Sep 30, 2022 09:44 AM

Education Experts Call for Exchange Programs to Return Amid Geopolitical Tensions
As fewer Chinese are going to the U.S. and Australia to study, some leaders in the field say exchanges need to resume to help foster a less politically charged relationship
Sep 29, 2022 21:54 PM

Restaurant Blaze Kills 17 in Northeastern China
The incident at a tech zone in the city of Changchun has been blamed on a leaking liquefied natural gas tank and blocked fire escapes
Sep 29, 2022 21:52 PM

Photo Essay: Pioneering Chinese Lawyer Teaches Law to the Deaf
Tang Shuai uses sign-language in online videos and live broadcasts to educate the hearing-impaired, while cultivating multilingual interpreters with knowledge of the legal system
Sep 28, 2022 18:40 PM

Colleges Cut October National Holiday Short Amid Covid Concerns
Universities in places including Jiangsu, Shandong and Hunan have joined Beijing in cutting the seven-day holiday short, as students complain that opaque virus prevention policies have made them wary of leaving campus
Sep 27, 2022 18:55 PM

Communist Party Elects Delegates Ahead of 20th National Congress
Women make up 27% of the representatives, higher than 24.1% at the last meeting five years ago, while the average age has increased to 52.2 years old from 51.8
Sep 27, 2022 03:53 AM

China Extends NEV Purchase Tax Exemption Another Year
Eight-year-old incentive program enables electric vehicle buyers to avoid 10% tax as government moves ahead with plan to drop other subsidies by year-end
Sep 26, 2022 20:41 PM

Chinese Mainland Students Are Flocking Back to Hong Kong Universities
The rental market for housing near Hong Kong’s best universities is heating up, a sign of growing demand among Chinese mainland students for in-person tertiary education in the special administrative region
Sep 23, 2022 19:52 PM

New Bail Rules Issued to Protect Suspects From Pretrial Detention
The amendment fits with a criminal justice system aiming for fewer arrests, cautious prosecution and prudent detention, authorities say
Sep 23, 2022 19:07 PM

Ex-Vice Public Security Minister Sun Lijun Gets Suspended Death Penalty
Sun’s crimes include taking bribes worth $91 million, manipulating the stock market and possessing firearms. His punishment follows the sentencing of five other former top security officials linked to his case
Sep 23, 2022 15:03 PM

Ringleader of Tangshan Attack on Female Diners Gets 24 Year Sentence
More than two dozen other people linked to the attack and an ‘evil’ local gang were also jailed, court announces
Sep 23, 2022 14:51 PM

Fifth Official Linked to Former Security Vice Minister Convicted for Graft
Former Jiangsu Vice Governor Wang Like, who accepted more than $64 million in bribes, is one of several cadres connected to former Public Security Vice Minister Sun Lijun sentenced this week
Sep 22, 2022 20:49 PM

In Depth: Why China’s Regulators Have Cough Medicine in Their Sights
Abusing over-the-counter medications to get high is easy in China thanks to the prevalence of online pharmacies and delivery apps
Sep 22, 2022 20:24 PM

Trending in China: Acting School Head Detained After Rape Accusations Surface Online
The accused instructor says ‘controversial’ teaching methods were behind the allegations
Sep 22, 2022 17:45 PM

Former Justice Minister Given Suspended Death Sentence
Fu Zhenghua is the fourth ex-official connected to the political gang of former Public Security Vice Minister Sun Lijun to be sentenced this week
Sep 22, 2022 15:42 PM

Ex-Shanxi Police Chief Jailed for 14 Years for Corruption
Liu Xinyun is the third official linked to former Public Security Vice Minister Sun Lijun to be sentenced this week
Sep 21, 2022 21:00 PM

Another Round of Covid Boosters Needed to Help End Pandemic in China, CDC Says
More than 1.2 billion Chinese residents have been fully vaccinated, and 820 million have received booster shots
Sep 21, 2022 19:25 PM

Former Shanghai Police Chief Sentenced to Life in Prison For Corruption
Gong Daoan stood accused of accepting more than $10 million in bribes between 1999 and 2020
Sep 21, 2022 19:01 PM

Chongqing Monkeypox Patient Caught the Disease in Berlin, China CDC Says
The first case found on the Chinese mainland has been traced back to Germany
Sep 20, 2022 18:50 PM

Officials Probed After Fatal Crash of Bus Traveling to Covid Quarantine Facility
Three local cadres have been suspended, including a district party secretary and a local police official
Sep 19, 2022 19:32 PM

CDC Expert Warns of Potential Monkeypox Outbreak as First Case Hits Mainland
Wu Zunyou predicted the risk of infection will increase and cautioned against skin-to-skin contact with people who had been abroad within the past three weeks