China's health literacy increased by over two percentage points year-on-year to reach nearly 32 percent in 2024 thanks to growing public attention paid to their personal health condition。
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport shortened the cut-off time for domestic flights to 35 minutes or less, effective from Friday (Jan 10).
Beijing has made a fresh rebuke to some voices labeling China's recent cases of infection with human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, as an "unknown virus", calling such claims "run counter to basic scientific knowledge and scaremongering".
Xizang officials announced on Thursday that over 250,000 items of warm supplies, including blankets, quilts and cotton clothes, have been distributed to quake-affected residents.
Alumni couple Chen Xiaoming and He Peixin returned to their alma mater last Friday and received a collection of 590 letters of gratitude totaling 400,000 words from student beneficiaries, People's Daily reported.
China's health literacy reached 31.87 percent in 2024, a rise of 2.17 percentage points from the previous year, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
Chinese police will maintain a harsh response to telecom fraud and keep up international law enforcement cooperation to dismantle fraud dens abroad and hunt down major fugitives.
Chinese actor Wang Xing who went missing after arriving in Thailand's Tak for a shoot last Friday will be back to China tonight. Falling victim to a human trafficking gang using Thailand as a gateway.
Wildfires continued to burn uncontained across Los Angeles County on Thursday — from the Pacific Ocean eastward to Pasadena — as the number of people displaced by the inferno has risen to at least 130,000.
China has reported a cluster of mpox infections linked to a foreign traveler who had recently visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Anti-smuggling departments of customs across China carried out a series of special campaigns targeting smuggling in 2024, investigating more than 5,700 cases, the Ministry of Public Security said.
Chinese scientists have discovered a new species of caecilian in Yunnan province, marking a significant addition to the country's biodiversity, the Kunming Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has announced.
China plans to intensify efforts to promote traditional Chinese medicine overseas this year while strengthening the development of pediatrics, geriatrics and critical care departments at domestic TCM hospitals, according to authorities.
The rising number of respiratory infections, including cases with the lesser-known but common human metapneumovirus, are within the expected range for winter, with no unusual outbreak patterns reported and the overall level lower than the last winter.
In the early hours of Wednesday, a team from a Gansu province beef noodle restaurant arrived in the quake-hit Dingri county, Shigatse city, Xizang autonomous region, bringing warm noodles for the residents.
China will enrich services for the elderly, boosting the silver economy and cultivating more talent for the sector in the next 10 years, as part of a move to better cope with the aging population and improve the quality of life for seniors.
The number of respiratory infections in China, including cases with the lesser-known but common human metapneumovirus, is within the expected range for winter, with no unusual outbreak patterns reported and the overall level lower than the previous winter.
Located at an altitude of 4,500 meters, Dingri hosts the base camp of Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, also known as Mount Everest in the West. Home to over 60,000 residents, it is one of the most populous border counties in Xizang.
Authorities in Thailand are monitoring a recent case of human trafficking to neighboring Myanmar and making coordinated efforts to restore confidence among tourists regarding personal safety.
Devastating wildfires fueled by high winds and dry conditions that swept through Los Angeles County starting on Tuesday continued to rage on Wednesday, with five people reported dead and more than 1,100 structures destroyed.
China on Thursday reported an outbreak of monkeypox virus, specifically the Ib sub-branch, with four associated cases. The outbreak has been effectively controlled.
An anti-corruption documentary aired on Tuesday night revealed that some former senior officials involved in corruption used family members or close associates as "white gloves" to conduct power-for-money transactions and evade detection.
Shanghai announced on Wednesday plans to encourage the establishment of wholly foreign-owned hospitals in the municipality's key economic zones, biopharmaceutical industry clusters and downtown districts with a high concentration of expatriate residents.
With the New Year holiday having just passed and the Spring Festival holiday approaching, "Traveling in China" has become a popular topic on social media.
China has intensified efforts to protect young people by issuing a guideline targeting "high-inducing vapes" — electronic cigarette devices containing new types of illicit drugs such as etomidate and synthetic marijuana.
A team of Chinese researchers have identified a new species of dendrobium, a genus of orchids known locally as shihu, in Ya'an, Sichuan province. The discovery was published recently in the botanical journal Phytotaxa.
Legislators in Zhengzhou, Henan province, recently released a decision to strictly limit the use of smartphones by students in primary and secondary schools, making the city China's first to use dedicated legislation to regulate the use of such devices.
The central authorities have recently called for efforts to improve the national unified labor market and social security platform by completely eliminating the household registration restrictions on employment insurance participation.
The number of production safety accidents nationwide declined by 11.2 percent and the number of fatalities decreased by 7.7 percent year-on-year in 2024, with the number of fatalities reaching a historical low.
Chinese and global companies, as well as people from all walks of life have donated money and goods to support the earthquake relief efforts and help disaster-affected people.