Authorities in Nanyang, Henan province, are investigating reports that workers tasked with demolishing homes for a new development are threatening to infect residents with HIV if they don't move out, Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday.
China will push forward the use of e-commerce platforms to more than 60,000 impoverished villages in the next five years to aid its relief effort, a senior official said on Wednesday at a conference in Beijing on national poverty alleviation.
Supervision officers are to be deployed at all central Party and government organizations to intensify the campaign against corruption, a senior official at the top anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday.
National prosecutors will target those who offer bribes as they seek to stem corruption among officials, the Supreme People's Procuratorate has announced.
Almost every Sunday, Ge Conghui attends a church where, Bible in hand, she joins fellow Christians to sing hymns, listen to sermons, and pray.
China's Christmas lights may bring more risk than festive cheer, the country's quality control watchdog said on Wednesday.
China has gathered a rich diplomatic harvest over the past year: maritime tension eased, the APEC meeting in Beijing was a renowned success and leaders traveled extensively with initiatives further linking China and the world.
Kevin Rudd, the former Australian prime minister and a proficient speaker of Mandarin, gave high marks to Xi Jinping as he reviewed Chinese diplomacy over the past two years - bilingually, of course.
"The two countries have laid the foundation for a more structured relationship. The year 2015 will be a 'busy year' with a range of bilateral cooperative agenda items unfolding, and a Chinese leader may pay a visit to Canada next year."
"It used to be case that China's foreign policy was primarily meant to serve China's economic development, which was the most important goal above all else. The new goals are the 'two centenary goals' which are more specific and ambitious than just economic development."
Parents who sexually abuse or abandon their children will be stripped of custody rights, according to a new government guideline released on Tuesday, as authorities seek to curb violence against and abuse of children.
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