Van on fire hits sidewalk crowd

Eighteen people were injured after a van on fire lost control and crashed near a public park in downtown Shanghai on Friday morning, police said.

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Premier stresses role of talent in innovation

Premier Li Keqiang highlighted the importance of high-quality talent recruitment and basic research, such as mathematics, to better proceed with innovation-driven development.

Teen celebrity calls for quality education

Popular Chinese singer-actor Wang Yuan pledged on Wednesday to promote high quality education for every young person worldwide, as well as push for sustainable development goals, he said at a forum in New York.

Country's elderly care services improving

China's elderly care services have seen "notable progress" after a nationwide inspection last year in which more than 40,000 nursing homes were requested to "make improvements", the minister of civil affairs said on Thursday.

Foreign Ministry refutes information theft accusations

Beijing dismissed on Thursday spy allegations leveled by Washington and Canberra, after United States and Australian officials said China undermines their security.

Efforts get underway to foster millions of 'exemplary teachers'

China will begin compiling a list to evaluate teachers' work ethics and deal with misconduct by naming educators who fall short of expectations, according to an official statement.

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Monitoring system gets an upgrade

China is revising its environmental monitoring regulations to prevent officials from interfering or falsifying data, a move taken after authorities were recently exposed for spraying mist near stations to improve air quality readings.

China aims to become global innovator

China has unveiled its goal of making itself into a major global science and innovation center by the middle of the century.

60 held liable for deadly accident

Sixty people, including a deputy mayor, have been punished for a serious expressway accident involving a bus that killed 36 people in August.

Rejection of festival flights 'harms Taiwan people'

Taiwan's rejection of additional flights during Spring Festival harms Taiwan people's rights by obstructing them from returning home for family reunions, a Chinese mainland official said on Wednesday.