The World Health Organization (WHO)'s Center for Environmental Health Activities will launch a third edition of its "Guidelines for the Safe Use of Wastewater, Excreta and Greywater" in Amman, the international body said in a statement on Monday.

A two-day forum on furthering exchanges in medical care between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan opened in Beijing on Monday.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is losing out to western medicine in the popularity stakes in China, according to an online survey.

Macao's newspapers Monday expressed the mourning for the passing away of Henry Fok Ying-tung, vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government held an official ceremony on Monday in commemoration of those who died in defending Hong Kong during the second World War.

Zimbabwe's lead in condom use and condom sale worldwide has produced mixed reactions, with some sections of society welcoming the development, while others see it as a sign of "moral decay", according to The Sunday Mail.

Some women are choosing to freeze their eggs to take the pressure off finding the right partner, according to the first study of women's motivations to use the service.

More than 160 million mainland Chinese suffer from high blood pressure, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday reminds consumers of serious risks of using decorative contact lenses without consulting eye care professional. That may cause permanent eye injury leading to blindness, warned the federal agency in a statement.

Two famous Hong Kong film producers said Thursday in Hanghzou that the Chinese mainland should establish a film classification system as soon as possible, the Beijing Times reported Friday.