After several accidents involving drivers around the country, many people have become concerned about the health of drivers today. The matter is not only related to each and every individual driver, but also greatly effects public security. As a resu...
The re-marriage between two elderly people is on the increase recently in China. The new trend has aroused lots of concern from people from all walks of life. And the priority concern includes problems of how to handle their personal deposits, proper...
A new food safety regulation issued by the Beijing Municipal Government has officially taken effect on Monday. The new regulation strengthens on tighter supervision and control of street food vendors and online food retailers, as well as on harsher p...
As the Qingming Festival, also known as the Tomb Sweeping day, approaches and people get ready to honor their departed loved ones, funeral services have once again become a hot topic. Some people complain about the rising cost of funerals and say the...
Two new cases of H7N9 Avian Influenza were reported in Zhejiang yesterday. One of those infected has reportedly already died. Meanwhile, hospital sources in Jiangsu are reporting the five patients confirmed to be infected in that province are not sho...
As the availability of burial plots continues to dwindle and their costs keep increasing, China is encouraging eco-friendly and land-saving burials, but there are a few challenges to overcome before the efforts will make a difference. Professor Qiao...
Chinese authorities and the World Health Organization have been trying to address growing concerns about the H7N9 strain of the bird flu virus. A 64-year-old man died from the flu in Shanghai on Monday, becoming the 7th casualty, with the total numbe...
Researchers say the H7N9 virus is a genetic reassortment of viruses carried by migratory birds from South Korea, other East Asian regions, and chickens from east China. The mingle of the viruses is likely to have occurred in east China's Yangtze Rive...
Education is one of the biggest concerns of migrant workers, especially in Shenzhen where 3/4 of people do not have local Hukou. In an effort to improve education equality, municipal government tries to break the Hukou barrier by introducing a brand...
Administrators of Yuanmingyuan, often referred to as the Old Summer Palace, said they are powerless to prevent elderly people from digging up wild herbs in the park, as they do not have enough resources. Photos showing people digging up wild vegetabl...
In China, pulbic schools are established to accommodate children with local residency registration, known as Hukou. However, as the population becomes much more mobile now, in big cities like Shenzhen, there is a huge number of people from other part...
In China, it is common for people who live elsewhere to journey to Beijing and try to make an appointment with a famous doctor at a large hospital after falling sick. Cao Zeyi, vice dean of the Medical School at Tsinghua University and former deputy...
On April 15, the Department of Health of east China's Jiangsu Province reported that a woman surnamed Gu, a 77-year-old who had previously tested positive for the H7N9 virus, died on April 15 after emergency treatments failed. The province also repor...
As an ambassador to the wildlife conservation group WildAid, last year Yao Ming embarked on a 10-day trip to Africa to shoot a documentary aimed at stopping the poaching of elephants and rhinos. During his journey Yao had close contact with the wild...
A 7-year-old girl who was confirmed as the first H7N9 infection case here in Beijing will now be discharged from hospital later this afternoon. Cheng Jun, a spokesperson for the Beijing Ditan Hospital, says the girl has tested negative for the virus...
