Drug price reform will 'improve services'

China's top pricing regulator launched a new round of drug pricing and healthcare financing reform on Wednesday in the latest attempt to improve the nation's public healthcare system.

Kicking alcohol can kill you: See a doctor

If you are seriously addicted to alcohol and want to quit, see a doctor or a psychiatrist.

Heads of universities finish Party training

The Party's top leader training academy has, for the first time in its 83-year history, trained the heads of all State-run universities, Xu Weixin, vice-president of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, said on Wednesday.

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Victims can seek State help under new rule

When offenders can't pay compensation, money can be provided by judicial action

Freshman who died saluted in new game

A student in Guangdong who died while pursuing a motorbike thief has been memorialized in a popular video game.

Xi promises foreign NGOs an improved working environment

China welcomes foreign NGOs to China and will offer them a better working environment, senior officials said.

Chinese students in UK feel pain of consultancy losing its license

A UK immigration consultancy had its license suspended recently, leading to 257 Chinese graduates being told to leave the country.

2017 pollution targets 'in reach'

A majority of Chinese provinces have performed well in reducing airborne pollutants and have a good chance of reaching the targets set in the national action plan by 2017, according to an assessment by the Chinese Academy of Engineering that was released on Tuesday.

In Henan, no cleanup means no promotion

Performance in dealing with environmental issues has become the major criteria for the selection and appointment of officials in Henan province, according to the provincial government.

Butterflies offer climate scientists ecological insights

The Ministry of Environmental Protection has started to use biological indicators, such as butterflies and birds, to monitor and predict nationwide environmental changes.

Soccer investment to help local game

With Chinese capital flooding into the European soccer market, investors hope that part of their return will be improved training for youth at home.