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Revised tax rules show progress in VAT reform

[2017-11-07 08:14]

The State Council, China's Cabinet, has approved a revised regulation that marks a milestone in China's reform to replace corporate tax with value-added tax.

Efforts to boost Yangtze region, data disclosure

[2017-11-07 08:14]

Regulations to eradicate tour guides' bad behavior

Policy digest

[2017-11-07 08:14]

Industrial internet to aid integration

'Senior drifters' find big city life a lonely challenge

[2017-11-06 08:33]

A growing number of elderly people are moving to China's larger cities to be with their married children and help look after grandchildren, but rather than finding a source of solace, many of these seniors, far from friends and familiar surroundings, feel lost, abandoned and isolated.

I feel as though I'm in prison

[2017-11-06 08:33]

First person: Chen Yunsheng, a 77-year-old retiree from Gansu province who lives with his daughter's family in Beijing

Shared-bike hunters stalk streets after dark

[2017-11-06 08:33]

By day, Zhao Qi, 23, is an architectural designer in Beijing, but after dark, he is a seasoned hunter in the concrete jungle. Residential areas are his hunting grounds, his smartphone is his weapon, and poorly parked shared bikes are his prey.

Around China

[2017-11-06 08:33]

Jiangxi

Dedication sees growth of 'super rice' yields

[2017-11-06 08:33]

While Yuan Longping and his "super hybrid rice" may be household names in China, Wang Huayong is less well known. But without the efforts made by Wang and his colleagues, record-breaking rice yields might have been no more than a theory.

The aging population offers potential, too

[2017-11-04 07:10]

Are you a third-ager? A senior? Maybe a silver surfer? These are all relatively polite ways of expressing the stark reality that you are getting old - or already are.

Test-tube treats to be ready for the tastebuds

[2017-11-04 07:10]

As a starter, you could choose lab sweetbreads, friendly foie gras or in vitro oysters and then move on to a ravioli of cultured Bresse chicken or homegrown charcuteries for a main course.

Eco-priority in development welcome

[2017-11-04 07:10]

For policy observers in China, the report General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered to the opening session of 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Oct 18 is the "mother of all reports". In a nutshell, it is excellent news for the environment.