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Xi visits old friend Fidel Castro at home

China, Cuba ink cooperation pacts

President Xi Jinping arrived in Havana on Monday for his first state visit to Cuba since taking office.
IMAX, partners to expand theater footprint in China

Movie theater company IMAX Corp signed a deal on Monday with three Shanghai companies to increase the number of IMAX screens throughout China.

Critics busy as giant toad floats into Beijing

Five on trial for fatal beating

Five people who were arrested on suspicion of fatally beating a woman in a McDonald's restaurant in Shandong province were prosecuted by the Yantai People's Procuratorate on Monday.
Top court to 'enrich' green tribunals

China's top court is considering including more professionals with backgrounds in law and the environment, as well as related training.
Villagers' detention reignites elephants row

The detention of six villagers for killing a wild elephant in Yunnan province has brought the conflict between residents and the elephants into the spotlight again.

NDRC confirms Qualcomm's monopoly

China, US agree on infrastructure deals

China and the United States agreed Wednesday to strengthen cooperation on infrastructure while calling for an acceleration of talks on a bilateral investment treaty.
China shares surge Thursday

China shares rose sharply on Thursday as investors plowed into blue chips, cheered by the progress of a trading plan that will soon make it much easier for foreigners to buy Shanghai stocks.
Haikou lifts limit on buying property

Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan province, has become the 27th city to lift restrictions on property acquisitions.

Battle for the big screen

Make way for the androids

A future in which it is difficult to tell man and machine apart could soon become reality, scientists say, after recent robotic breakthroughs in Japan.
'Take your clothes off, be like me!' says joking robot

A wise-cracking humanoid robot called Pepper whose makers claim can read people's emotions was unveiled in Tokyo last month.
Mercedes Benz Swim Fashion Week in Miami

Models present creations of the Caffe Swimwear collection during Mercedes Benz Swim Fashion Week in Miami, July 20, 2014.

A feast from nose to tail

China's latest food scandal: What we've known

Shanghai Dragon TV has accused Shanghai Husi Food Co., Ltd of supplying stale meat to transnational fast-food titans including McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut.
Six types of cancer-causing food

Preserved, grilled, smoked, moldy and frequently reheated food can cause cancer.
Alsace on a plate

The new chef at Heritage draws on French classics as he explores ways to keep his kitchen 'close to nature' in Beijing.

Street snap: A fashion trend in Beijing

Book fair addresses high-tech demand

With one simple scan, teacher Gladys Lau fed into her handset information about an exhibition featuring Hong Kong's literature and writers at the Hong Kong Book Fair, which was held from July 16 to 22.
Star power publishing

When celebrities dip their toes in the world of publishing, they can harness thousands of fans into an energetic promotional force. Liu Zhihua reports.

A career transformed

Zhang Yimou sues film company for 15 mln RMB

Renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou has filed a lawsuit against Hong Kong-based New Pictures Film Company, claiming he is owed 15 million yuan, or some $2.4 million.
Battle for the big screen

As the competition for summer box-office dominance heats up, Wang Kaihao looks at the innovative online marketing techniques being used by domestic filmmakers.

China helps fight international war on drugs

Crackdown on terrorist attacks

While China is knitting an anti-terrorist security network, the nation still needs to prepare its people to fight the war on terror, thereby mobilizing its most powerful weapon.

My China Story: Meeting the master

Adventures can happen to you anywhere: when you are away from home, when you are walking on the street, or they can come with a curious encounter, in my case, for example.

Tongues tied around tatu-bola

Chinese soccer fans turn their attention to gathering facts about the mascot for the world's biggest soccer tournament, and some claim it is related to Chinese pangolin.

A market that's not such a hot property

A recent decline in housing prices is being exacerbated by tightened credit conditions and a surge in the supply of subsidized State housing.

Tough regime cranks out test winners

High school's intense training program yields many high-score students, but stifles creativity, report Hou Liqiang and Zhang Yu inHengshui, Hebei province

Some lab animals get reprieve from testing

China's cosmetics industry will enter uncharted waters at the end of June when the rules requiring live animal testing will be relaxed for certain products.

Racing to a new prosperity

When 20 vehicles set off on the first-ever Kolkata-to-Kunming car rally in 2013, the event wasn't simply a sporting contest, it was a harbinger of things to come.

Fishermen on the frontline of dispute

Rising tension in the South China Sea is having repercussions back on land, Peng Yining reports from Tanmen, Hainan province.

Turning Africa's resources into rewards

Richard Attias is an eternal optimist who believes Chinese entrepreneurs will play a big role in transforming Africa into an economic engine.

Long march to end employment bias

This special sheds light on employment discrimination in China, including how job ads specify gender and age preferences and recent discrimination cases in China.

Corruption's insidious influence on society

US snooping an aggressive intrusion of privacy

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France: Air Algerie plane 'probably' crashed

An Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso to Algeria's capital disappeared from radar early Thursday over northern Mali and "probably crashed,'' according to the plane's owner and government officials in France and Burkina Faso.

China, UC-Davis set up food safety center

On the heels of a food safety scandal that has rocked the fast food industry in China, officials from China's Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University and the University of California-Davis signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday in Yingchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Tainted food scandal now focuses on supply chain

Shanghai Husi Food Co was suspected of using expired meat and was shut down by local regulators in China. The long-time McDonald's meat supplier was also cut by other fast food chains it supplied.

Chinese firms eye huge methanol plant for Texas

Chinese firms are looking into building a $4.5 billion methanol production and deep-port export facility in Shoal Point, Texas City, Texas. If completed, it will be one of the largest plants of its kind in the world.

Chinese Community Leaders

Gigi Li: Representing the under-represented

Gene Wu: Changing the stereotypes

Like many Asians, Gene Wu started his life on a science track, majoring in environmental science in college. A decade and half later, however, he won a seat as a Texas State Representative after working as a prosecutor for three years in a District Attorney Office.
Professors earn highly cited researchers distinction

Six professors from the University of Science and Technology of China were named as Highly Cited Researchers, a yearly distinction released by Thomson Reuters.

Panda cub Bao Bao turns one

Chinese still seek Beckel termination

Chinese communities around the world signed a petition this week demanding Fox News dismiss TV host Bob Beckel immediately and apologize to Chinese Americans. More than 150 representatives from more than 30 countries signed the statement.
NY Wheel reels in Chinese EB-5 investors

The New York Wheel, an observation Ferris wheel planned for Staten Island that will be the tallest of its kind in the world, has so far received $150 million from foreign investors, the vast majority from China in exchange for green cards.
Chinese firms eye huge methanol plant for Texas

Chinese firms are looking into building a $4.5 billion methanol production and deep-port export facility in Shoal Point, Texas City, Texas. If completed, it will be one of the largest plants of its kind in the world.

Dance troupe's fusion performance wins over judges on television show

US study: dogs are capable of feeling jealousy

The research, based on a similar study to gauge jealousy in infants, suggests dogs and possibly other animals exhibit a primordial form of the emotion.
Rappellers go over the edge for charity

Laurie Staten of Dallas, left, Maria Lamela of Point Pleasant Meadow, center, and Niki Gray of Maryland are 3 of the 6 team members part of "Team of Me," a group of comprised of Merrill Lynch employees. Merrill Lynch donated the most money, $30,000.
Policy innovations for a green economy

On 25th June, UNEP's Inquiry released its first publication, "Aligning the Financial System with Sustainable Development. It sets out an open invitation to those with interests, experience and insights to contribute to developing design options for a sustainable financial system.

Two Ukrainian fighter jets shot down over rebel-held territor

European carriers suspend more Tel Aviv flights

Air France and Germany's two largest airlines on Wednesday canceled more flights to Tel Aviv because of safety concerns amid the fighting between Israel and Hamas.
40 bodies from jet returned to Dutch soil

Victims of the Malaysian jetliner shot down over Ukraine returned at last Wednesday to Dutch soil in 40 wooden coffins, solemnly and gently carried to 40 identical hearses, flags at half-staff flapping in the wind.
DPRK hopes for better inter-Korean ties

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Wednesday it is preparing for the 17th Asian Games and hopes its players and cheering squads would make the Asiad more enlivened and contribute to mending the stalled inter-Korean relations.

DPRK hopes for better inter-Korean ties through Asian Games

Air crashes to hit the world of sports

The shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, killing all 298 people on board, shocked the world just as the memory of missing MH370 was slowly beginning to fade.
2014 Commonwealth Games open in Scotland

The Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday night formally announced the opening of the 20th Commonwealth Games in Scotland's largest city of Glasgow.

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Gaza crisis

BRICS bank vis-a-vis IMF

For any other economies that run into trouble financing external obligations, the IMF is likely to remain the prime multilateral source of support.
Best way to fight cyber threat

Instead of desperately distracting attention from the NSA's espionage by accusing China, the US should seek cooperation.
The right time to study abroad

The decision of when to study abroad requires the understanding of what a student wants from his/her overseas education. That self-reflection is the critical first step toward a meaningful and rewarding experience of studying abroad.

Breathtaking scenery of Mount Siguniang in SW China

Gesang flowers in bloom in Liuba,Shaanxi province

In Liuba, after several years of rebuilding over 120 mu of bench land along the Zijin River which flows through the city, the area was transformed from a desert into a land filled with gesang flowers that can grow at high altitudes.
Lhasa most popular destination for young travelers

Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet autonomous region, is the most popular tourist destination for Chinese youth during summer vacation.
Slow train scheduled for Nanjing national park

Visitors to Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu province, will have the chance to take a train, claimed to be one of the slowest in the world, in a national park from August.

Xi visits old friend Fidel Castro at home

President Xi Jinping arrived in Havana on Monday for his first state visit to Cuba since taking office.

Movie theater company IMAX Corp signed a deal on Monday with three Shanghai companies to increase the number of IMAX screens throughout China.

Critics busy as giant toad floats into Beijing

Five people who were arrested on suspicion of fatally beating a woman in a McDonald's restaurant in Shandong province were prosecuted by the Yantai People's Procuratorate on Monday.

China's top court is considering including more professionals with backgrounds in law and the environment, as well as related training.

The detention of six villagers for killing a wild elephant in Yunnan province has brought the conflict between residents and the elephants into the spotlight again.

NDRC confirms Qualcomm's monopoly

China and the United States agreed Wednesday to strengthen cooperation on infrastructure while calling for an acceleration of talks on a bilateral investment treaty.

China shares rose sharply on Thursday as investors plowed into blue chips, cheered by the progress of a trading plan that will soon make it much easier for foreigners to buy Shanghai stocks.

Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan province, has become the 27th city to lift restrictions on property acquisitions.

Battle for the big screen

A future in which it is difficult to tell man and machine apart could soon become reality, scientists say, after recent robotic breakthroughs in Japan.

A wise-cracking humanoid robot called Pepper whose makers claim can read people's emotions was unveiled in Tokyo last month.

Models present creations of the Caffe Swimwear collection during Mercedes Benz Swim Fashion Week in Miami, July 20, 2014.

A feast from nose to tail

Shanghai Dragon TV has accused Shanghai Husi Food Co., Ltd of supplying stale meat to transnational fast-food titans including McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut.

Preserved, grilled, smoked, moldy and frequently reheated food can cause cancer.

The new chef at Heritage draws on French classics as he explores ways to keep his kitchen 'close to nature' in Beijing.

Street snap: A fashion trend in Beijing

With one simple scan, teacher Gladys Lau fed into her handset information about an exhibition featuring Hong Kong's literature and writers at the Hong Kong Book Fair, which was held from July 16 to 22.

When celebrities dip their toes in the world of publishing, they can harness thousands of fans into an energetic promotional force. Liu Zhihua reports.

A career transformed

Renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou has filed a lawsuit against Hong Kong-based New Pictures Film Company, claiming he is owed 15 million yuan, or some $2.4 million.

As the competition for summer box-office dominance heats up, Wang Kaihao looks at the innovative online marketing techniques being used by domestic filmmakers.

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An Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso to Algeria's capital disappeared from radar early Thursday over northern Mali and "probably crashed,'' according to the plane's owner and government officials in France and Burkina Faso.

Gigi Li: Representing the under-represented

Like many Asians, Gene Wu started his life on a science track, majoring in environmental science in college. A decade and half later, however, he won a seat as a Texas State Representative after working as a prosecutor for three years in a District Attorney Office.

Six professors from the University of Science and Technology of China were named as Highly Cited Researchers, a yearly distinction released by Thomson Reuters.

Panda cub Bao Bao turns one

Chinese communities around the world signed a petition this week demanding Fox News dismiss TV host Bob Beckel immediately and apologize to Chinese Americans. More than 150 representatives from more than 30 countries signed the statement.

The New York Wheel, an observation Ferris wheel planned for Staten Island that will be the tallest of its kind in the world, has so far received $150 million from foreign investors, the vast majority from China in exchange for green cards.

Chinese firms are looking into building a $4.5 billion methanol production and deep-port export facility in Shoal Point, Texas City, Texas. If completed, it will be one of the largest plants of its kind in the world.

Dance troupe's fusion performance wins over judges on television show

The research, based on a similar study to gauge jealousy in infants, suggests dogs and possibly other animals exhibit a primordial form of the emotion.

Laurie Staten of Dallas, left, Maria Lamela of Point Pleasant Meadow, center, and Niki Gray of Maryland are 3 of the 6 team members part of "Team of Me," a group of comprised of Merrill Lynch employees. Merrill Lynch donated the most money, $30,000.

On 25th June, UNEP's Inquiry released its first publication, "Aligning the Financial System with Sustainable Development. It sets out an open invitation to those with interests, experience and insights to contribute to developing design options for a sustainable financial system.

Two Ukrainian fighter jets shot down over rebel-held territor

Air France and Germany's two largest airlines on Wednesday canceled more flights to Tel Aviv because of safety concerns amid the fighting between Israel and Hamas.

Victims of the Malaysian jetliner shot down over Ukraine returned at last Wednesday to Dutch soil in 40 wooden coffins, solemnly and gently carried to 40 identical hearses, flags at half-staff flapping in the wind.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Wednesday it is preparing for the 17th Asian Games and hopes its players and cheering squads would make the Asiad more enlivened and contribute to mending the stalled inter-Korean relations.

DPRK hopes for better inter-Korean ties through Asian Games

The shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, killing all 298 people on board, shocked the world just as the memory of missing MH370 was slowly beginning to fade.

The Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday night formally announced the opening of the 20th Commonwealth Games in Scotland's largest city of Glasgow.

Gaza crisis

For any other economies that run into trouble financing external obligations, the IMF is likely to remain the prime multilateral source of support.

Instead of desperately distracting attention from the NSA's espionage by accusing China, the US should seek cooperation.

The decision of when to study abroad requires the understanding of what a student wants from his/her overseas education. That self-reflection is the critical first step toward a meaningful and rewarding experience of studying abroad.

Breathtaking scenery of Mount Siguniang in SW China

In Liuba, after several years of rebuilding over 120 mu of bench land along the Zijin River which flows through the city, the area was transformed from a desert into a land filled with gesang flowers that can grow at high altitudes.

Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet autonomous region, is the most popular tourist destination for Chinese youth during summer vacation.

Visitors to Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu province, will have the chance to take a train, claimed to be one of the slowest in the world, in a national park from August.

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