Guangdong province is planning to introduce a new system for awarding compensation to the families of university and college students who die on campus to prevent relatives from seeking excessive payments.
A man who was serving a life sentence for homicide and released in October after a court found the evidence against him insufficient is asking the government for 3 million yuan ($485,000) in compensation for his imprisonment since 2005.
Ningbo, an affluent city in East China, is encouraging what it calls "social forces" - private entities - to engage in the cultural sector, in an effort to break from the traditional model in which most cultural events, such as concerts, operas, exhibitions and sports matches, are funded by governments.
Police departments across Guangdong province are urging logistics and express delivery companies to exp and their cooperation with law enforcement to fight gun trafficking and related crimes, which increasingly rely on the Internet for sales and communications.
For many middle-aged Chinese women, the square dance, a type of line dancing performed in public squares, is a popular form of exercise, but for people who have relocated from the countryside to the city, it's also an important social activity that promotes community spirit.
Although the square dancing craze that's sweeping China has a huge number of devotees, it doesn't lack critics either. According to a recent survey by South Metropolitan Daily, nearly 85 percent of 1,467 respondents said square dancing is a regular activity in their communities, and 60.4 percent complained that the loud music played by the dancers disrupts their lives.
A huge market for civilian unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, is emerging in China, industry observers said, prompting the need for the government to speed up regulation.
Chinese scientists are using unmanned aerial vehicles to gather site information for the country's first airport in the South Pole, during the country's 31st mission to the Antarctic continent.
Observing a caidiao opera being performed in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region can be a surreal experience.
The New Zealand government is hoping for a stronger alignment of food safety approaches with China after a visit by officials from the China Food and Drug Administration.
The nation's top health authority is pushing for a hike in the cigarette tax and retail prices to curb smoking in China, the world's largest tobacco producer and consumer, a senior health official said.
Beijing has announced rulings in nine cases of austerity violations amid the national campaign to ensure clean governance and crack down on undesirable work practices.
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