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  • Country's mental health services lacking

    2012-05-16 07:50

    China has had a serious lack of qualified psychiatrists for a long time, particularly in central and western areas, according to the Ministry of Health.

  • Campaign to enforce visa rules

    2012-05-16 07:14

    Chinese people who employ or accommodate foreigners in Beijing without valid visas face penalties and could be required to cover the cost of deportation.

  • China to expand medical payment reform

    2012-05-16 06:54

    China plans to expand medical payment reforms to ensure that new payment systems will be implemented throughout the country's rural areas.

  • China launches electronic passports

    2012-05-15 23:31

    China on Tuesday began issuing a new type of passport featuring an electronic chip that contains the holder's personal information. 

  • China clamps down on high-tech cheating

    2012-05-15 22:55

    Educational authorities across the nation are embracing newly amended rules to prevent cheating on upcoming college entrance exams.

  • Fake pig ears sold in market

    2012-05-15 22:18

    Stewed pig ears sold in a market in East China's Jiangxi province have been found to be artificial, the local food safety authority said on May 14.

  • Top Chinese universities join hands

    2012-05-15 22:14

    Two top Chinese universities - Beijing Foreign Studies University and Renmin University of China - have come together to nurture high-quality students by signing a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing on May 15.

  • China to increase residential land supplies

    2012-05-15 21:58

    China will increase residential land supplies by more than 20 percent this year in order to further restrain property prices.

  • Medical insurance proposal stirs controversy

    2012-05-15 21:44

    A draft amendment proposing to prolong medical insurance contributions by another 10 years in Shenzhen has stirred controversy.

  • Heroic teacher wakes from coma

    2012-05-15 21:01

    After 58 hours of emergency medical attention, Zhang Lili, a teacher who nearly died saving two students, has finally regained consciousness.

  • Harbin a happening place this summer

    2012-05-15 20:33

    A series of cultural tourism activities will be staged this summer in Harbin.

  • Few approve of unmarried couples living together

    2012-05-15 20:26

    Very few people in Shanghai approve of unmarried couples living together, a survey has found.

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