Infertile couples hoping for a second test-tube baby

A growing number of couples in Guangdong province, which relaxed the decades-old family planning policy in March, are asking hospitals to defrost their frozen embryos in the hopes of having a second child.

China opens school for elder-care experts

Ningbo has opened China's first school of elderly care and management as the nation copes with the growing number of senior citizens.

Smartphones help patients cut waiting times

Like online shopping, patients can now book their appointment ahead of time and pay for the fees of physical examinations and medicines by smartphone.

Shanghai drugstores begin trial sales of baby formula

A number of drugstores in Shanghai have started to sell baby formula in a trial starting this month, part of the city's efforts to further improve food safety.

Kazakh students say Silk Road will pave way for career openings

The construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt could create more job opportunities for young people in Kazakhstan because it will attract more Chinese businesses to invest in the neighboring country, university students said.

Shanghai rises to occasion with new elevator law

Shanghai has taken the lead in the country in assisting the elderly living in multistory buildings, as the municipality now requires such new buildings to have elevators.

Ukrainian leader vows to punish pro-Russia rebels

Militants shot down Mi-8 helicopter with surface-to-air missile, killing 12

Hanoi's actions around oil rig are 'reckless'

Vietnam has carried out intensive disruption of a Chinese oil company's drilling activities in China's offshore waters since May 2 in spite of China's dissuasion and warning.

NSA releases e-mail from Snowden

Edward Snowden says he repeatedly raised constitutional concerns about National Security Agency surveillance internally, but an NSA search turned up a single e-mail in which Snowden gently asks for "clarification" on a technical legal question about training materials, agency officials said.

Japan to create agency to streamline arms sales

Japan plans to create an arms procurement agency to streamline Tokyo's spending on defense-related hardware that will also promote military exports and take charge of advanced weapons research, said two people with knowledge of the developing plan.

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Tighter taxi app rules hailed

The government's plan to require stricter qualification checks on cabbies seeking a taxi-hailing terminal app would greatly reduce the number of unlicensed taxis in the country, experts said.