What they say

The healthcare reform in Beijing will set new standards for healthcare reform in other regions of China. I hope Beijing can take the lead in the campaign for comprehensive reform of public medical institutions and set a good example.

Joint efforts to ease burden of medical expenses

When the Beijing government announced its new medical reform policy late last month, a number of government organizations pledged to offer their support.

Looking ahead

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

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For easy bike riders, a new cycle of choice

Everywhere you look in Beijing these days, bicycles stand propped against walls and lined in rows stretched across sidewalks. Pedestrians have taken the development in their stride, dodging only a bit more often or widely to the right or left to skirt the obstructions.

This Day, That Year

Item from April 7, 1997, in China Daily: An elderly man wipes dust off the tombstone of a relative in Babaoshan, western Beijing on Saturday during the Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, when Chinese people pay their respects to their dead.

Senior court official calls for more judicial fairness

A senior official of the Supreme People's Court underscored the importance of judicial fairness on Wednesday and called on all courts to improve their performance in criminal trials.

Canadian envoy settles into Beijing

Canada's top envoy to China has spent three busy weeks in the country since he arrived in Beijing last month on a mission to promote stronger ties between the two countries.

Autopsy to shed light on death of student

An autopsy is being conducted on a middle school student alleged to have fallen to his death on Saturday, with no evidence having been found so far to suggest he was physically abused, officials in Luzhou, Sichuan province, said at a news conference on Thursday.

IN BRIEF

Shaanxi FTZ looks to explore models of foreign cooperation

The China (Shaanxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone was unveiled on Saturday, a move that is set to facilitate economic and cultural cooperation with countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, local officials said.

Zone hones in on new, sharper innovative edge

The Xi'an Hi-tech Industries Development Zone is poised to grasp the "historic opportunities" on offer as it seeks new breakthroughs in development, said a senior local official.