Net security proves difficult task 2011-03-12 11:38:22
A leading Chinese Internet security expert pledged to establish a national administration charged with strengthening security in cyberspace.
Prosecutors eye scales of justice 2011-03-12 07:35:34
Judicial organs across the country have improved self-supervision and tightened procedural examination to prevent wrongdoing and ensure justice, the country's top prosecutor and judge said on Friday.
Rules sought to stop artworks smuggling 2011-03-11 08:18:36
China's top judge Wang Shengjun started to deliver a report on the work of the Supreme People's Court at a meeting of the annual parliament session Friday.
Stronger food safety regulations debated 2011-03-10 08:12:36
Lawmakers and experts have urged stronger punishments and improved law enforcement to ensure food safety, following tainted food scandals that have generated nationwide concern.
Experts urge reform of science grants 2011-03-10 08:09:55
Chinese scientists are spending so much time applying for research grants that the country's attempts to achieve scientific breakthroughs and innovation have been seriously impeded.
Chinese lawmaker urges ban on shark fin trading 2011-03-09 14:23:22
A Chinese lawmaker has proposed that the country's top legislature should ban the trade of shark fin, a high-end delicacy consumed by wealthy people in China and East Asia.
Minister must step carefully to balance interests 2011-03-09 08:31:07
Regional governments are pushing central authorities to approve more land for construction to accelerate economic development - a theme encapsulated in the recent proposal by a NPC deputy from Shaanxi province.
Reforms to close gaps in mental health care 2011-03-09 08:04:27
About half of urban psychiatric patients on the Chinese mainland who need hospitalization cannot afford it, said a veteran mental health expert. And situation is even worse in China's vast countryside.
Netizens support extending holiday 2011-03-09 07:46:38
The public has responded with vigorous support for an NPC deputy's proposal to extend the Spring Festival holiday from three days to 10.
Scholars with fraud proposed to be punished 2011-03-08 14:05:31
A Chinese political advisor on Tuesday proposed harsh penalty for scholars implicated in academic fraud to clean up the country's academic field.