Home helpers in short supply this holiday

As Spring Festival approaches, many migrant workers have already left Beijing to return to their hometowns for family reunions, and this has left a major shortage in Beijing's domestic helper market.

Xiongan uses new housing system

Xiongan New Area in Hebei province is exploring the establishment of a housing system that handles both rentals and housing price controls and strives to meet the housing needs of all people in the area.

Volunteers assist in Beijing's safety

Beijing residents are playing an increasingly important role in helping police keep the city safe, according to the capital's security authorities.

Nearly 1m to patrol capital during festival

Beijing has launched a high-priority prevention and control management campaign to ensure public security by sending some 900,000 security staff to patrol the capital after a deadly attack over the weekend.

Ecological protection stepped up

China has designated 610,000 square kilometers of land as key ecological zones with a fragile environmental status. The demarcated area covers 15 provincial regions, including Beijing, and is intended to strengthen ecological protection, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced on Monday.

1,300 inmates get holiday release

About 1,300 prison inmates will be allowed temporary release from 300 correctional facilities across the country for family reunions during the Spring Festival holiday, according to the Ministry of Justice.

Son reunited with mother after a quarter century

Twenty-seven-year-old Liu Jinxin recently discovered that the woman he thought to be his mother had confessed to abducting him from a family she used to work for as a nanny.

National campaign launched against cartoons using sex, violence

A national campaign has been launched against online videos that use iconic cartoon characters in sexual and violent situations, authorities said on Monday.

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Courts are the bottom line for justice

I read and reread the materials related to Zhou's case, and also spoke with judges and other people involved in his appeal, but I was unable to unearth any new evidence.

Progress in fighting smog 'most noticeable' in 2017

China has seen continuous improvements in air quality since 2013, when pollution levels hit a record high, with another drop in "smoggy days" recorded last year, according to meteorological data.

Taiwan moves from rescue to recovery phase after quake

Taiwan said on Sunday it had called a halt to rescue efforts after two more mainland tourists were confirmed dead in the powerful earthquake last week in Hualien county, bringing the death toll to 17.