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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.

Sorting waste may help save money, prevent pollution

Beijing could save hundreds of millions of yuan a year by introducing policies on sorting household waste and reducing the amount of garbage that is incinerated, new research has found.

Inaccurate stories removed from textbook

Controversial parts of a textbook for primary school students, including a story about Thomas Edison saving his mother, will be removed from a new edition for the autumn semester, according to its publishers.

Primary school students killed in stampede

A stampede at a primary school in Henan province's Puyang county resulted in the deaths of two students, while more than 20 others were injured in the incident on Wednesday morning.

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App helping to remove communication barriers

Taking his mobile phone out of his pocket, Wushore Silam proudly showed people the voice translation app that can accurately translate between Mandarin and the Uygur language.

Marine water met quality standards

The vast majority of China's marine water met high quality standards last year, according to an annual report by the State Oceanic Administration.

Dead whale had its pectoral fin severed

An examination of a dead whale that was spotted in the East China Sea near Shanghai has found that the animal's left pectoral fin had been severed, possibly intentionally.

Exhausted moms turn to baby sleep consultants

WUHAN - Late at night, an exhausted mother gets up once again to attend to her screaming baby. She rocks, feeds and sings him to sleep before sneaking away, but she knows it will not be long before she has to return.

Chengdu to replace suspect cables

The sole rail investment and operation company in Chengdu reported on Wednesday that the city's subway system has used electric cables from a company that provided substandard products to the Xi'an metro system.

New superbug could be epidemic, scientists find

Chinese scientists have discovered a new drug-resistant strain of bacteria that can spread stealthily and has epidemic potential.