We are pleased to be in China during the commemoration of "2014 - Year of South Africa in China". The number of initiatives and cities involved over the course of the year attest and give further impetus to the significant strides that South Africa and China have made since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1998.
China's first nationwide smoking control law should also cover electronic cigarettes, which have been gaining popularity worldwide, to better protect the public, anti-smoking campaigners said.
Propping a wooden birdhouse filled with books on the back of his bike, Yan Defeng cycles around Zhengzhou in central China's Henan province, eager to find a home for his fourth birdhouse library.
A once-adventurous idea is now a serious venture with Shanghai Zendai's massive urban development in Johannesburg on the horizon.
As South Africa celebrates 20 years since the end of apartheid, the Goldman Sachs Group released a report last month detailing achievements in the intervening years and key challenges the country now faces.
China's top family planning authority will continue charging social maintenance fees for family planning policy violations, although some experts say the 12-year-old fee is outdated and should be abolished.
A memorial meeting for a Chinese jurisprudential scholar, regarded as the pioneer of the country's bankruptcy law, was held in Beijing on Tuesday.
The Beijing government has issued new airport rules with an eye on the growing number of conflicts between passengers and carriers in recent years.
A nationwide road safety campaign launched on Tuesday is targeting speeding, the offense that causes most accidents, along with six other common violations.
China donated $6 million on Tuesday to the United Nations' fund for combating the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa.
China hopes that the climate change talks in Lima, Peru, attended by more than 190 countries, will lead to an agreement in Paris next year that reflects common but differentiated responsibilities and fairness.
The Xiangjiang, the major river in Hunan province, has been reported to be seriously polluted with heavy metals, but the provincial environment protection department said the report is not scientific.
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