The H7N9 bird flu virus, which has caused severe illness and deaths in China, may inhabit only a fraction of its potential range and could possibly spread to India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, according to a study published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Communications.
Beijing and Guangdong province finished at the bottom of a ranking of Chinese regions' media image, according to a report by the Crisis Management Center at Renmin University of China.
China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater, one of the nine national performing arts companies under the Ministry of Culture, is experiencing a sharp decline in performances this year due to the central government's austerity measures.
The Chinese government's policies to combat water pollution have changed from simply focusing on the polluted water bodies to managing the ecological system of entire river basins, a much more comprehensive approach, officials said.
Three terrorists from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region who launched an attack in Beijing's Tian'anmen Square in 2013 were sentenced to death, while legal experts are calling for regulations against terrorism and extremism in the western China region.
Police in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have received more than 300 tips that have led to the capture of nine terrorist groups and one religious extremist group and the arrest of more than 60 suspects.
The Chinese military has relaxed its physical standards for new recruits in an effort to attract more young people with higher education backgrounds.
As more Chinese tourists are deterred from traveling to traditionally popular destinations such as Malaysia and Vietnam, other East Asian countries are eyeing the world's biggest spenders.
Beijingers could live on average 58.17 years in full health, about 10 years fewer than the average in most industrialized countries, according to the top public health official in the capital.
A man in Heilongjiang province was sentenced to death and his wife to life in prison on Monday for murder, rape and robbery in the death of a teenager who had been lured into their home.
A 19-year-old female student's death at a private school in Henan province's Zhengzhou has aroused debate on the role of physical punishment in dealing with Internet-addicted teenagers.
China's local anti-graft watchdogs are beefing up their task forces to meet the increasing demand of fighting corruption.
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