The World Health Organization (WHO) started a “smoke-free generation” media campaign in Beijing Thursday targeting young Chinese. China is in the grip of a national tobacco epidemic, and children are most susceptible with cigarettes portrayed as fashi… read more
From left to right: Hou Jianguo, Li Ganjie and Wang Menghui. [Photo/China Daily] The central government has announced the appointments of several senior officials in the past week, which experts said reflect the trend that China will have more seni… read more
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli urged efforts to terminate all paid services provided by the armed forces and the armed police on Friday. It is a vital decision aimed at building a powerful army, said Zhang, a member of the Standing Committee of the … read more
A special school for HIV students has caused controversy by arranging for 16 of its students to take the gaokao exam in separate classrooms from non-HIV students. The 16 students — 11 boys and five girls — will sit the gaokao, China’s college entran… read more
A former high-ranking Shanghai official, Dai Haibo, was sentenced to nine years in jail for accepting bribes and concealing assets in overseas accounts. Dai is a former deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai municipal government. The investigation i… read more