英闻天下——545 Beijing Food Safety Regulation Takes Effect

A new food safety regulation issued by the Beijing Municipal Government has officially taken effect on Monday. The new regulation strengthens on tighter supervision and control of street food vendors and online food retailers, as well as on harsher p

英闻天下——544 "Is China's Cost of Funeral Service Too High?"

As the Qingming Festival, also known as the Tomb Sweeping day, approaches and people get ready to honor their departed loved ones, funeral services have once again become a hot topic. Some people complain about the rising cost of funerals and say the

英闻天下——543 Risk of H7N9 Epidemic Low Given Current Evidence

Two new cases of H7N9 Avian Influenza were reported in Zhejiang yesterday. One of those infected has reportedly already died. Meanwhile, hospital sources in Jiangsu are reporting the five patients confirmed to be infected in that province are not sho

英闻天下——542 Eco-friendly Burials Emerging in China

As the availability of burial plots continues to dwindle and their costs keep increasing, China is encouraging eco-friendly and land-saving burials, but there are a few challenges to overcome before the efforts will make a difference. Professor Qiao

英闻天下——541 Bird Flu Cases in China Rises to 24

Chinese authorities and the World Health Organization have been trying to address growing concerns about the H7N9 strain of the bird flu virus. A 64-year-old man died from the flu in Shanghai on Monday, becoming the 7th casualty, with the total numbe

英闻天下——540 H7N9 Source Revealed, Vaccine Ready within 7 Months

Researchers say the H7N9 virus is a genetic reassortment of viruses carried by migratory birds from South Korea, other East Asian regions, and chickens from east China. The mingle of the viruses is likely to have occurred in east China's Yangtze Rive

英闻天下——539 Shenzhen School Entrance Rule

Education is one of the biggest concerns of migrant workers, especially in Shenzhen where 3/4 of people do not have local Hukou. In an effort to improve education equality, municipal government tries to break the Hukou barrier by introducing a brand

英闻天下——538 Veggie Digging in Parks

Administrators of Yuanmingyuan, often referred to as the Old Summer Palace, said they are powerless to prevent elderly people from digging up wild herbs in the park, as they do not have enough resources. Photos showing people digging up wild vegetabl

英闻天下——537 New Shenzhen Admission Mechanism Sparks Heated Discussion

In China, pulbic schools are established to accommodate children with local residency registration, known as Hukou. However, as the population becomes much more mobile now, in big cities like Shenzhen, there is a huge number of people from other part

英闻天下——536 Experts Calls for Community Hospitals, Family Doctors

In China, it is common for people who live elsewhere to journey to Beijing and try to make an appointment with a famous doctor at a large hospital after falling sick. Cao Zeyi, vice dean of the Medical School at Tsinghua University and former deputy

英闻天下——535 Experts Comment on the Current Bird Flu

On April 15, the Department of Health of east China's Jiangsu Province reported that a woman surnamed Gu, a 77-year-old who had previously tested positive for the H7N9 virus, died on April 15 after emergency treatments failed. The province also repor

英闻天下——534 Yao Ming Says No to Ivory and Rhino Horn

As an ambassador to the wildlife conservation group WildAid, last year Yao Ming embarked on a 10-day trip to Africa to shoot a documentary aimed at stopping the poaching of elephants and rhinos. During his journey Yao had close contact with the wild

英闻天下——533 Beijing's First H7N9 Patient Recovers

A 7-year-old girl who was confirmed as the first H7N9 infection case here in Beijing will now be discharged from hospital later this afternoon. Cheng Jun, a spokesperson for the Beijing Ditan Hospital, says the girl has tested negative for the virus

英闻天下——547 Public Concerns Aroused about Drivers' Health Check

After several accidents involving drivers around the country, many people have become concerned about the health of drivers today. The matter is not only related to each and every individual driver, but also greatly effects public security. As a resu

英闻天下——563 Premier Promises Stable Growth, Better Wellbeing

In his last ever government work report, Wen Jiabao is warning China's development model is facing problems which are unbalanced, uncoordinated and unsustainable. The Chinese premier listed several issues in the development of the world's second larg

英闻天下——577 China Spring Festival Travel Rush Begins

The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, falls on Feb. 10th this year. Hundreds of millions of people will embark on a journey for family reunion, putting huge pressure on the country's transportation networks. Among them, the railways will hand

英闻天下——576 No Lavish Banquets for the Chinese New Year

It's a tradition that as the Chinese New Year approaches, companies all over the country hold year-end parties. Most of them feature a banquet, various programs performed by staff members and a raffle with precious prizes. But in response to the cent

英闻天下——574 China to Launch National Organ Donation Network

A national organ donation network is set to be launched in China next month. That's according to the Health Ministry who have been operating a pilot donation scheme, along with the Red Cross Society of China, in 16 cities. Vice Health Minister Huang

英闻天下——573 Beijing's New Emission Standard Begins Feb 1

The capital will raise its automobile-emission standards on Friday, making them the strictest in the nation. The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau said the move is expected to reduce auto pollution by 40 percent to better improve the hazardous

英闻天下——572 Chinese Loess Wind Blows European Stage

What you have just heard is Thierry Joulin from France singing the northern Shaanxi folk song Nanniwan. Singers of these songs have breathed new life into this traditional Chinese folk music by spreading the scent of the earth in their lyrics to west