'New disease like AIDS' can follow bug bites

The Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention has posted a reward for the capture of triatomine bugs as it works to prevent an outbreak of Chagas' disease by identifying cases early.

Villagers share the taste of success

President Xi Jinping praised Party members in a village in Zhejiang province on Friday for donating tea saplings to poverty-stricken areas.

Pilot reforms to give scientists more autonomy

China will test new reforms that grant more autonomy to science workers in selected research institutes, officials said on Friday.

Ex-KMT chairman to visit mainland

The upcoming visit of Lien Chan, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang in Taiwan, to Beijing next week shows a gesture to ease tensions across the Taiwan Straits, a scholar said on Friday.

Media forum held to intensify cooperation

Representatives from more than 10 leading media outlets in China and Rwanda gathered in Kigali to discuss intensified cooperation on Thursday.

Meeting lays down track for Belt, Road

The eighth ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum next week is expected to lay down concrete and workable road maps for China and Arab nations to build the Belt and Road, a foreign ministry official said on Friday.

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High-speed trains to go even faster

China's high-speed railway system is setting more ambitious goals for domestically developed Fuxing bullet trains, Lu Dongfu, head of the national railway operator, said on Thursday.

Official: China's vehicle pollution picture grim

China is facing a grim situation when it comes to controlling pollution from motor vehicles, said Ding Yan, deputy director of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment's vehicle emission control center, citing problems from manufacturing to fraudulent testing.

Tickets help schools deal with summer crowds

A university in China has introduced an online booking system for summer visitors to its campus to cut back on long lines of people - many of them young students with parents hoping to encourage their children's studies.

Vegetable oil labels must avoid touting non-GM status

Edible vegetable oils should not be labeled as free of genetically modified ingredients if GM versions don't exist, the State Administration for Market Regulation ordered on Wednesday.

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