• Rescued miners in stable condition

  People & Stories |

  Zhang Shuping, mayor of Linyi city in East China's Shandong province said that the city will have stricter oversight on its non-coal mining industry. The approval of new non-coal mines will be halted and an overhaul will be done in the existing 212 non-coal mines in the city.

• Primary Students Form 'Anti-Second Kid Alliance'

  Issues to Talk About |

  A group of fourth-graders at an elementary school in east China's Qingdao City formed an "anti-siblings alliance" in an effort to persuade their parents not to have a second child.The story became a sensation on the Internet and WeChat, China's popular mobile social media platform, arousing a feisty discussion about China's decision to abandon its decades-long one-child policy on January 1.