Last year, five runners died in marathons. This news has prompted officials to urge for better race safety measures.
China's family planning officials face a shift in their work after the National People's Congress advanced the landmark two-child policy, the Global Times reported.
President Xi Jinping departed from Beijing on Tuesday, Jan. 19, to begin his Middle East tour, according to a report by China Daily. On his first overseas trip of the year, Xi will be tackling China’s role in promoting peace and development in the region.
Two of China’s most powerful medical and scientific institutions clashed following the death of a pregnant employee at a Beijing hospital, according to a report by China Daily.
To replicate the success two Chinese bestsellers had in the international markets in 2015, Chinese publishers are looking into translating Chinese literature into more foreign languages, according to a report by China Daily.
Leading experts on the management of laboratory animals are seeking to revise a national regulation to improve the protection and management of test animals, according to a report by China Daily.
Soda maker Pepsi released a six-minute video with a "Year of the Monkey" theme in preparation for the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration on Feb. 8. The video, which is about a performer who played a monkey in a 1980s TV show, became viral with more than 15 million hits on Tencent's video site.
Interesting Alipay data released by Ant Financial states that the financial arm of Alibaba has revealed Shanghai as the greediest city of China.
A new bioartificial liver saved a 61-year-old Chinese woman who was suffering from acute liver failure. The procedure was the first clinical use of the bioartificial organ developed by researchers from the Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences and doctors from Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital.
The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) will conduct provincial and national inspections of cinemas to catch movie operators that are cheating the government. It will be a three-stage operation, according to the watchdog.
India is holding training for 500 women who will be deployed to guard the country's border with China. The all-female squad underwent 44 weeks of training in battle craft and mountain survival.
A Chinese man who sleeps daily for 30 minutes in an ice bath won China's ice bath challenge. Cui Deyi, more known as China's "Polar Bear," played Chinese chess while half of his body was submerged in a tub of ice.
Tsai Ing-Wen made Taiwan's history as the first woman president of the Chinese nation. However, whether it is an independent country or just a province of China remains to be seen as the leader of the Democratic Progressive Party starts to announce policies.
The Communist Party of China's Central Commission deputy chief, Wu Yuliang, said at a Friday press conference that the party is investigating Sichuan Province Governor Wei Hong. The probe is over suspicion that the top official of the south-western Chinese province committed severe disciplinary violations.
A Beijing resident kept record of the city's pollution from his flat by taking a photo of the smog-filled skyline every day for three years.
