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30,000 to be recruited for national emergency response

China will recruit 30,000 firefighters for its newly created China Fire and Rescue Team under the Ministry of Emergency Management in its latest effort to reform the national rescue force and minimize the cost of accidents and natural disasters.

Family support, harm to career key questions in having second child

A lack of family support and a decrease in career prospects are the top reasons women hold back from having a second child, according to data collected via social media giant Sina Weibo.

Tibet aims to give green industries a lift this year

Businesspeople in the Tibet autonomous region are feeling more confident about their careers thanks to the regional government's efforts to boost the green industry.

Cultural heritage authority says officers' attack on archaeologists violated principles

The National Cultural Heritage Administration, in a statement on Tuesday, sharply criticized a violent attack made last week on two archaeologists by urban patrol officers in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province.

Lingering pollution menace, ozone, gets renewed scrutiny

China's top environmental watchdog has vowed to take more steps to help reduce ozone pollution, as ground-level ozone is the only one of six major pollutants that is rising in China.

Tencent, Shenzhen police join forces to stop suicide

Thirty-five people contemplating suicide have been rescued nationwide since July in a joint effort by internet giant Tencent and the Shenzhen police to prevent people from carrying out the act.

Criteria to get assistance for living in capital eased

Beijing has eased requirements for social assistance in the hopes of helping more people in need.

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Tibet nomads give support to relocation plan

Region pushes ahead with effort to protect nature while helping people

Internet helps channel medical resources from city to rural areas

Doctor Huang Hongji has been running the health rooms in Dalang village in northern Guangdong province since he graduated from a local health school in 1993.

Seasonal fishing bans extended nationwide

All major bodies of waters in China are now subject to seasonal fishing bans as the latest fishing moratoriums were approved.