The 24th World No Tobacco Day, initiated by the World Health Organization, took place on May 31, 2011. China’s Ministry of Health introduced the “Regulations on Health Management in Public Places” on May 1, which…
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When villager Deng Qi’an built three tile houses next to the Sanwei Battery Company six years ago for his business, he never expected that it would result in physical harm coming to his family. Like…
AFTER 15 years of discreet and patient diplomacy over overlapping claims for the South China Sea, both Asean and China are showing signs of fatigue as there has been no progress yet towards a…
Economic restructuring with a focus on boosting domestic consumption is needed to ensure sustained growth in China, according to a Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) report released on Wednesday. The Chinese economy has been…
BEIJING – The decision to outlaw the free distribution of plastic bags at shops and supermarkets in an attempt to protect the environment is still a hot topic three years after the ban came into…
We need a mechanism to coordinate the global communications industry, something like a ‘media U.N.’. The world established a new international order after World War II with the founding of the United Nations. For over…
Source: South China Morning Post With no end in sight to a prolonged dry spell, villagers in top producing regions are living in despair and may be forced to find work in cities. The prolonged…
Almost every year, part of China suffers its worst drought in decades, bringing severe water shortages, failed crops, electricity outages and financial hardship for urban and rural residents alike. This year, it is the turn…
At the entrance gate of Beijing Railway Station, Zhang Yue, who became famous around China these days for his anti-cigarettes behavior, snatched a cigarette out of a people’s mouth. Zhang Yue, from Henan Province, dedicated…
China is drafting details of the Social Insurance Law that will allow it to apply to foreign employees, a senior official with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Monday. Xu Yanjun, deputy…