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Returning migrant children half of China’s left-behind children: report

Liao Hua (pseudonym) had lived with his grandparents in the countryside for a while before his parents finally brought him along with them last year to the city, where they work as migrant workers. But after only three months, due…

2021-05-21

Arts education resources, support on the rise within China

In May, Wang Dengfeng from the Ministry of Education spoke on the increasing attention given to arts education in elementary and middle schools. Wang detailed China’s future arts education goals during a press conference that also touched on the improvement…

2021-05-21

Could Inner Mongolia’s afforestation success be a framework for UN’s 2030 Agenda?

More than 2 billion people in 167 countries and regions are severely affected by desertification. To fight desertification, an afforestation campaign is underway in the Kubuqi Desert, Inner Mongolia. With 30 years of effort, the campaign has covered 6,000 square…

2021-05-21

China Association for the Deaf works with telecom firm to serve disabled

Last decade in China, there were as many as 20.54 million people with hearing loss. Although resources exist like hearing aids and cochlear implants, President of the Chinese Association for the Deaf Yang Yang said there is so much more…

2021-05-21

Nursing moves toward greater professionalism in China

On May 12, International Nurses Day, the National Health Commission released data and information on registered nurses in China. The total number of registered nurses reached 4.7 million, increasing by 45 percent compared to 2015. The number of registered nurses…

2021-05-17

Volunteers reveal e-commerce platforms facilitate animal abuse

Volunteers from the Chengdu House of Love Animal Rescue Centre on May 3 stopped a truck on the street. There were more than ten layers of courier boxes in the truck with animals wailing inside. These 180 animals were pets…

2021-05-12

Portable life-saving device vital to health in Hubei village

An (automated external defibrillator) AED is a life-saving device for patients who experience sudden cardiac arrests. Sophisticated but easy to use, the device can be used to analyze heart rhythm and defibrillate the heart when needed. However, the device has…

2021-05-12

Essential medical checkups for children conducted in remote village

Recently, the Phoenix New Media’s team for the Children Welfare Project and medical volunteers from nearly ten hospitals in Beijing went to Xinhua Hope Primary School in Yeping, Jiangxi Province, to carry out health screenings for children. The group of…

2021-05-07

Digital divide faced by elderly underscores need for civil attention

With rapid digital development, more senior citizens now own smartphones and can access the internet. In addition to advantages in faster communication, senior citizens face problems brought by the modern technology, such as over-relying on the internet and still being…

2021-05-07

What Beijing’s “gift package” to renewables means for reaching a 2030 carbon peak

By the end of 2020, China had generated 93.4 million kilowatts of renewable energy, an increase of 17.5 percent year-on-year. But in recent years some renewable energy enterprises have faced cash flow shortages, production difficulties, and other financial stresses. But…

2021-03-31

National Health Commission outlines China’s key mental health tasks for 2021

The National Health Commission along with eight other institutions issued The 2021 Notice of Key Tasks On Printing and Distributing the Pilot Scheme for the Construction of the National Social and Psychological Service System to require that in pilot areas…

2021-03-31

China’s legislators, civil society push wider social safety net for delivery app workers

The internet economy has spurred the growth gig economy worldwide. With the proliferation of delivery apps and rideshare services, labor relations that used to be clearly defined have become murkier. Employers evade responsibility while workers in this sector linger in…

2021-03-26

Meet the Juvenile Court Work Office under China’s Supreme People’s Court

On the 2nd of March, the Juvenile Court Work Office was formally established and unveiled. Yang Wanming, deputy dean and director of the Juvenile Court Office, emphasised “the protection of minors and crime prevention is a systematic project that requires…

2021-03-10

Voices of the “Two Sessions”: proposals made by the NPC deputies

On the 4th and 5th of March, thousands of the National People’s Congress (NPC) deputies and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) committee members gathered in Beijing to attend the annual “Two Sessions” to set and endorse the national agenda.…

2021-03-09

Tencent intends to push the 9/9 Charity Day to annual regular events

On the 20th of January, the 2021 New Year’s Communication Conference of the Tencent Charitable Foundation revealed at the Tencent’s 9/9 Charity Day event in 2020, it achieved a total of 2.32 billion yuan in fundraising and more than 57.8…

2021-02-23

Development Reimagined’s webinar series aims to debate meaningful solutions for Africa

Speculation of a looming African debt crisis in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a new narrative. But Beijing-based consultancy Development Reimagined is aiming to reframe the conversation based on real solutions starting with their flagship project…

2021-02-22

Notices inform practices for community assistance ahead of Chinese New Year

On the 30th of January, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Health Commission jointly issued the Notice on Further Improving the Level of Precision and Refinement of Prevention and Control of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Urban and Rural…

2021-02-07

The Ministry of Civil Affairs responds to questions of volunteer services records

Volunteer service records are direct reflections of volunteers’ participation in charitable activities. On the 25th of January, 2020, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Civil Affairs introduced new regulations to make sure each volunteer’s participation records are well documented. The…

2021-02-03

Returning migrant children half of China’s left-behind children: report

Arts education resources, support on the rise within China

Could Inner Mongolia’s afforestation success be a framework for UN’s 2030 Agenda?

China Association for the Deaf works with telecom firm to serve disabled

Volunteers reveal e-commerce platforms facilitate animal abuse

Essential medical checkups for children conducted in remote village

Digital divide faced by elderly underscores need for civil attention

What Beijing’s “gift package” to renewables means for reaching a 2030 carbon peak

Meet the Juvenile Court Work Office under China’s Supreme People’s Court

Voices of the “Two Sessions”: proposals made by the NPC deputies

Development Reimagined’s webinar series aims to debate meaningful solutions for Africa

The Ministry of Civil Affairs responds to questions of volunteer services records

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