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Outside the consulting room of a maternity hospital in Nanjing, an expectant mother, surnamed Lin, was trying to persuade a doctor to perform a cesarean section on her. Two nurses take care of newborn infants in No 1 People's Hospital in Xi...

Parents whose children were sickened or killed by contaminated milk powder were left furious after police admitted that the sentencing of the culprits behind the scandal was too lenient and may not prevent similar crimes in the future. Xu L...

Construction authorities in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, over the weekend ordered builders to stop using thin steel bars that do not meet construction standards. Liu Lin, director of the construction and real estate management depart...

What is the first thing to think about after enrolling in college? The answer, of course, is a mobile phone. Now some colleges in Heilongjiang, Gansu, Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces are handing out free mobile phones to freshers, the Southe...

The Ministry of Health will offer free psychological counseling to at least 80 percent of migrant workers in 65 counties and cities as part of a pilot project that kicks off this year, the People's Daily reported on Sunday. The psychologica...

Media reports can give birth to new professions. Last week, reports that Beijing was investigate the huge numbers of vacant houses in the city upset some but delighted others. A new group of professional "house-sitters" has appeared on the...

Shenzhen, a southern coastal city neighboring Hong Kong, marked its 30th anniversary as China's first economic reform zone Monday. People attend a celebration rally of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Econom...

Residents in Anping County, Hebei Province faced power cuts from September 3, as part of a local government drive to save energy, the Beijing Times reported. The county was divided into three areas and power was cut for 22 hours from 9:00 p...

Growing wealth and privacy concerns can often result in census takers being treated with suspicion more than cooperation. People reluctant to divulge information or even answer the door. A census taker chats with a resident in downtown Beij...

The Chinese director of the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation denied a widespread belief that the upcoming trip of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to China in late September aims to persuade Chinese billionaires to make charity pledges. Bill Gate...