Beijing to push premarital checkups

Beijing wants to increase the rate of premarital medical checkups to at least 50 percent by 2020 to prevent birth defects and disabilities, according to a new municipal disability prevention action plan.

Illegal container blamed for deadly poisoning

The unlawful use of an ultra-large chlorine container by a rubber plant was responsible for a deadly poisoning incident last week, the work safety watchdog announced on Friday.

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Boy gets soccer ball - and then some

An 8-year-old village boy who had been saving up for a soccer ball since winter in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region not only got what he wished for but a lot more. Training gear for his classmates came as an unexpected bonus.

Hangzhou bicycles get electric upgrade

Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, is planning to upgrade its public rental bicycles from strictly pedal power to electric hybrids.

Two jailed for illegally selling vaccines

Two people have been sentenced to jail after being convicted of illegal trading vaccines, Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.

Trial approved for blood protein cultivated in rice

WUHAN - China's food and drug authority has approved a clinical trial of human blood protein cultivated in transgenic rice seeds, which could lead to large-scale production of much-needed blood plasma.

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Wrongfully jailed father presses for compensation

Guo Li stared across the table, his calm exterior momentarily giving way to anger. "My fight is not over yet," he said, shortly after a court overturned his 2010 conviction for attempting to extort the manufacturer of a tainted milk powder that poisoned his daughter.

Beijing to make a citywide push for student nutrition

Boarding schools in Beijing will be banned from selling soda drinks in cafeterias and stores inside campuses this year, part of an effort to encourage students to eat healthy food, the city's health authority said.

Cameras to keep watch for fires

Henan province plans to install 20,000 surveillance cameras this year to monitor the burning of straw or rubbish on farmland, which can cause fires and pollute the air.

Gaokao reforms should be prudent, steady, experts say

With this year's highly competitive college entrance exam approaching, educators are weighing reforms to the system.