"For many years, the common practice has been to have one emergency number for each country," said an official at the command and control center under the general office of the Ministry of Public Security, "And the ministry's plan is to follow the practice of the developed countries." That new number will do away with the 119 you used to have to call for fires and the 122 you called for traffic accidents. So now you know: at some point in the future (unfortunately still unspecified), 110 will be what you should dial. more ›

The Chinese government is opening a five-month investigation into the 15 "unnatural" deaths of Chinese inmates that have occurred this year alone. more ›