BEIJING – Feng Yumei used to spend hours waiting in line to get an appointment with a doctor at one of the capital’s crowded hospitals. On Wednesday it took just one minute. The difference this…
Category: Society
It’s logical to assume that the vast majority of young expats in Beijing fall into one of the following three categories: 1. English teachers, whether affiliated with a school or freelance; 2. interns with Chinese…
The Ministry of Education has urged Chinese universities and colleges to diversify their teaching staff in an effort to improve the standard of education offered at institutions across the country. The norm for most mainland…
Performing on home soil in Shanghai will add to China’s top divers’ motivation when the world aquatics championships open this weekend in Shanghai. The Chinese team has long dominated the diving portion of the worlds,…
Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant says it is “tough” to see Yao Ming retire and that the player deserves to be in the basketball Hall of Fame. Durant told reporters while on a promotional tour…
Salt is addictive in the same way as cigarettes or hard drugs, a study has found. The findings could help explain why many find it so hard to cut back on salt, despite warnings about…
Safety concerns over the newly opened Shanghai-Beijing high-speed railway have been raised again after Sunday’s delays on the route just 10 days after the service began. Torrential rain in east China’s Shandong Province was blamed…
Around 1,000 creations will be displayed at the National Invention Exhibition to be held from Aug 19 to 22 in Weihai, Shandong province. Unlike professional and industrial exhibitions for technologies developed by companies, the annual…
BEIJING – More than 30 bullet trains were brought to a halt by a power failure on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway on Tuesday. That marked the second time a power loss has caused travel delays…
GUANGZHOU – Guangdong, China’s most populous province, has officially asked the central government for permission to relax the application of the country’s family-planning policy and allow qualified local couples to have two children. “The province…