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Guangdong cracks down on graft

[2014-04-04 07:10]

Most cases involve people holding positions of trust and authority

Officials urged to focus on food and drug safety

[2014-04-04 07:10]

Prosecutors must focus their attention on dereliction of duty by officials and malpractice concerning food and drug safety or the environment, a senior prosecutor from the Supreme People's Procuratorate said.

Guangxi has new holiday to sing about

[2014-04-04 07:10]

Residents of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region are enjoying a new two-day official holiday the local government is offering in the hope it will encourage participation in an annual ethnic minority singing festival.

Watch out for dengue, malaria, public told

[2014-04-04 07:10]

China's top health authority has issued a public alert for dengue fever and malaria, which pose a risk to more than half the world's population.

44 investigated after Maoming petrochemical plant protest

[2014-04-04 07:10]

Police have investigated 44 people suspected of violating laws and regulations during a protest against the construction of a petrochemical project in Maoming, Guangdong province.

Challenges in search for MH370 'unprecedented'

[2014-04-04 07:10]

Chinese team has scoured more than 200,000 sq km of Indian Ocean

Little progress made as leaders meet at debriefing

[2014-04-04 07:10]

Business at the Mean Bean Cafe has been brisk these past few weeks.

Burials at sea keep cycle of nature flowing

[2014-04-04 07:10]

The first funeral I attended was in 2009, when I covered a sea burial hosted by the Beijing municipal government for local residents.

Animals honored in simulated cemetery

[2014-04-04 07:10]

Standing in a cemetery in Beijing, Guo Geng reads out poems and presents flowers as part of his offerings for the dead.

Education on animals critical

[2014-04-04 07:10]

Editor's note: Guo Geng, 53, deputy director of the Milu Ecological Research Center in Beijing Nanhaizi Milu Park, shared his thoughts on animal protection and education with China Daily.

Smuggling of food products on the rise

[2014-04-04 07:10]

The smuggling of agricultural products, including rice and frozen meat, into China is soaring because of the nation's rising cost of food, according to the General Administration of Customs on Thursday.

Around China

[2014-04-03 07:33]

Several high-level officials visited a hospital to register to donate their organs on Wednesday, the website of China News Service reported. The officials registered at Beijing Union Medical College Hospital, aiming to provide support for organ donations in China, the report said. The officials included Chen Zhu, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and a former minister of health.