Study: Hukou major factor in Shanghai marriages

A new sociology study has found that only about 20 percent of a sample of marriages in Shanghai involve residents with local hukou - or household registration - and migrants without Shanghai hukou.

Airlines to expand with Belt & Road

Domestic and foreign airlines plan to open more than 100 new international routes linking China with regions along the Belt and Road Initiative in the coming aviation season, the country's top civil aviation watchdog announced on Friday.

Returnees lower income expectations

Chinese students returning from overseas studies have lowered their expectations of income amid fierce competition, a report has found.

Weather, emissions blamed for lingering smog

The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region saw worsening air quality in the first two months of the year, and pollutants from more active industrial production is a major reason, the national environment authority said.

Substandard cables replaced, top railway operator says

China Railway Corp said on Friday that it had replaced all cables provided by a company found to be supplying substandard product that might ignite and release toxic gases.

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Nuclear monitoring stations to triple

China will more than triple the number of stations monitoring atmospheric radiation levels nationwide by 2020 as part of a nuclear energy security plan, a senior official from China's nuclear energy security authority said on Thursday.

Bakery accused of using faulty flour

A former employee of one of Shanghai's most popular bakery chains, Farine, which means flour in French, has accused the chain of using expired flour and of other sanitary issues.

Number of illicit drug users rebounds

The number of registered illicit drug users in China at the end of last year reached 2.5 million, a rise of nearly 7 percent compared with 2015, according to the latest national drug report.

Watchdog to launch inspection of cables

China's quality watchdog requested on Thursday a nationwide inspection of companies producing electric wires and cables, in the wake of reports that substandard cables were found in some metro systems.

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Medical care reform to reduce costs

Patients in Beijing will soon be spending less money on drugs due to a comprehensive medical care reform covering all public hospitals in the capital.