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China's top ten trending phrases in 2017

LastSaturday,ChineseNationalLanguageMonitoringandResearchCenterreleasedChina'stoptentrendingtermsin2017.Fiveofthemarerelatedtothe19thNationalCongressoftheCommun

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Irish PM says future of Apple data center uncertain

AplannedAppledatacenterworthonebillionUSdollarsisindoubtafterIrishPrimeMinisterLeoVaradkarsaidtheUScompany’sChiefExecutiveTimCookwouldnolongercommittoit,addingt

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How to plan a multigenerational family vacation

Formanypeople,gettingtheentirefamilytogether--we’retalkinggrandmaandgrandpa,parents,andchildren--forafewmajorholidayseachyearathomeismorethanenough.Forothers(le

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Suspected ISIL militant detained over plan to down US aircraft

TurkishpolicehavedetainedasuspectedmemberofISILwhowasreportedlyplanningtodownaUSaircraftatIncirlikAirbaseinAdanaItwasreportedthatthesuspectisaRussiancitizenname

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Contraceptives 'one of the greatest anti-poverty innovations': Melinda

Contraceptivesare“oneofthegreatestanti-povertyinnovationstheworldhaseverknown,”philanthropistMelindaGatessaidonTuesday,callingforfamilyplanningtobeaglobalpriori

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Contraceptives is a great anti-poverty invention: Melinda Gates

Contraceptivesare“oneofthegreatestanti-povertyinnovationstheworldhaseverknown,”philanthropistMelindaGatessaidonTuesday,callingforfamilyplanningtobeaglobalpriori

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China to register 13 million "Black Children" without "Hukou"

​China will provide unregistered citizens with household registration permits, a crucial document entitling them to social welfare, according to a high-level reform meeting.

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'Secret' children could cost State workers their jobs

State workers could face the sack if they have two or more children.

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Beijing's successful crowd control system to be rolled out nationwide

Beijing is using a crowd analytics system to prevent stampedes at major commercial areas. It is hoped that the system will be rolled out nationwide.

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China's Tibet relaxes one-child policy

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region announced Thursday it has relaxed its family planning policy to allow couples to have a second child if either parent is an only child.

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China's most populous province relaxes one-child policy

China's most populous province of Henan on Thursday relaxed its family planning policy to allow couples to have a second baby if either parent is an only child.

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Fatal blast highlights faulty urban planning problem

Proper urban planning is needed to avoid accidents like the deadly oil pipeline blasts in an economic zone in east China's Shandong Province.

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Vietnam welcomes 90 millionth citizen, ranks 14th most populous country

Vietnam welcomed its 90 millionth citizen on Friday, as it ranks the 14th most populous country in the world and the third in the Southeast Asian.

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U.S. Fed boosts pressure on big banks over capital planning

The U.S. Federal Reserve said Monday that it wanted the largest U.S. banks to pay more attention to their particular vulnerabilities rather than simply applying the regulatory minimums when making their capital plans.

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Family planning fines spark controversy in Chinese county

A central Chinese county has denied claims that it attempted to raise fines from family planning policy violators to support its strained government treasury. 

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Shanghai encourages single-child couples to have baby

Family planning authorities in Shanghai Municipality are encouraging couples who are both a single child themselves to have a second baby.