Jun 01, 2022 19:51 PM

Senior Provincial Official Sacked for Faking Economic Data
Former deputy Jiangsu Communist Party secretary has now been expelled from the party and removed from all public offices, China’s top graft watchdog said
Jun 01, 2022 17:34 PM

In Depth: Millions of China’s Migrant Workers Find Themselves Shunned in Old Age
Laborers over 50 played a key role in the country’s stunning growth over the decades, but they now face a bleak future in which they’re getting cut off from the job market with little or no unemployment support
May 31, 2022 20:00 PM

China Seeks to Prevent Sealed Juvenile Criminal Records From Being Leaked
New guidelines aim to unify the country’s decade-old system of scattered and vague rules covering the records of underage offenders
May 31, 2022 19:56 PM

Chongqing Authorities Investigate Fatal Police Shooting
A police statement said the victim had attacked the officer prior to the shooting, as he was ‘dissatisfied’ with his handling of a dispute
May 31, 2022 19:53 PM

Trending in China: ‘Ugly,’ ‘Suggestive’ Textbook Illustrations Draw Ire
Commenters are stunned as to how the now-controversial materials could have been in use for a decade
May 30, 2022 06:55 AM

Cover Story: The Covid-Fighting Struggle of China’s Nursing Homes
Living Shanghai resident in a body bag symbolizes deep-seated failures of the country’s nascent system of caring for a burgeoning elderly population
May 28, 2022 18:53 PM

Beijing Probes Whether Hospital Covid Protocols Contributed to Man’s Death
Father claims hospital initially refused to admit his critically ill son with resulting delay in sending an ambulance proving fatal
May 27, 2022 20:12 PM

Beijing Health Officials Probed for Covid Testing Fraud
The trio were responsible for supervising a lab where testing irregularities were found in an investigation launched earlier
May 26, 2022 19:48 PM

Trending in China: Funeral Home Insists on Covid Test Result — for the Deceased
Shenzhen business has attracted online scorn for saying a negative result is needed for cremation to go ahead
May 26, 2022 04:12 AM

China Further Slashes Price of a Covid-19 Test to $2.40
Driving cost down from $18 two years ago, authorities move to ‘normalize’ large-scale testing in Chinese cities for pandemic control
May 25, 2022 20:18 PM

‘I Must Leave Shanghai’ — Tales of Train Station Frustration
Hongqiao railway station is a key transport hub in Shanghai. With the city easing lockdowns, residents had flocked to the station to proceed with travel plans that were hijacked by Covid restrictions
May 25, 2022 20:07 PM

Beijing Health Chief Sacked
Yu Luming was placed under investigation by the Communist Party’s graft-buster a month ago
May 25, 2022 20:03 PM

In Depth: How China Took Another Step Forward on Genetically Modified Farming
Driven by food security and demand concerns, China is plowing ahead with GM crops after years of holding back
May 24, 2022 20:01 PM

Beijing Vows to Stamp Out Covid, Transfers Nearly 2,000 People to Neighboring City for Isolation
Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan calls for quicker isolation of the infected and their close contacts as outbreak enters second month
May 24, 2022 04:42 AM

China Suspends Overseas Tours, Discourages Citizens From Going Abroad
‘Zero-Covid’ policies mean continuation of travel restrictions amid worst pandemic outbreaks in two years, authorities say
May 23, 2022 06:52 AM

Cover Story: China’s Safety Problem With Illegal Buildings
Deadly April collapse of a ‘self-build’ in the Hunan capital Changsha following similar disasters sets off a nationwide hunt for perilous structures
May 20, 2022 19:35 PM

Tianjin Tweaks Rules to Let Covid-Impacted ‘Spring Gaokao’ Students Take Test
The exam is important for tens of thousands of local students who want to get a place in college
May 20, 2022 05:54 AM

Shanghai Prepares to Partially Reopen Starting Sunday
Metal barriers begin coming down as authorities resume public transit operations after a month and a half of Covid-related lockdowns
May 19, 2022 18:56 PM

China’s Covid Pill Works Against Omicron, Trial Shows
Drug developed by Shanghai Junshi Biosciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows good results in safety, tolerability and effectiveness in reducing viral shedding
May 19, 2022 05:23 AM

Shanghai Speeds Up Customs Clearance of Covid Vaccines and Materials
China’s biomedical R&D center creates ‘green channel’ to accelerate work on advanced coronavirus treatments and inoculations