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Moves to better protect the public

[2017-01-24 08:31]

Departments and ministries under the State Council, China's Cabinet, have responded to a series of public concerns in the past week including supervision over infant formula, normal college construction and the judicial examination reform.

Policy Digest

[2017-01-24 08:31]

Promotion planned for employment

River chief system established to push anti-pollution efforts

[2017-01-23 07:44]

In November, when Wu Zhiguo, secretary-general of the Xiushui County Winter Swimming Association in Jiangxi province, and his fellow members discovered that slaughterhouse waste was being dumped in the Xiuhe River, where they usually swim, they reported the matter to the local authorities.

New media helps solve old problem

[2017-01-23 07:44]

A number of local governments in Zhejiang province, East China, have turned to new-media channels to help river chiefs fulfill their environmental protection duties and facilitate public supervision.

An unspoken quest

[2017-01-23 07:44]

Every day at 4 pm, what-ever the weather, Zhang Haiqing begins patrolling the river near his home in the Jianggan district of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province in East China. Zhang is unable to speak because he had his larynx removed after being diagnosed with cancer, so he communicates by writing messages on a type of magnetic drawing board usually used by children. He checks the river carefully and uses the board to point out areas of pollution or river cleaners who are not doing their job properly. He also takes photos and reports problems to the local authorities.

Changing rural lifestyles captured on film

[2017-01-23 07:44]

It's a chilly winter's day in Northwest China's Shaanxi province and Xie Wanqing is preparing to feed his cattle. But unlike most farmers, Xie does the job with a camera slung around his neck.

Expert sounds alarm on pesticide overuse

[2017-01-23 07:44]

China should prioritize the drafting of national standards on pesticides to reduce the amount of residue that is left on agricultural products and prevent damage to the environment, according to a leading researcher.

Around China

[2017-01-23 07:44]

Beijing

No turning back the tide of globalization

[2017-01-21 07:19]

Delivering his keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, President Xi Jinping reiterated China's commitment to opening-up and its firm opposition to trade protectionism.

Don't drag out the Blue Monday blues

[2017-01-21 07:19]

If you're reading this, it means you survived Blue Monday.

West's perspective on human rights not the only one

[2017-01-21 07:19]

Insisting on dialogue instead of confrontation

Decent momentum gives hope in a challenging year

[2017-01-21 07:19]

While both global trade and China's economy enter 2017 with decent growth momentum, we expect GDP growth to ease to 6.3 percent this year due to a harsher climate for China's exports in the United States, slower real estate investment and, importantly, a change in tone of policymakers toward somewhat less emphasis on growth.

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