Cancer cases are rising rapidly in China and are estimated to cost the country 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) a year, according to health organizations and experts.
Out of a wheelchair and sporting a red outfit, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was back on two feet in Beijing on Wednesday for a meeting with President Xi Jinping.
China's central bank cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves on Wednesday, the first industry-wide cut in more than two and a half years, as it increased efforts to shore up flagging economic growth.
When I first moved to Beijing a decade ago, healthcare costs came as a shock. Even allowing for the "premium" foreigners are charged for the privilege of easier access to doctors, they seemed out of sync with the general cost of living.
Item from Feb 5, 1983, in China Daily: Enjoying "rinsed mutton" in Beijing's Donglaishun Restaurant. The hotpot delivers one of China's traditional winter treats. It is a potlike vessel made usually of brass or aluminum with a center chimney that burns charcoal. There are versions that use kerosene or electricity but the old style is still popular.
China Railway Construction Corp is seeking compensation from the Mexican government, which had canceled the rail giant's bid for a $3.75 billion high-speed link last year before suspending the project last month.
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The country's transportation sectors geared up on Wednesday to full capacity to handle the annual surge of travelers at the start of the 40-day Spring Festival holiday rush.
Premature deaths related to PM2.5 pollution in 31 major Chinese cities reached 257,000 in 2013, making it a major killer equivalent to smoking, according to a yearlong study released on Wednesday.
China criticized Norway for expelling a Chinese doctoral student under the "groundless" allegation that his expertise could be used for military purposes, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said.
Premier Li Keqiang said he is confident about stable economic growth this year amid mixed signals on growth at home and abroad as the domestic economy slows.
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