Apology issued over donkey hides

A center under China's top health authority apologized for publishing an article claiming that a product made from donkey hides, traditionally believed to have medicinal benefits, is not worth buying.

Outbreaks of flu could come again in March

A new wave of flu outbreaks may occur in China in March, but it will be not as serious as the one that hit many parts of the country earlier this winter, an official from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.

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Germany science ties promoted

China and Germany will strengthen cooperation in scientific fields to tackle global issues and help achieve green and sustainable socioeconomic development through innovation, officials from both countries said on Tuesday.

73 telecom fraud suspects repatriated

A total of 73 suspects involved in telecom and online fraud cases have been brought back to China from the Philippines, the Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday. The suspects have been linked to more than 40 cases, covering several Chinese provinces and involving 20 million yuan ($3.2 million), the ministry said in a statement.

Target for 2020: No child left behind

As China steps up its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty through allocating more educational resources to poverty-stricken areas, the goal is for no child in China to be prevented from attending school because of poverty by 2020, the Ministry of Education said on Tuesday.

County in Xinjiang looks beyond borders

A county on the border with Kazakhstan in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is improving its infrastructure and lifting up its poor through cross-border cooperation in agriculture.

Night schools reinforce Party

At 6 pm on a recent evening, Xiao Xinling, 62, took her notebook to attend night school with another 57 villagers in Nanyuan village of Tangyin county, in Henan province.

After-school tutor courses scrutinized

China will establish a blacklist of unsafe or poorly operated after-school training institutions for primary and secondary students by the end of June next year, as part of its oversight of the rapidly expanding industry, the Ministry of Education said on Monday.

Students getting more time for sleep, meals

A move to start classes for primary school students later in the day in Zhejiang and Heilongjiang provinces has received a warm response from parents, teachers and young students.

Outrage grows over Nanjing selfies

Survivors of the Nanjing Massacre and historians are calling for legislation to sanction people like the two men who posed for photos dressed in imperial Japanese military uniforms in front of a Nanjing memorial site. The two were detained last week.

Despite challenges, insurance funds stable

China's social security fund is stable, and there is no problem with insurance payments, the central government announced on Monday.