China has been strengthening its environmental oversight under a revised law, shutting down 9,300 companies and suspending work at another 15,000 in the first six months of the year.
I've just had an overnight stay in a hospital in Beijing. I had quick and good treatment, the staff were efficient and all went well. I also had to pay the bill as my particular problem mostly fell outside my health insurance.
Item from Aug 6, 1989, in China Daily: Two 20,000-ton berths at Yangpu harbor in the special economic zone of Hainan province are in their final stage of construction. The project is part of the larger effort being made by economic zone authorities to improve the climate for investment.
Many vacationers blame the current schedule of public holidays for long working weeks and over-crowded scenic spots.
A conspicuous characteristic of top leader Xi Jinping's leadership is that specialized groups created by the central authorities are increasingly focusing on policy in key parts of society and helping to push through high-stakes reforms despite resistance from vested interests.
Many people in Britain say the nation's own education system needs to improve after a BBC documentary about Chinese teaching methods sparked fierce debate.
South Korea, already a popular destination for Chinese tourists, is expected to see even more despite an outbreak of the Middle East respiratory syndrome in May.
National prosecutors are to step up their efforts to investigate misconduct among officials in food safety-related crimes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Wednesday.
Senior diplomats from China and the United States met in Beijing on Tuesday for the second China-US consultation on anti-terrorism issues as the world's two largest economies vowed to boost cooperation in anti-terror information sharing and law enforcement.
Setting a target for economic development over the next five years is expected to be high on the agenda at the upcoming annual meeting of CPC leaders in Hebei province.
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