Polluters face harsher penalties in Beijing

Beijing's environmental protection watchdog handed out harsher punishments to polluters in 2018 in the city's battle to improve its environment.

Leading local officials to be accountable for food safety

Leading officials of local governments across China will be held accountable for failing to ensure food safety within their jurisdictions, under a regulation released by the central government on Sunday.

Group to map way out of vaccine morass

China has set up a national work group for immunization planning that will suggest ways to ensure vaccines are safe, the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday.

2 plans detail China's goals for education

China aims to achieve education modernization by 2035, with easy access to quality education from kindergarten to university.

Innovation-driven development strategy puts country into Top 20

China's innovation-driven development strategy has put down strong roots and has a promising future with the guidance and support of the central government, experts said.

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Faulty families blamed for game cravings

Study finds early access to internet doesn't foster addictive behavior

33 held responsible for expired polio vaccine

Thirty-three people are being held accountable after 145 babies in Jinhu county, Jiangsu province, were given expired polio vaccine, local authorities announced on Sunday.

Hospitals in Beijing will use facial recognition technology to ID scalpers

Beijing will used facial recognition technology to crack down on hospital scalpers, subjecting them to detention and social credit restrictions, the municipal health authority announced on Friday.

Sugar painter says cultural heritage can sweeten life

TIANJIN - Zhang Fuhai slowly stirs a box of sugary liquid, scoops some out and dribbles an image of Peppa Pig onto a stone board at his stall on Guwenhua Street in Tianjin.

Lucky Air to sue man who tossed coins at jet engine

Lucky Air will sue a passenger who tossed coins at a jetliner's engine to wish for a safe flight, causing the plane to be grounded overnight at great expense, the company said on its social media account on Friday.

Govt notice aids women's rights to work

Nine government departments issued a notice late on Thursday to further protect women's rights to work, a move to better promote gender equality following the relaxation of family planning policies.