Smoking in home raises risk to pregnancy

Pregnant women whose partners smoke at home are 17 percent more likely to miscarry than women with nonsmoking partners, highlighting the need for tougher tobacco control in families, a Chinese study found.

Kissing bugs don't do it for love - they can be deadly

People are cashing in on the Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention's offer to buy so-called kissing bugs - dead or alive. The triatomine bugs can spread the potentially fatal Chagas' disease.

Top students get 1 kg of pork as prize

NANNING - An innovative practice of rewarding students at a Chinese primary school with bags of pork has garnered praise from netizens.

Tributes pour in for prominent magnate in HK

Many sectors of Chinese society mourned the death of renowned Hong Kong philanthropist and prominent industrialist Tin Ka-ping, who died at the age of 99 in the city on Tuesday morning.

Underage offenders pose prosecution problem

When police in Hubei province received reports earlier this year that a 13-year-old girl had been abducted, robbed and sexually assaulted, the prime suspect - who was known to the victim - was quickly apprehended.

Government favors rehabilitation over incarceration

The number of juvenile offenders detained but released without charge has risen in the past five years because prosecutors are focusing on rehabilitation and education rather than punishment, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the country's top prosecuting body.

Shanghai unveils policies for further opening-up

The municipal government of Shanghai announced 100 policies on Tuesday to address the central government's call for further opening-up, as the city seeks to speed up the pace of building an open, international economic system.

Woman gets life for killing husband

A Chinese woman was sentenced to life in prison for killing her British husband, and ordered to pay 150,000 yuan ($22,600) in compensation to his family, Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court ruled on Monday.

Man sentenced to death for stabbings

A local court in Shaanxi province handed down a death sentence on Tuesday to a man who killed nine students and injured 11 others in a knife attack at a school.

Inspection, testing firms find a niche

Foreign-invested inspection and testing companies have gained momentum in China in recent years as the country has continued to open up, the country's top certification and accreditation regulator said on Tuesday.

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Red alert issued for super typhoon Maria

China's meteorological authority has issued its first red alert of the year for a typhoon on Tuesday morning, with super typhoon Maria expected to hit Fujian and Zhejiang provinces with heavy rains and powerful winds on Wednesday.