A Taiwan resident died of the H7N9 avian flu virus Monday evening, 23 days after the infection was confirmed, the local disease control agency said Tuesday. The man, 69, contracted the virus on Feb. 4 and died in hospital on Feb. 27 after medical trea… read more
Top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng on Tuesday asked the country’s political advisors to stick to the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and socialism. Yu, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Nation… read more
Archives and witness statements have indicated that Taiwan’s “February 28 Uprising” had nothing to do with “Taiwan independence”. Tuesday marks the 70th anniversary of the uprising. Some witnesses recalled the occasion, saying that there were no sloga… read more
China beat its annual target by lifting 12.4 million people out of poverty in 2016, official data showed Tuesday. “The progress was partly due to large financial resources, amounting to more than 230 billion yuan (34.33 billion U.S. dollars), earmarke… read more
Wang Shuaiting, former executive of China Travel Service (Holdings) Hong Kong Ltd., was sentenced to 16 years in prison for accepting bribes and embezzling public funds, a court said Tuesday. According to Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People’s Court… read more