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The annual report on overseas NGOs in China, released by the Administration Office of Overseas NGOs of the Ministry of Public Security (AONGOMPS), revealed that by Dec 31 last year, 631 representative offices of overseas NGOs had registered in accordance…

A report was released last year detailing China’s progress and challenges as it transitions to a more sustainable mode of development. The Blue Book on Low-Carbon Development: China’s Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Progress Report (2021) was released by China…

Guangzhou, capital of China’s Guangdong province, recently issued a new set of regulations outlining how social organizations should respond to public health emergencies. The “Social Organizations’ Response to Public Health Emergencies Prevention and Control” regulations are the first of their…

According to a list released by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs, 247 grassroots mental health centers have been established in the capital city. Residents can use them for information, psychological assessment, stress reduction, counseling and other services. A director…

Last year saw new milestones and opportunities for China’s charity sector. To mark the start of 2022, China Development Brief has summarized 2021’s top buzzwords for the sector. The Third Distribution Since August 2021, the government has stressed the importance…

Wetlands form one of the major ecosystems of our planet. Swamps, peatlands, lakes, rivers, beaches, and salt marshes all belong to the wetland family. They play an important role in reducing the impact of extreme weather, such as flooding, and…

FAW Toyota China’s charity program “Lighting up Dreams” recently provided left-behind children at Dukezong Primary School in Shangri-La, Yunnan Province, with items such as schoolbags. In addition, the company donated 600,000 yuan ($94,280) to the “Scarab Dream Fund” which aims…

A report from the 2021 China Social Organization Blue Book titled the “2020 Charitable Organization Development Report”, recently released by the National Governance Modernization and Social Organization Research Center of the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, analyzes the…

Children from a community in Fenggang County, Guizhou Province, celebrated this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival together at a local children’s home. But it was not a normal celebration with families coming together to enjoy the festivities: the children’s parents were not…

The Global Child Law Fellowship 2021-22, co-sponsored by Beijing Children’s Legal Aid Research Center and the Child Law International Alliance (CLIA), was launched in September in Burundi, Kenya, Liberia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, India and the Philippines. Twelve lawyers from the…

On World Car-Free Day earlier this year, Greenpeace released a report titled “Zero Carbon Countdown: Comparison of major automakers’ carbon emission levels and compliance in China, the EU and the USA”. The report gathered the most recent statistics on the…

A foodbank has opened its own store on Chinese e-commerce website Taobao. The shop, which went online on Sept 16, aims to provide food close to its sell-by date to those who can’t afford to meet their daily calorie needs.…

The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer formally came into force in China on Sept 15. China joined the Montreal Protocol in 1991 to phase out the production and usage of ozone-depleting chemicals.…

In the early hours of September 16, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Luxian County, Sichuan Province, killing three people and leaving 100 injured. By 4 p.m., it was reported that 1,400 houses had collapsed and 6,400 were severely damaged, affecting more…

During the recent floods in Henan Province, a new phenomenon quickly emerged in the disaster relief efforts: charitable foundations providing support to rescue teams. And it’s thought that this model might now become more common during future disasters. On Aug…

“This desolate area where green wheatgrass seeds were sown just three months ago is now alive with color. You can hardly imagine my pride, wrote Chen Juanling, general manager of public relations and communications for Garan Group, on WeChat. Last…

In the past couple of years, the government has increasingly put forward new documents and favourable policies to encourage the development of the social work sector, with an emphasis on creating space for social workers to become more engaged in…

The National Press and Publication Administration has announced new rules limiting the amount of time children can play games online. The notice, issued on Aug 30, quickly became the subject of intense public debate. Tech giants including Tencent and NetEase…