Graft buster lists 50 fugitives

China's graft buster released an update on Wednesday on the possible whereabouts of the country's 50 most wanted corruption fugitives in other countries and regions and called for public participation in repatriating economic criminals.

Typhoon makes multiple landfalls

Ewiniar, the fourth typhoon formed in the northwestern Pacific this year, landed in Haikou, Hainan province, at 2:50 pm on Wednesday after first making landfall at 6:25 am at Xuwen county in South China's Guangdong province, the Hainan Meteorology Administration said in the afternoon.

Record permanent residencies granted

China has granted permanent residency to a record number of foreigners since April and pledges to further streamline applications for global talent, the newly formed State Immigration Administration said.

Chongqing speeds up permit processing

Design director Steve Won, who is from the United States, asked the exit-entry department in a district of Chongqing to fast track his residence permit application for work on May 10.

Police crack down on cheating during gaokao

The Ministry of Public Security has coordinated local authorities in a crackdown on criminal gangs that manufactured and sold high-tech devices for cheating on the upcoming national college entrance examination, known as the gaokao, which starts on Thursday morning.

Top court pledges to strictly punish verdict defaulters

People who illegally oppose the enforcement of verdicts and those who fail to comply with court rulings will continue to be strictly punished, China's top court vowed on Tuesday.

Ride-hailing services get tightened oversight

The Chinese government has moved to tighten regulations for ride-hailing drivers and platforms, vowing to crack down on illegal activities and irregularities such as unlicensed services, privacy leaks and unfair competition.

Hebei capital releases regional travel card

A new transit card that works on public transport in 190 Chinese cities was issued on Monday in Shijiazhuang, capital of northern China's Hebei province.

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Hainan earmarks 19b yuan to treat rural wastewater

Hainan province plans to invest 19 billion yuan ($2.97 billion) in wastewater treatment in rural areas over three years to improve its rural environment, a government official said at a news conference in Haikou on Tuesday.

Capital adds police to community stations

Beijing police have put more than 10,000 personnel into community stations in the past year as part of municipal government reforms aimed at improving service and ensuring safety.

County watchdog fired after illegal discharges exposed

The head of a county environmental watchdog in Hunan province has been removed from office after a media report that a pharmaceutical company in the county had discharged untreated wastewater into a major branch of the Yangtze River.