The State Administration for Industry and Commerce has exposed 12 of advertisements which were identified as illegal during a spot check conducted in the third quarter of 2009.

Beijing Municipal Labor and Social Security Bureau is to issue 10 million social insurance cards to its residents.

Chen Jing, a representative from Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, has told local media that Beijing will offer free training on a trial basis to medical care workers.

Beijing's health supervision department has exposed 16 hospitals which were allegedly involved in malpractice.

Shanghai has initiated a free flu vaccination program for the city's key people in the health, government, and security sectors.

Deng Xiaohong, the vice director of Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, disclosed during a recent visit to community hospitals in Fengtai District that the Chinese Ministry of Health will set up a regional medical center for every 300,000 to 500,000 people to provide them with a convenient medical service.

China will carry out three major health programs in its densely populated rural areas in 2009 to improve the health of women and children and to lower the death rate of pregnant women and babies.