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4 probed in Fujian over toxic leak

Four people from the Fujian Donggang Petrochemical Industry, the company responsible for the chemical leak on Nov 4 in Quanzhou, Fujian province, are being investigated by police over the incident, the local government said in a statement on Friday night.

Party chiefs vow to target illegal villas

The Party chiefs of Xi'an and Shaanxi province vowed action over the weekend to tackle the problem of illegal construction in the ecologically sensitive Qinling Mountains, after a number of high-ranking officials were probed or punished over corruption.

eSIM project boosts 'digital Silk Road'

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories marking the 60th anniversary of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

Rural tourism helps Bijie bloom

City famed for its sea of azaleas fosters industry to lift incomes

Experts help farmers in Guizhou get more out of land

Luhua township in Bijie, Guizhou province, provides a good example on how to kill two birds with one stone - poverty alleviation and stopping desertification.

Ex-hunter preserves ethnic skills in Tibet

Dawa is an ethnic Lhopa man living in the Tibet autonomous region's Manling, a county with a long history in growing medicinal plants and developing Tibetan medicinal science.

Petrochemical spill sends 52 to hospital in Fujian

More than 50 people were sent to hospital in Quanzhou, Fujian province, where almost 7 metric tons of petrochemicals leaked on Sunday, the local government said in a statement on Thursday night.

Medical frauds by charities face severe penalties

The Ministry of Civil Affairs will strengthen oversight of nonprofit organizations that run medical assistance programs, and warned of severe punishments for those profiting from such programs, according to a circular released by the ministry recently.

Food chains to phase out use of straws

As global fast-food chains and coffee shops begin phasing out single-use plastic straws and stir sticks - both major sources of pollution - environmentalists in China say government support is needed to ensure such efforts can help clean the world's oceans.

Shanghai courts apply more foreign laws in international cases

The Shanghai High People's Court has attempted to apply foreign laws in more civil and commercial cases involving parties from outside the country as part of the city's efforts to create a fair and just legal environment as it goes ever more international.

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