Debate over death penalty for child traffickers goes on

Death penalty or not? That is a question facing judges who handle child-trafficking cases these days.

Social media helping ease public's fears of GM foods

International agribusiness companies have intensified their efforts to ease public fears over genetically modified products in China, taking to social media platforms to popularize GM science and interact with the public.

County curtails banquets

A county in Sichuan province has imposed restrictions on banquets, birthday parties and other celebrations in an effort to encourage officials and the public to be frugal.

Worlds apart and in a different class

In the past few decades, China's rise to international prominence has prompted questions about the merits of the national education system compared with those used in the West, and its contribution to the country's rapid development.

Sound bites

"I don't think British students are as flaky toward school education as shown in the BBC documentary.

Paralympian a winner in life

For the past 20 years, Liu Wenxue has kept up on reading, writing and sports, despite having cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that has caused him suffering.

Around China

A couple from the Gongcheng Yao autonomous county, Li Zongtao and his wife, Lu Songqing, found that their 5-month-old daughter was suffering from a liver disease that could only be cured by a transplant.

First gene sequencing system to hit market

Chinese scientists have announced the completion of the first gene sequencing system to be developed and patented entirely in the country.

Help sought for left-behind children

Governments should take more responsibility in looking after children to avoid tragedies when their parents have to be away from home, experts said on Friday.

Girl's heart-wrenching story spurs action

The plight of a 12-year-old girl whose homework essay about her mother's death grabbed national attention is being looked into by officials in Sichuan province.

Police who detained officer punished

Law enforcement officials in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, said that the police officers responsible for improperly detaining an officer from neighboring Henan province were suspended and will be punished.

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