Ministry to ensure pollution census done properly

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment will carry out regular inspections to ensure the second national census on sources of pollution, which is due to wrap up by the end of the year, is carried out properly.

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Network in space will cover globe

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, the nation's largest missile-maker, will launch a test satellite this year as part of an effort to build a vast space-based communications network capable of covering the entire globe with broadband internet service.

New air terminal opens in Guangzhou

A new state-of-the-art terminal officially opened at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangdong province, on Thursday, and Xiamen Airlines had the honor of being the first departure.

CPC expels senior officials for graft

Wang Xiaolin, deputy head of the National Energy Administration, was removed from office and expelled from the Communist Party of China for serious disciplinary violations, including corruption, China's top anti-graft watchdog said in a statement on Thursday.

Company suspends advertising for controversial liquor

A pharmaceutical company in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region has apologized for business irregularities and suspended advertising of its core product - a medicinal liquor it has promoted as good for health - after recent debates about the product's safety.

Good practices at grassroots effective

Joint efforts from both grassroots officials and poor residents are essential to revitalize China's vast rural areas and win the battle against dire poverty, local officials said on Thursday.

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Juror system draft revised

A proposed change in the law requiring jurors to take part in trials in which defendants face the death penalty illustrates China's prudent attitude toward capital punishment, legal officials and experts said.

Law proposed to protect the reputations of heroes

A revision to a draft law on national heroes and martyrs aims to prevent public behavior deemed to glorify Japan's invasion of China in the 1930s, lawmakers said on Wednesday.

Environmental authority warns of 'lingering' smog

While the country has seen a general improvement in air quality, the head of the country's top environmental authority has warned of lingering smog in a few areas, during a report on Wednesday to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

HK media group visits Sichuan

A Hong Kong media group is on a five-day visit to Sichuan province to mark the 10th anniversary of the magnitude-8.0 Wenchuan earthquake, which struck the province on May 12, 2008.