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.

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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.

Relief efforts underway in China's vegetable capital

Seven days after flooding that typically occurs only once in several decades inundated farm houses and drowned large numbers of livestock, water up to 1 meter deep persists in Nanzhaike village, in Shouguang, Shandong province.

Foreign experts to advise on business disputes

Experts on a new panel set up to advise courts on international commerce said they expect to play a major role in helping foreign and Chinese litigants solve business disputes as well as help improve the country's judicial image.

Flooding in 'fruit basket' fuels price hike

Prices for fresh produce, including vegetables and eggs, could increase as a result of rising consumption demand combined with bad weather across the country, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair said on Friday.

New carrier sets out on second sea trial

China's first domestically designed aircraft carrier embarked on its second sea trial on Monday from its shipyard in Dalian, Liaoning province.