China to boost fight against movie piracy

Authorities seek to target websites that promote theft through servers overseas

Regulators seek source of illegal HPV vaccine

Drug regulators in Hainan province are investigating the suspected sources of HPV 9-valent vaccines that were illegally administered at Boao Yinfeng Healthcare International Hospital, whose business license was revoked as a result.

NGOs foster goodwill, emotional ties along Belt, Road

Chinese nongovernmental groups have sowed seeds of goodwill across countries involved in China's signature Belt and Road Initiative as they seek stronger emotional ties with participants, according to the China NGO Network for International Exchanges.

Tourism brings new levels of trust - and jobs, too

Tourism is propelling trade and cultural exchanges between China and countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, according to a report released in April by the China Economic Information Service and online travel agency Ctrip.

Ancient brick tea route to Russia experiences revival

WUHAN - In the 17th century, hundreds of thousands of merchants transported brick tea - blocks of compressed oolong tea or black tea - along a trade route that linked Central China's Hubei province with St. Petersburg, Russia.

Initial victory declared over health fraud

China's top market regulator on Sunday declared initial victory over illegal practices in the scam-ridden healthcare products industry that mainly targets consumers age 60 and older, as a 100-day crackdown on substandard products and false advertising ended.

Surgeon, police express remorse for their roles in hospital scuffle

The police in Shanghai Pudong New Area and a top surgeon exchanged mutual expressions of remorse after a doctor was handcuffed and forcibly removed from Renji hospital following a dispute with the husband of a wheelchair-bound patient.

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Suspect in killing found by facial tech

Shocking details of how a former student from a top Chinese university allegedly killed his mother in 2015 - and then kept her rotting corpse from being discovered as he evaded the police for nearly four years - surfaced after his arrest on April 20.

Vice-governor suspected of graft; 2nd is disciplined

Peng Yuxing, vice-governor of Sichuan province, has been placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and law, according to an official statement on Sunday.

Investment increases overall for transportation industry in Q1

China invested 488.9 billion yuan ($72.7 billion) in transportation infrastructure projects in the first quarter, up 4.8 percent from last year, the Ministry of Transport said on Sunday.

Gourd grower revitalizes flute industry

For two years, 39-year-old Gen Congguo has been dedicated to the planting of gourds - an essential material in making a cucurbit flute - in Yunnan province's Lianghe county, his hometown, where the flute is believed to have originated.