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Tang Chengye, who is dying from an incurable disease, signed an organ donation agreement with the Red Cross Society of Anhui province in Chaohu city's Second People's Hospital, May 16, 2012.
Authorities are looking into an accident in which a police car hit a girl moments after she was injured in a hit-and-run incident in Central China's Henan province.
Firefighters conduct a flood-fighting exercise in Jiujiang city of east China's Jiangxi province, May 16, 2012.
China Southern Airlines on Tuesday announced it is cutting flights to the Philippines as tourist numbers shrink.
As of the end of 2011, more than 12 million yuan ($1.9 million) in compensation has been paid to children poisoned by milk contaminated with melamine.
When the photographer to Yuanfuzhuang tried to take pictures of the recyclers as they trawled the trash, most turn their faces away from the camera.
Technical and vocational education will be a top priority for government spending on education, according to State Councilor Liu Yandong.
For almost 10 years, Du Na has watched as a mountain of garbage piled up next door to her home.
As passengers get off the plane, Ye Sui puts on mask and gloves, eyeing the crowd and watching the luggage pass through the scanner.
Nigeria's southern Cross River State on Wednesday unveiled plans to introduce the Chinese language in its public schools.
Investment in China's tourism industry hit 206.4 billion yuan ($32.8 billion) last year, according to data from the National Tourism Administration.
Chinese police cracked 101,700 drug-related criminal cases and captured 112,400 related suspects in 2011, the National Narcotics Control Commission said.