China is studying the possibility of increasing prices and tax hikes to curb tobacco consumption, a senior official with the country's tobacco use regulator said.
The Ministry of Railways and China Earthquake Administration have signed a strategic agreement on cooperation in developing a high-speed train earthquake warning system, an earthquake authority official said on Thursday.
A twentysomething woman has spent more than 4 million yuan ($635,000) on over 200 plastic surgeries.
Places of worship for religious groups and people should be protected by legislation, a CPPCC national committee member said.
A senior Nanjing official says ties with the Japanese city of Nagoya will not resume until an apology is issued for the denial of the 1937 massacre.
Improving income tops the public concerns list in 2012, with narrowing the wealth gap coming in second, a survey shows.
How would you protect yourself if faced with a robber? A police bureau has corrected 14 tips issued online to help females in danger.
A controversial clause that would allow the arrest of people and the surveillance of homes without informing related families has been deleted.
Local governments should view affordable-housing projects as their long-term assets that can create revenue rather than financial burden, said a leading economist who is a member of the country's top advisory body.
A political adviser has proposed that daily necessities should be exempt from value-added tax (VAT) to cope with the rising of prices.
One of China's steelmakers is diversifying into unrelated sectors, including wine production, vegetable planting, and even raising pigs.
The government should improve policies for real estate development in small cities and towns, according to Zhu Yilong, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee.