Tougher rules set to control vaccine makers

A draft law that aims to impose "the strictest" regulations on vaccines to ensure their safety and quality was submitted to China's top legislature for review on Sunday. The draft vaccine management law, which was released by the State Administration for Market Regulation in November, had been approved by the State Council.

Draft tax law for natural resources would codify a range of regulations

A draft law to place taxes on the extraction of natural resources was submitted to the National People's Congress Standing Committee for its first review on Sunday.

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School fuels hope of brighter future for struggling students

In 1990, when it was still under construction, Jinzhai Hope Primary School in Anhui province received its first donation - about $0.10 - from Chai Peiying, an elementary student living a few hundred miles away.

Financial aid helps promising scholars reach potential

Premier Li Keqiang was a member of the secretariat of the Communist Youth League Central Committee when he visited Jinzhai county, Anhui province, in February 1990.

Food delivery company ID's driver seen beating girl with a broomstick

A driver for Meituan, the food delivery app, is being investigated along with his wife for alleged child abuse after they were filmed beating their daughter on multiple occasions.

Shanghai guideline raises alert over complaints by phony fraud-fighters

Seven regulatory departments in Shanghai have jointly put forward a guideline to prevent purported fights against fraud that are themselves fraudulent.

Ofo customers still wait for refunds

The top transport authority has urged Beijing-based Ofo, the cash-strapped bike-sharing platform, to refund customer deposits smoothly and quickly, but also called for the public to have more tolerance for the new industry.

Banker gets suspended death penalty for graft

A former official who worked for banks in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region for more than two decades was sentenced to a suspended death on Friday for corruption, embezzlement and accepting bribes of more than 600 million yuan ($87 million).

Nine jailed for dumping garbage in Yangtze River

Nine people were sentenced to up to six and a half years in prison in Changshu, Jiangsu province, on Friday for dumping more than 40,000 metric tons of trash into the Yangtze River and the cities it runs through.

'Hardwork' chosen as 'hot' word of the year

Fen, the Chinese word for "hardwork", was chosen as the hottest character related to domestic topics in 2018, while the hottest character related to international topics is tui, meaning "withdraw", according to a news release from the Ministry of Education on Friday.

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