Recruitment of tobacco control volunteers begins

The recruitment of volunteers to help carry out Beijing's tough tobacco control regulations started on Friday.

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Vulnerable groups to get free legal aid

China will expand the scope of legal aid in a bid to protect the rights of vulnerable groups, a senior official at the Ministry of Justice said on Thursday.

City to issue work visas for top talent

Shanghai is to issue visas on arrival to high-level foreign workers and those bringing entrepreneurial skills to the city to attract top talent for its mission to become a global center of scientific and technological innovation.

Ramadan fast observed despite challenge

The practice of fasting during Ramadan is not only obligatory for a Muslim like Bahetikhan Gahep, but it is also a time to adjust her body's health.

More couples divorce to dodge home-buying restrictions, then remarry

The growing number of couples who divorce to get around regulations and official restrictions and then remarry has pushed up the divorce rate in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, an official has revealed.

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A second disciplinary inspection tour has begun to root out misbehavior among Party officials nationwide, and the results are expected to soon be published on the Central Commission of Discipline Inspection's website.

Silk Road adventures no longer mean roughing it

As a girl growing up in East China, Jiang Min always longed for an epic journey along the ancient Silk Road through desolate mountains and deserts, busy bazaars and crumbling mud-brick towns.

Visually impaired students want more career choices

Despite education reform, which has given more people the opportunity to take the gaokao, the college admission exam, more must be done to ensure educational equality, experts said.

Tibetan antelope off danger list

Wildlife advocates have welcomed the removal of the chiru, or Tibetan antelope, from the endangered species list, but plan to continue their protection program.

Gaokao revamp to stress better English

The most popular weekly publication in China isn't produced in Beijing or Shanghai, but in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi, a province better known for coal mining than literary endeavor.

Coherence and coordination are crucial for successful change

China Daily: Chinese people spend a lot of time and money studying English, but many still have problems comprehending and speaking English outside the classroom.