Teachers warned of unethical behavior

Any teacher caught abusing, molesting or sexually harassing students will be banned from teaching at any school, the Ministry of Education said on Friday.

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Li calls for faster regional integration

Premier Li Keqiang called for increased East Asia regional integration on Thursday and for building up the East Asian Economic Community, while accelerating negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and the China-Japan-Republic of Korea free trade zone.

White paper details support for Xinjiang

The State Council Information Office issued a white paper on Thursday regarding cultural protection and development in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Officers seal off ivory smuggling channel

Customs officers from Guangdong province and Hong Kong seized 10 pieces of African ivory, weighing 323.7 kilograms, after cracking down on a major smuggling operation.

This luxury hotel is clean, right? Guess again

In response to a viral video exposing shoddy cleaning practices at 14 luxury hotels, health departments in Shanghai and Beijing, where most of the disgraced hotels were located, dispatched inspection teams on Thursday to take a closer look.

Pollutants expected to linger through winter

Meteorological conditions in northern China will generally be unfavorable for the dispersal of air pollutants until February, as the region enters the period that typically features the highest air pollution, authorities said.

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Military to improve way it sets policy

The Chinese military will reform the way it makes policy by 2020 and establish a robust socialist system of military policy with Chinese characteristics by 2022, the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.

Jiangsu vice-governor under investigation

Miao Ruilin, vice-governor of Jiangsu province, has been placed under investigation for alleged serious violations of discipline and law, according to the website of Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Thursday.

'Smelly' noodles now come in a package

Yuan Xiang is ordering instant luosifen - a specialty of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region - online with friends in Shanghai.

Water rushes down from lake created by landslide

Large volumes of water from a lake created by landslides on the border of Sichuan province and the Tibet autonomous region headed downstream with a vengeance on Wednesday, washing away a bridge over the Jinsha River in Sichuan and putting flood control authorities farther downstream in Yunnan province on alert.