Doctor training key in remote areas

I have been to the Tibet autonomous region and Qinghai province five times since 2015 to work with local medical workers for diagnosis and treatment of echinococcosis - a parasitic infection that spreads from animals to humans. Before that, I had only been to Tibet once for a holiday.

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China develops a catapult for planes

China has developed its own version of a cutting-edge device previously possessed only by the United States and is poised to use it to boost its aircraft carrier fleet's combat capability.

Rules would tighten online drug sales

Drugstore chains will be forbidden from selling prescription medicines on the internet, according to a draft regulation released by the China Food and Drug Administration.

Kindergarten questioned about abuse allegation

Golden Cradle Education and Technology Group, the owner of a kindergarten in Beijing where staff members were accused in a WeChat post of assaulting children, released a statement on Tuesday pledging to assist investigators.

Shanghai reins in vending machines for fresh food

Shanghai's food safety authority is consulting experts about regulations to standardize the operation of vending machines for ready-to-eat food.

China to launch four new weather satellites before 2021

China plans to put four more Fengyun 3 meteorological satellites into orbit between 2018 and 2021, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp announced on Wednesday. The satellites will form a network in low-orbit to enhance the monitoring of atmospheric humidity and temperature, greenhouse gases, wind and precipitation, said Zhou Xubin of CASTC.

30-vehicle pileup in Anhui kills 18

Eighteen people had died as of 6 pm on Wednesday after an expressway pileup of dozens of vehicles in Anhui province, local authorities said.

Murder suspect likely to stay in Japan, experts say

Legal experts said on Tuesday that a Chinese suspect who will stand trial in Japan after being accused of killing a Chinese woman last year is unlikely to be returned to China, but the victim's mother could file a civil lawsuit in China to demand compensation if the man is convicted.

Don't neglect public interest, courts told

Chinese courts have been ordered to increase their efforts to handle public-interest lawsuits brought by prosecuting authorities, after a successful pilot program was rolled out nationwide.

Nanjing to remove poplars to curb troublesome catkins

Nanjing, Jiangsu province, is planning to remove most of its 10,000 poplar trees to reduce the number of catkins, or flower pods, which can be a major irritation in springtime.

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