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Traditional pancakes served up on holiday

[2016-02-05 07:52]

Beijing taxi driver Lu Xingping usually eats out when he gets hungry during his shift, but on Thursday, he drove the 30 minutes back home just to have lunch with his family.

Diners called upon to donate meals

[2016-02-05 07:52]

A sanitation man walks into a noodle shop in Lanzhou, capital of Northwest China's Gansu province.

Mechanics keep the trains moving

[2016-02-05 07:52]

It is late at night, but it seems like daytime in the well-lit maintenance base of the Wuhan Railway Administration in Hubei province where some 300 mechanics are working on 20 bullet trains.

IN BRIEF (Page 4)

[2016-02-05 07:52]

China's Internet regulator said on Thursday that it banned hundreds of websites and accounts with illegal content including pornography, gambling and terrorism.

Firework bans help cut pollution

[2016-02-05 07:52]

The centuries-old tradition of Chinese ushering in the Lunar New Year by setting off firecrackers and fireworks may have come to an end in many cities with the enforcement of the strictest-ever bans in a bid to reduce pollution and improve public safety.

Consultative sessions promote understanding

[2016-02-05 07:52]

The bi-weekly consultation session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference - which was restored in 2013 - has become a platform to promote consultative democracy and mutual understanding.

Special courts' independence, transparency praised

[2016-02-05 07:52]

Special courts in Beijing and Shanghai that hear administrative cases involving regional governments are winning praise for their independence and transparency.

Hearings looking to expand in scope

[2016-02-05 07:52]

More kinds of civil and commercial cases are expected to be heard at special courts outside affected jurisdictions to reduce possible interference.

Provincial officials removed from posts

[2016-02-05 07:52]

Two provincial-level officials were demoted to departmental level and not allowed to take on leadership positions for serious discipline violations including "not cherishing several educational and remedial opportunities offered" and "leaking confidential information of a discipline inspection work group", China's top anti-graft watchdog announced on Thursday.

Children at risk from parental prescriptions

[2016-02-05 07:52]

Yan Mei is the mother of a 16-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl. Her children have visited the hospital less than eight times in their lives - not because they have been in excellent health, but because Yan has been acting as the "family doctor" herself.

A spoonful of sugar?

[2016-02-05 07:52]

Successfully persuading children to take medicines is a problem faced by parents across the globe.

'It's not safe to store and use foreign medicines'

[2016-02-05 07:52]

Li Qing, senior director of Over-The-Counter Medical Affairs and Medical Education at Xi'an Janssen Pharmaceuticals.

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