Oct 28, 2020 20:00 PM

Private Tutors to Get a Lesson on Their Own Dodgy Contracts
Government targets after-school tutors who demand parents sign away their rights, especially around refunds
Oct 28, 2020 04:40 AM

Exclusive: New Covid-19 Outbreak in Xinjiang Traced to Garment Factory
All 164 asymptomatic infections in Kashgar prefecture’s remote Shufu county are linked to Shuchang Garment Co., set up to lift villagers out of poverty
Oct 28, 2020 04:25 AM

Four Senior Figures in Inner Mongolia Under Graft Probe
Communist Party’s discipline commission discloses investigations of two current and two retired government officials
Oct 27, 2020 20:04 PM

Hong Kong Residents No Longer Need to Quarantine on Return From Mainland
Hong Kong plans to have two border crossings with the mainland and a travel ‘bubble’ with Singapore in November
Oct 27, 2020 19:56 PM

In Depth: In Generic Drug Reform, China Walks Tightrope Between Innovation and Affordability
Much of the legal wrangling over patent violations now takes place in court, but the authorities want to change that
Oct 27, 2020 18:46 PM

Wealthy Province’s Law Enforcement Chief Submits to Corruption Probe
Wang Like, the party head of Jiangsu’s political and legal affairs committee, has ‘voluntarily’ gone in for questioning on suspicion of ‘serious violations of discipline and law’
Oct 27, 2020 04:14 AM

China Is Set to More Than Double Jail Time for Assaulting Cops
After 427 police officers died in the line of duty last year, top lawmakers propose making attacks a separate crime with 7 years in jail
Oct 26, 2020 19:24 PM

Far West China Region to Test 4.7 Million Residents for Covid-19 After 100-Case Flare-Up
Border area of Kashgar closes schools after recording China’s first local transmissions in over a week
Oct 24, 2020 03:27 AM

In Depth: Why Was a Shanghai Zoo Worker Killed in a Bear Attack?
Zhang Jinbin, a keeper of wild tigers, died as park visitors watched after inexplicably exiting a vehicle in a zone where predatory animals roam
Oct 23, 2020 18:59 PM

In Commemorating Korean War, Xi Warns Infringement of Chinese Territory Will Be Met ‘Head On’
Ceremony comes as the U.S. military intensifies reconnaissance missions off China’s coastline and travels through the Taiwan Strait
Oct 23, 2020 17:26 PM

China Must Cut Emissions by 85% in Three Decades to Hit Bold Carbon Target, Report Says
Shifting the nation’s economy could take nearly $15 trillion of investment by 2050, analysis by U.S. consultancy predicts
Oct 22, 2020 19:16 PM

Migrant Workers’ Rights to Inherit the Family Farm Are Safe, Government Says
Legal clarification reaffirms that people who leave home to work in cities can resume control of their parents’ rural homesteads
Oct 21, 2020 18:36 PM

Clean Power Won’t Be Enough for China to Meet Xi’s Pledge, Report Says
World’s largest greenhouse gas emitter will need to dramatically increase the use of carbon capture and storage technologies to become carbon neutral by 2060
Oct 21, 2020 05:56 AM

Former CNPC Employee Commits Suicide After Killing Four
Li Xiaofei, with a history of mental illness, said in a message he killed his former boss Zhang Yuxiang before jumping off a building in Xi’an
Oct 20, 2020 20:20 PM

Suicide of Provincial Court Official Has No Connection to a Crime, Police Say
Vice president found hanged in his office in Wuhan had been ‘taking medicine for a long time’
Oct 20, 2020 20:16 PM

Lawmakers Say China’s Proposed Rules on Facial Recognition Are Too Vague
Draft data protection law fails to spell out rules for collecting, storing individuals’ information, top legislators said
Oct 20, 2020 06:16 AM

In Depth: Who’s Getting Vaccinated? High-Risk Groups, Students Going Abroad Join China's Growing Trials
Program expansion also includes general public in two cities and widespread emergency use, even without trial results on safety and effectiveness
Oct 19, 2020 20:03 PM

Targeting Overseas Violations, China Passes Law Unifying Export Controls
Senior lawmakers suggest expanding export controls to cover 5G and quantum communication gear
Oct 19, 2020 19:59 PM

China Adds Evidence to Theory Covid-19 Can Spread Via Frozen Food
Active virus samples collected from imported packages suggest a new area to focus disease control measures, authorities say