Job market sees steady growth

The job market saw stable growth in the first quarter of this year, with the increase of new positions surpassing the rise in applicants, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Friday.

Former vice-governor expelled from CPC

Li Yunfeng, former vice-governor of Jiangsu province, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office for violating the Party's code of conduct, the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced on Friday.

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For easy bike riders, a new cycle of choice

Everywhere you look in Beijing these days, bicycles stand propped against walls and lined in rows stretched across sidewalks. Pedestrians have taken the development in their stride, dodging only a bit more often or widely to the right or left to skirt the obstructions.

This Day, That Year

Item from April 7, 1997, in China Daily: An elderly man wipes dust off the tombstone of a relative in Babaoshan, western Beijing on Saturday during the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, when Chinese people pay their respects to their dead.

Senior court official calls for more judicial fairness

A senior official of the Supreme People's Court underscored the importance of judicial fairness on Wednesday and called on all courts to improve their performance in criminal trials.

Canadian envoy settles into Beijing

Canada's top envoy to China has spent three busy weeks in the country since he arrived in Beijing last month on a mission to promote stronger ties between the two countries.

Autopsy to shed light on death of student

An autopsy is being conducted on a middle school student alleged to have fallen to his death on Saturday, with no evidence having been found so far to suggest he was physically abused, officials in Luzhou, Sichuan province, said at a news conference on Thursday.

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Ozone Could Turn Cities Into No-go Zones

After the heavy, prolonged smog that often shrouds China during winter, the return of blue skies in spring and summer is always welcome.