Punishments meted out in Shandong vaccine scandal

The head of the Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention has been removed from his duties because of a case of substandard vaccines, according to information posted on Sunday on the website of the Shandong Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Shandong Provincial Supervisory Commission.

Tariffs reduced in 1,585 categories

China will reduce tariffs on a wide range of industrial products and raw materials beginning in November, as the nation ramps up the expansion of imports to further open up its economy, the Ministry of Finance said on Sunday.

Ministry: Keep students' meals safe

Central authorities have urged officials in Jiangxi and Henan provinces to inspect and eliminate food safety risks in schools and to blacklist substandard food suppliers, according to a statement from the Ministry of Education on Friday.

Rocket institute admits to exaggerating facts about engineer who quit

Xi'an Aerospace Propulsion Institute in Shaanxi province, a key rocket engine research arm of the State-owned space giant China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, admitted to exaggerating facts about a former employee who has allegedly joined a private rocket company.

Sino-Israeli cooperation assists local agriculture

Sino-Israeli agricultural cooperation in China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region has not only boosted local agricultural development but also made the region a base for the exchange of knowhow domestically and internationally, officials said.

Offspring of martyr to get pay, apology

A court in Shaanxi province highlighted protection for heroes and martyrs as well as the need for regulated online behavior after ordering an internet company to compensate descendants of a former military leader.

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China makes impact with its ivory ban

With dwindling market, illegal elephant parts may find their way to auctions

Police to help hospitals reduce patient disputes

Public security departments will improve cooperation with health authorities to reduce medical disputes between patients and hospitals, Li Jingsheng, chief of security administration at the Ministry of Public Security, said at a conference on Wednesday with several departments.

First female paratrooper donates savings to hometown

Ma Xu, China's first female paratrooper and a doctor for the People's Liberation Army in the 1940s, donated her life savings of 10 million yuan ($1.45 million) earlier this month to her hometown, Mulan county, in Heilongjiang province.

Illegal berths, sand-mining targeted along Yangtze River

A more vigorous campaign will be conducted to stop illegal sand-mining activities and eliminate squatter berths and docks along the Yangtze River, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.

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