May 2, 2017

 

A research institute on eldercare under the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs launched a website providing online services for senior citizens Friday.

 

The website offers services such as entertainment, finance, home care, shopping and travel.

 

May 9, 2017

 

Organ donation and transplantation in China aligns with China's national condition and follows relevant laws and the WHO’s ethics principles, said Huang Jiefu, director of China National Organ Donation and Transplantation Committee.

 

Huang suggested that organ transplantation can be provided as a basic medical service to the public and included into the national basic medical and health service systems.

 

In addition, Huang called for reducing medical expenses for poor families and sticking to the principle of free and voluntary organ donation at the same time.

 

May 9, 2017

 

Chinese lawmakers are drafting a bill on the use of the national anthem, the Commission for Legislative Affairs of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee said Monday.

 

May 11, 2017

 

A top Chinese political advisor has called for ethnic solidarity and religious harmony during his visit to northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region from Monday to Wednesday.

 

Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, went to Guyuan City and Yinchuan City in Ningxia, home to many Chinese Muslims and people from the Hui ethnic minority group.

 

During his visit to a mosque in Yongning County, Yinchuan City, Yu said that the government should educate and guide believers to conduct their religious activities in accordance with the law and build harmonious relations.

 

May 11, 2017

 

Chinese central government has called for more efforts in helping college graduates get jobs or start businesses, according to statement issued after a national tele-conference on employment Wednesday.

 

May 11, 2017

 

Schools across China are paying high attention to campus bullying and violence, according to a report published by the Ministry of Education (MOE).

 

To ensure school safety and address the problem of school bullying and student violence, schools across China have made various efforts according to their own conditions.

 

May 12,2017

 

The international community needs to accelerate global poverty elimination and build a new-type cooperative relationship aimed for win-win results, urged Liu Jieyi, Chinese ambassador to the UN, at the general debate on poverty reduction on May 9.

 

May 12,2017

 

China will expand reform within the country's public hospitals nationwide this year, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) announced Thursday.

 

May 15, 2017

 

The Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation opens in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2017. 

 

May 15,2017

 

Thematic Session on Think Tank Exchanges is held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2017. Six thematic sessions of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation were held here on Sunday. 

 

May 15, 2017

 

Twenty seven provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across China have issued guidelines or plans for promoting family doctor services, according to the top health authority.

 

May 15,2017 

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2017. 

 

May 16, 2017

 

The Leaders' Roundtable Summit of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation kicked off on Monday morning at Yanqi Lake International Convention Center in Beijing. The roundtable event in the Chinese capital gives world leaders the opportunity to exchange views on Belt and Road cooperation.

 

May 19, 2017

 

China upgraded the employment policy to offer a wider range of job-hunting students subsidies, according to a document issued by authorities Wednesday.

 

May 25,2017

 

Resource-sharing startups have sprung up in China as the sharing economy booms, according to western media.

 

To western media’s surprise, besides bikes and cars, even basketballs, mobile power banks, and umbrellas are sharable in China. Data shows that the market of China’s sharing economy reached 3.945 trillion yuan in 2016.

 

May 22, 2017 

 

Premier Li Keqiang has signed a revised regulation on the management and supervision of medical devices in order to standardize the use of large medical equipment and ensure safety.

 

The revision is aimed at promoting the reasonable allocation of medical resources and preventing medical institutions from abusing equipment to increase their earnings.

 

May 22, 2017

 

China now has 804 million mu of wetlands including about 700 million mu of natural wetlands. A wetland protection system centered on wetland natural reserves has been formed, with wetland protection rate reaching 46.98 percent.

 

May 23, 2017

 

“The international seminar on sharing China's experience in poverty alleviation with countries along the Belt and Road” was held in Beijing Thursday, attracting nearly 30 domestic and foreign experts and scholars.

 

May 24, 2017

 

The State Council issued a circular that put forward opinions on encouraging development of diverse private healthcare services, in an attempt to meet people’s growing demand for healthcare and regulate the private medical market.

 

May 25, 2017 

 

China will renovate 15 million dilapidated homes from 2018 to 2020 to speed up its urbanization drive and improve people's livelihood.

 

May 25, 2017

 

A delegation of China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) visited Brazil from May 21 to May 24. The delegation held talks with Brazil’s human rights departments and think-tanks.

 

May 26, 2017

 

China expects the international community to enhance cooperation on law enforcement and security management to better fight terrorism, top Chinese security official said on Wednesday.

 

Meng Jianzhu, head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, stressed the importance of anti-terrorism cooperation at a senior representative conference on international security affairs held in Moscow.

 

Representatives from 95 countries and international organizations attended the conference.

 

May 27, 2017 

 

The 2017 China Poverty Reduction International Forum was held on May 26 in Beijing. This event has attracted more than 100 participants from 7 countries, including officials, experts as well as representatives from international organizations, academia, business and NGOs. They had a series of in-depth discussions on how to develop poverty alleviation cases and share China’s experience, in order to help other developing countries find their way out of poverty.

 

May 31, 2017

 

China has set the developing countries a good example in poverty reduction, and China’s poverty relief efforts are a remarkable human rights achievement.

 

May 31, 2017 

 

A delegation of China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) led by Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the CSHRS and vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, visited Chile from May 25 to May 27. The delegation held talks with Chile’s human rights departments on human rights studies, education and development.

 

May 31, 2017 

 

China's Cybersecurity Law will take effect on June 1, banning online service providers from collecting and selling users' personal information.

 

May 31,2017

 

China honored a number of scientists and scientific groups Saturday ahead of the nation's first science and technology workers' day, which will fall on May 30.

 

Liu Yunshan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, congratulated the award-winners and greeted some of the country's science and technology staff at a ceremony.