CRI Heartbeat

Beijing has seen unusually blue skies with beautiful cloud formations for successive days and Chinese authorities pledge to keep them; the State Council calls on the simplification of procedures for citizens going abroad; the mainland's relaxation on entry-permit requirements are welcomed by Taiwan residents; private museums in Shanghai are looking to find new ways to survive and some museums have gone digital, and a visit to the beautiful Beihai Park in down town Beijing.

Airborne Chinese airlines get Wi-fi; Hong Kong issues red alert for travel to South Korea; an auto industry forum targets the new-energy-vehicle market in China; Suburban Beijing holds a biking festival;a story on how much electronic devices have brought us; and music written on the body.

Experts discuss the possiblility of a two children family planning policy; new guidelines on the reform of the country's medical system; China-made subways to serve Olympic Games in Brazil; A charity campaign helps the young generation's eyesight in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region; China pledges long-term support to boost Africa's emergency health readiness; and a visit to a small and cozy Jiali Art Gallery in Beijing.

Controversies surrounding the replica of the Old Summer Palace being built in Zhejiang; a touching story of how an Indian lady reunites with her sister in Beijing; road safety has become a major concern for many people in the country; people worry about the stability of the landing-gear of a Chinese-produced airplane; sustainability of canteen services for the elderly.

China lifts price controls on most medicines; Guide dogs are allowed for the first time to get on Beijing's subways; Hong Kong retail sales remains sluggish during May Day holiday; companies are eyeing investments in China's film industry; Finland develops an energy harvesting 'tree'; and a restaurant photographer in South Australia sticks to old style photography.

The city of Ya'an is striving hard to recover from an earthquake two years ago; Chinese enterprises create jobs for disabled people; China intensifies regulations on health care product advertising; China experiments on so called 'sponge cities" to utilize rain water; and global luxury brands cut their prices to attract buyers.

China sets goals for controlling agricultural pollution; A major industrial player has been punished for dumping waste water into the Tennger Desert; Chinese sturgeons have been released into the Yangtze River to increase the species stock;Cancer hotels have sprung up in the country to meet their demand; China's time-honored pharmacy spreads traditional medicine overseas; And last but not least, a glimpse of the fun but practical scientific research at the 2015 Pineapple Science Award in Hangzhou.

Environmental authorities publish findings on the leading air pollution sources in China's major cities;Beijing introduces stricter rules to tackle smog;Nanjing becomes the first city in the country to adjust the monthly franchise fees for taxi drivers;Hong Kong becomes the third city in the world to host a "Raising the Bar" event.Elsewhere in Hong Kong a number of modern Chinese paintings are being displayed and are set to go under the hammer soon;And last but not lease, we will hear the story of a doctor who was sent to Sierra Leone to provide medical aid to African people.

Since the two most important political meetings the NPC,National People's Congress and the CPPCC, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference are drawing to a close, today's show will highlight and discuss some of the major issues presented at these meetings that are closely related to Chinese people's lives.And we will also have a book review at the end which introduces a book on Marxism for young readers in China.