After-school tutor courses scrutinized

China will establish a blacklist of unsafe or poorly operated after-school training institutions for primary and secondary students by the end of June next year, as part of its oversight of the rapidly expanding industry, the Ministry of Education said on Monday.

Students getting more time for sleep, meals

A move to start classes for primary school students later in the day in Zhejiang and Heilongjiang provinces has received a warm response from parents, teachers and young students.

Outrage grows over Nanjing selfies

Survivors of the Nanjing Massacre and historians are calling for legislation to sanction people like the two men who posed for photos dressed in imperial Japanese military uniforms in front of a Nanjing memorial site. The two were detained last week.

Despite challenges, insurance funds stable

China's social security fund is stable, and there is no problem with insurance payments, the central government announced on Monday.

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Guangzhou master plan highlights new airport

The location of a second international airport in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, was identified over the weekend as the city published its long-awaited development plan through 2035.

Glass entrepreneur happy to be home

For Pei Shiyou, this year's Lunar New Year's Eve was among the few he has spent with his extended family.

Protected bear to share living quarters with giant pandas

After a month of careful nursing, an Asian black bear that was rescued by wild animal protection volunteers and police in Tieli, Heilongjiang province, is recovering well at the Heilongjiang Endangered Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center and will be sent to the Yabuli giant panda habitat at Yabuli Ski Resort in the province next week.

Vehicle testing centers face tests

Beijing's vehicle testing centers have been warned that they could lose their licenses if they fail a new annual inspection, part of an improved supervisory system to be rolled out on Thursday.

New round of disciplinary checks starts across country

Fifteen inspection teams tasked with enforcing Party discipline have been sent to examine 30 provincial-level regions, ministry-level agencies and State-owned enterprises, China's top anti-graft watchdog announced over the weekend.

2 more bodies retrieved after Taiwan quake

The bodies of a couple from the Chinese mainland killed in a magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Taiwan's Hualien county earlier this month were removed from a collapsed building around 2 pm on Sunday, Taiwan media reported.

Charities and donors can be rewarded or penalized

Charities and donors will receive rewards or disciplinary action from up to 40 government departments based on their credit scores, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs.