China plans huge spending to improve farmland quality in the next few years in hopes of propping up grain supplies as shrinking arable land has put the populous country under pressure to feed its people. A total of 600 billion yuan (around 88 billion … read more
Another human H7N9 avian flu case has been reported in central China’s Hunan Province, bringing the total number of infections in the province to 16, including five fatalities, this year. The female patient, 37, was diagnosed in Yueyang City Monday. S… read more
Political advisers in Shanghai have proposed the city learn from other cities about publicizing the smoking ban that will take effect in five weeks. Beginning March 1, all public indoor venues and work areas, as well as some outdoor places, such as ar… read more
People who must work outdoors on heavily polluted days are in dire need of labor protections, Worker’s Daily reported. Wang Hongtao, a food deliveryman in Beijing, said he receives 30 percent more orders on smoggy days, as people tend to stay home due… read more
Wang Tianpu, former general manager of oil giant China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Group), was sentenced Tuesday to 15 and a half years in prison for graft. The sentence was handed down by the Nanchang City Intermediate People’s Court … read more