Wildlife reserves launch effort to curtail threats

Four national-level nature reserves have launched their annual campaign against poaching, illegal tree cutting and other banned activities in an ongoing effort to protect natural resources and biodiversity.

Tailored education thrives with internet

About 600 students from Xinshuiqiao Hui Primary School in Yinchuan's Daxin township in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region have two teachers for each subject.

Top Party body tunes rule book

New regulations aim to enhance discipline, forestall corruption

Civil code draft backs the victims of sexual harassers

People who sexually harass others through words or behavior, or by taking advantage of their positions, will face potential civil liabilities if they are sued by their victims, according to a draft of a new section of the civil code.

Prospect of rain worries vegetable farmers

Though a new round of rainfall has not arrived as forecast, Tian Xiaofei was worried about the fate of the remaining 20,000 greenhouses in his jurisdiction - structures still standing in knee-deep water.

Jilin draws lessons from vaccine scandal

Jilin province will learn a lesson from recent vaccine scandals and take vigorous action to rectify the problems that led to them, the top official of the province said during a news conference on Sunday.

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Fix safety, govt tells ride-hailing firms

The Ministry of Transport on Monday urged the nation's online car-hailing platforms to take concrete action to safeguard passengers' personal safety, after a 20-year-old woman in Yueqing, Zhejiang province, was raped and killed by a Didi driver on Friday, the second such killing this year. The driver confessed, the police said.

What they say

Yan Feng, professor of Chinese language and literature at Fudan University

NDRC notice puts focus on transportation sector blacklist

The National Development and Reform Commission has issued a notice encouraging local government departments to blacklist people who exhibit bad social behavior in the transportation sector. The notice was issued on Monday.

Jiangsu wins environmental lawsuit

The Jiangsu provincial government has won a lawsuit against a company that dumped more than 100 metric tons of waste lye into water bodies in the province, a court announced on Monday.

China, Italy set quantum technology test

China and Italy are preparing for the world's third intercontinental quantum communication test as early as September, allowing scientists to have a better understanding of this hackproof technology's applications across great distances in space.