Policy digest

Circular will promote fire safety activities

HIV cases rise steadily over decade

The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in China remains low, but certain groups, such as elderly men, are at increasing risk of infection, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Child dialysis expertise shared online

The Children's Hospital at Fudan University in Shanghai announced on Monday the establishment of an international exchange school for automatic peritoneal dialysis for children with kidney problems. Peritoneal dialysis is a way to remove waste from the blood when the kidneys fail.

Mother seeks death penalty in Japan for murder

A Chinese mother whose daughter died after being attacked by a Chinese man in Tokyo, is seeking the death penalty for the suspect, a month before the case will be heard in a Japanese court.

Square dancing gets new regulation

China's sports governing body issued a new regulation on Monday to manage public spaces for square dancing, with the aim of improving the image of the popular exercise.

IN BRIEF (Page 5)

Organ donation program moves into overdrive

'I do." Those two words brought Liu Yuan, a father of two boys, to the verge of tears. But it wasn't a wedding vow; it was an affirmative answer from the relative of an organ donor.

'China mode' can serve as an example

In August, Huang Jiefu, chairman of the China National Organ Donation and Transplantation Committee, received a message from Pope Francis praising the establishment of the "China Mode", a transparent system of organ donation and transplantation.

From saving people to saving snakes

At the gate of the Mangshan Museum of Natural History stands a statue of an elderly man with a snake wrapped around his shoulders.

Saxophones are instrumental to Tianjin village life

Adolphe Sax, the Belgian inventor of the saxophone, who would have been 203 years old on Monday, probably never imagined the instrument would one day be the lifeblood of a small Chinese village.

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