Experts: Labor laws need update to cope with new challenges

Experts have called on legislators to update China's labor laws to keep pace with the emerging challenges to workers' rights that have arisen with the rapid expansion of the new economy.

Police seize $55m cash in pyramid scheme

SHENYANG - Police in Liaoning province have seized 364 million yuan ($55 million) in cash from a pyramid scheme operator and detained 24 suspects.

Quantum scientist among Nature's 'people who mattered' in 2017

Pan Jianwei, a leading quantum scientist in China, has been recognized by Nature magazine on its list of 10 "people who mattered" in 2017.

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Sister saves man; then he saves her

Eight years after receiving his bone marrow donated by his sister to cure a rare disease, Wang Jiang donated hematopoietic stem cells to cure his sister's leukemia in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.

Fire at chemical factory kills seven

Seven people died and four others were injured in a factory fire in Weifang, Shandong province, on Monday morning, a government official said.

Court hears case of woman attacked by tiger

A 33-year-old woman who was mauled by a tiger at a Beijing animal park last year has sued for damages, saying that visitors were not adequately warned of the safety risks.

Shanghai tries to tame wild English translations

Amid Shanghai's ongoing battle against signs and public advertisements with poor English translations, things can still get wild - as on the website of the Shanghai Wild Animal Park.

TCM cooperative brings new income to poor village

CHONGQING - By offering land to an herb-planting cooperative, more than 400 farming households in Chongqing municipality have received more than 200,000 yuan ($30,000) between them in dividends this year.

Safety a growing concern among students overseas

Safety has become a major concern for China's overseas students, according to a report released by a think tank on Monday.

Shared-bike company sued over slow refunds

A consumer watchdog group in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, is suing a shared-bike company over accounting irregularities and delays in refunding users' deposits.

Policies offer equal treatment to people from HK, Macao

The central government's top authority for Hong Kong and Macao affairs announced on Monday a new series of policies that grant residents of the two special administrative regions equal access to subsidies for home purchases, school scholarship and financial support for social science research on the mainland.