China should raise the tax on cigarettes further to reduce the use of tobacco, and the increased revenue could be invested in the health and medical sectors, an expert said on Monday.
The top anti-graft authority has reiterated the importance of disciplinary inspections of lower level of government organizations and urged all Party committees to stop promoting corrupt officials.
Iodized salt does not cause thyroid cancer, which has become more common in China in recent years, health authorities announced on Monday, ahead of China's Iodine Deficiency Sickness Prevention Day that falls on May 15.
Aviation experts said the Chinese Modern Ark 60 aircraft should undergo safety checks, following an accident during a landing on Sunday in Fuzhou, Fujian province.
Premier Li Keqiang is to make official visits to Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Chile from May 18 to 26, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday.
Old consulates and a former Protestant hospital on Gulangyu Island - a tourism magnet in Xiamen, Fujian province - will be turned into museums to help the area qualify for UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
The Chinese mainland's global marketing effort since 2013 to increase inbound tourism is paying off. The country now ranks 17th in global travel and tourism competitiveness, up from 45th in 2013, according to the latest survey by the World Economic Forum.
With 166 lakes dotted throughout the urban and suburban areas of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, the local authorities face an uphill struggle to protect them from pollution and illegal land reclamation.
Beijing Capital International Airport, the busiest aviation hub in China, will soon renovate its oldest runway, a task that will affect about 200 flights daily, the airport operator announced on its micro blog.
Editor's note: In 1995, then Japanese prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, a socialist, made a "heartfelt apology" for the wartime damage and suffering caused by his country. Shinzo Abe, then a rookie lawmaker from the conservative Liberal Democratic Party, was one of those who opposed the move.
China has published, for the first time in a book series, documentary evidence from the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, also known as the Tokyo Trials, which took place after World War II.
Wang Gaizhen, deputy director of the Standing Committee of Liaocheng People's Congress, was found dead on Saturday, Xinhua News Agency reported.
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