watchdog…

Cooperation a buffer zone to economic woes

Visitors check a yacht produced in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, during an exhibition in Hong Kong in May. Many mainland companies have started to seek more opportunities in the special administrative region. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – Closer economic…

Vice-Premier’s visit to open more doors of opportunity

BEIJING – Vice-Premier Li Keqiang starts his three-day official visit to Hong Kong on Tuesday, a visit which officials and experts believe signals the central government’s commitment to create more business and investment opportunities. This…

Pyramid sellers on the run in Guangxi

NANNING – A crackdown on pyramid schemes in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region is leading to an exodus of scam artists from the area. Pyramid schemes have been rampant in Guangxi, due to the convenient…