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Accuracy of Beidou system is improving

China's third-generation Beidou Navigation Satellite System has begun to take shape and continues to improve its accuracy, a program leader said.

2 plead guilty to charges of corruption

FUZHOU - Wang Yincheng, former president of the People's Insurance Co (Group) of China, was sentenced to prison for 11 years on Thursday for accepting bribes of more than 8.7 million yuan ($1.36 million).

FTZs to play key role in boosting economy

China has unveiled plans to further deepen reform and boost innovation in three coastal pilot free-trade zones to improve the business environment and enhance the country's opening-up, a senior commerce official said on Thursday.

'Sugar daddy' app banned from WeChat

Having soared to become one of the most-downloaded iPhone and Android apps in China within three days, the dating website SeekingArrangement was banned on Thursday from WeChat, the country's most-used social networking platform.

Police work with online service to find lost kids

Nearly 3,000 children were reunited with their families with the help of an online service created to locate lost youngsters, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday.

Mental health issues rise among children

Mental health specialists warned of rising mental health issues among Chinese children and adolescents including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, which now hits roughly 5 percent of them.

Youth League guideline revises ceremony marking adulthood

Guidelines for coming-of-age ceremonies were released recently by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, aiming to strengthen the social values of young people in China.

Old Summer Palace stones to be reinforced

The surviving remnants of columns and gates in Beijing's Yuanmingyuan - or Old Summer Palace - will be reinforced to prevent them from collapsing, park officials said on Wednesday.

Lecture tour offers more insight on Xi's speeches

More than 1 million college students and faculty members in Beijing will have an opportunity to draw inspiration from two key speeches President Xi Jinping gave earlier this month.

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Air quality in cities fell last month

Air quality in China's cities in April was not as good as the same period last year, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Thursday.