The Ministry of Education (MOE) released data from last year on Friday, stating that educational facilities in underdeveloped areas were bolstered by financial resources worth 50 billion yuan ($8.15 billion) over the course of 2014.
On Friday, the 90 year-old King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia died, reported a Kingdom-run press agency. He was laid to rest following a ceremony; his body wrapped in a white shroud and lowered into a grave. His half-brother and successor, Salman, led the ceremony's prayers, promising the continuity of his works.
Families of the 36 victims during the New Year's Eve stampede in Shanghai will be compensated with 800,000 yuan each, as announced by the local authorities.
Stern measures to deal with early marriages, high divorce rates and rapid population growth are urged in southern Xinjiang, according to a statement from a senior political advisor for the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Wednesday.
The quality of air in Chinese cities has seen vast improvement the previous year, according to results published by environmental organization Greenpeace on Jan. 22, Thursday, but city pollution still remains beyond both national and international standards.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has applauded China's efforts in the fight against the Ebola outbreak.
Joseph Edwards, an autistic boy, hanged himself after reading a hoax mail, saying that he had to pay a fine for looking at "indecent" photos or else the police will have to take action.
According to the 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report that was release on Thursday, seven different think tanks from China, including the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the Development Research Center of the State Council, ranked among 150 think tanks globally.
It is not safe for women to stay on top of men while having sex, according to a recent study.
Good news came early this year for international students who are scholars of the Chinese government. An increase in the students' financial support is in the pipes. An undergrad scholar who usually receives an average of 1,400 yuan a month would now receive up to 2,500 yuan, more than a thousand yuan from last year.
Seventy percent of a sample population say that they are satisfied with the progress of the government's crackdown on graft and corruption in the country.
Montgomery County Police in Texas are currently investigating a peculiar case where a juvenile was traumatized the young boy inside the McDonald's bathroom.
Wednesday saw the city air more polluted than usual, with dangerous PM2.5 particles reaching a level that is eight times more than the set safe level by the World Health Organization, Shanghai Daily reported.
Shanghai municipal authorities announced at a press conference held Wednesday that top officials of the district will be held accountable for the tragedy that killed 36 individuals on New Year's Eve at the Shanghai Bund.
On Jan. 19, the government of Guangdong Province launched a year-long campaign to crack down on underground surrogacy revealed to be rampant in China by the China Central Television (CCTV).
