Blast near embassy

A MAN, surnamed Jiang, detonated a suspected fireworks-like device near the U.S. embassy at the junction of Tianze Road and Anjialou Road in Chaoyang District in Beijing at around 1 p.m. Thursday, according to Beijing police.

The man’s hand was injured in the explosion and he was sent to a hospital. His life is not in danger. The man is 26 years old and from Tongliao, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. No other person was injured.

Medical insurance

A UNIFIED national medical insurance service, from which both urban and rural residents enjoy equal benefits, will be in place by 2019, said the State medical insurance administration Wednesday.

City woos talents

A RECRUITMENT fair based in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has launched a campaign in the United States to attract innovative companies or individuals to start their businesses in China, organizers said Wednesday.