Delivery drivers help report problems along streets

Food delivery drivers in Beijing's Chaoyang district recently received new identities as "street watchers" to find and report problems related to city management.

Pollution sees small rise last month; coal, vehicles are blamed

Most cities in China saw a slight rise in air pollution last month, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said in its monthly report on Thursday.

Insurance suggested to ease medical disputes

National legislators have said the government should establish an insurance system to mitigate risks to doctors and hospitals and reduce tensions in doctor-patient relationships.

Capital's population down slightly again

Beijing's population shrank for two consecutive years - the first time in 40 years - as the result of economic structural adjustments and better urban management, an expert said on Thursday.

Prudence advised for entering 5G world in healthcare

China will take a prudent scientific approach as it rolls out 5G networks in the healthcare sector, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.

Private museum tells stories of ethnic integration in Xinjiang

URUMQI - Having spent the last 30 years researching her family history, 64-year-old Li Hongxiu is almost an anthropologist.

Centers proposed to relieve burden of care for adults with autism

The government should establish specialized day care centers for adults with autism - who rely heavily on family members throughout their lives - to alleviate their parents' burden.

Man gives an illegal garden family name

An investigative team is looking into the illegal construction of a park by a businessman who leased the land to manage the forest, but then turned most of it into a private garden named for his own family.

Hitting PM2.5 target 'very difficult'

Lack of determination on the part of local governments to transform their industrial structures can be a major hindrance to controlling air pollution in northern China, especially as the country experiences an economic slowdown, a national legislator said recently.

Yangtze River waste outlet survey begins

China's top environmental watchdog has launched a pilot field survey of wastewater outlets that discharge into the Yangtze River, as preparations for a campaign to map all such outlets along the country's longest waterway gain momentum.

Hopes dim for finding boy, 15, who vanished in cave pool

With hopes dimming, rescuers in Enshi, Hubei province, raced on Wednesday to find a 15-year-old boy who vanished after wading into a pool inside a primitive cave on March 16. He had been exploring the cave with six classmates.

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