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Water quality deteriorating in sea areas

Water quality in the country's offshore areas is deteriorating, even though the amount of wastewater discharged into the sea dropped last year, a report has found.

Seniors warned: Watch out for fraud on WeChat

With large numbers of older people using WeChat, experts warn that a growing risk of online payment fraud could follow, since seniors are more vulnerable and more easily influenced.

Most government websites are up to service standards; some to be closed

Ninety-six percent of government websites have been successful in providing useful information and services to the public in a timely manner, according to the results of a spot check released recently by the State Council.

Dog owners told to use leash, control pets

A point system for regulating pet dogs has reduced complaints about dogs biting or otherwise disturbing people by 65 percent in 2017 from the previous year in Jinan, Shandong province, according to the social security branch of the Jinan police.

Toilets in Beijing to get new scrutiny

Beijing has issued the first guideline in the nation requiring that toilets in the restaurant industry receive daily inspections.

Heat wave devastates sea cucumber farmers

Manager Sun Guanghao sighed when asked about the summer output of his sea cucumber farm - known as Yushengyuan - in Dalian, Liaoning province.

Schools' system counters sex harassment

Schools in a district of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, have been ordered to report allegations or evidence of sexual harassment on campus to police within 24 hours.

2 officers killed by wanted fugitive

Two police officers died in southwestern China's Sichuan province after being stabbed by a wanted killer who drove a car into their station on Monday.

Rewards offered for capture of traffickers

Police in Lufeng, Guangdong province, offered rewards of 26 million yuan ($3.8 million) for the capture of 130 suspected fugitive drug traffickers.

Bodies of twin girls found near beach

Police in Qingdao, Shandong province, confirmed on Monday that 8-year-old twin girls who traveled from Beijing had been found drowned.

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