Are you an employee? It depends, judges say

In the past three years, Beijing has seen a growing number of labor disputes involving legal questions about employer-employee relationships.

New forestry, grassland body to improve protections

The launch of China's new State Forestry and Grassland Administration was announced on Tuesday as part of the country's institutional reform process.

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Hospital on fast track to high level

A new hospital in Hainan province is expected to become an alternative to top overseas hospitals.

Disease entering its peak season

Hand, foot and mouth disease is spreading in China, with the number of cases reported in March doubling that of February, a senior disease control official said on Monday.

Hainan tourism options blossom

Hainan, China's island province, is again becoming a global focal point as the annual Boao Forum for Asia unfolds with political leaders, academics and entrepreneurs.

Sisters reunite after 79-year separation

NANNING - Que Bamei wept as she tightly held her older sister. They had lost contact 79 years ago amid the turmoil of the Japanese invasion of China.

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Elderly woman's grief steels center director for daily challenges

When the project started in 2013, we had very limited personnel and people wanting to make wills were standing in lines hundreds of meters long outside the branch's office. Some who did not know the center well even called the local government to lodge a complaint.

5G goal: Running in 2019

China aims to have commercial use of 5G technology up and running in 2019, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

'Seawater rice' may help fill food gap

Chinese agricultural researchers have selected 176 strains of saltwater-tolerant rice out of more than 1,000 candidates from experimental paddies and expect them to be widely planted across the country in further trials this year.

Economy showing signs of improvement; outlook good

The Chinese economy is expected to see stable growth this year as indicators in the first quarter reflect improvements in the economic structure, according to official data.