Zhang Yongzhen, who camped outside his Shanghai lab after parent hospital shut him out, has provoked wave of public sympathy and questioning of treatment meted out to noted virologist.
Over-50s now make up almost a third of China’s vast migrant workforce, while the number aged under 30 has dropped over the past five years
Another 30 people sent to hospital as road collapse leaves nearly 18-metre-long crater on highway linking Guangdong to Fujian province
Controversy follows earlier online debate over rules governing ‘bed curtains’ for privacy in shared rooms and smoking and alcohol on campus.
China will adopt ‘forward-thinking plan’ for building digital economy and boost international collaboration through technology arm of the belt and road strategy, according to Beijing’s top planner and data agency.
Beijing’s top anti-graft agency says Liu, who once served on Interpol executive committee, is ‘suspected of serious violations of discipline and law’ which is widely understood to mean corruption.
Announcing the conclave, Politburo highlights the ferocity of international competition and risks ‘lurking in key areas’ of the economy.
Lai must deflect the risk of war by improving relations with mainland China, Fu says after trip to Beijing.
Just weeks before William Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwanese leader, the Ministry of State Security issues warning to island’s ‘separatist forces’ and pledges to expand public support for peaceful reunification.
In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look at the latest in cross-strait relations, with independence-leaning William Lai Ching-te set to take over as Taiwan president next month.
Yang Xiaoming has lost his post as NPC deputy over alleged ‘serious violations of discipline and law’, NPC Standing Committee says, as China cracks down on corruption in the healthcare sector.
Ministry of Education to launch thorough investigation of all primary and secondary schools to detect risks of ‘student bullying’, with upgraded monitoringing of psychological well-being also in the works.
Travellers from the province will first be able to visit Matsu and then the main island of Taiwan, once direct sea services resume, official says.
Xinhua has called for an end to ‘outdated practices’ amid complaints about some pandemic-era movement controls still in place in Beijing, such as for subway travel, and hospital and campus visits.
Weeks ahead of his inauguration, William Lai Ching-te says Beijing should ‘have confidence’ in talking to the island’s ‘elected legitimate’ government.
Dong Yunhu, who was once responsible for spreading China’s official position on human rights, is accused of corruption stretching back to 1999.
In Jiangsu, workers who report clues could be rewarded with up to US$4,100, particularly if it leads to a criminal case involving national security.
The main rainbands moved to the southern coast a day after floods further north killed at least four people and displaced tens of thousands of residents
Israeli cross-party delegation meets representatives of island’s current and incoming governments, visits science park and attends Holocaust Memorial Day event.
Two empty buildings collapsed after two quakes, at magnitudes of 6.0 and 6.3, were felt early on Tuesday morning.
DPP government says more than 760 statues of Chiang, who ruled the island for nearly three decades, will be swiftly removed.