Hot Issues
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Wang's entry into US consulate under probe
Authorities are investigating the incident in which Wang Lijun entered the US consulate in southwest China and remained there for one day.
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Tsinghua offers ladies classes in etiquette
Tsinghua University, one of China’s top universities, has sparked an online storm by offering lessons for “modern ladies” costing 48,000 yuan ($7,623) a year, Beijing Youth Daily reported.
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HK considers banning mainland mothers
Hong Kong may cancel the quota of mainland mothers in its public hospitals, Oriental Morning Post reported, citing a senior public health official.
Society
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320 million smokers in China
A total of 320 million adults, 31 percent of the population, smoke in China, more than the total number of people in the United States, chinanews.com report Friday.
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Workers return home from Sudan
Fu Shan hugged and kissed her husband Zhang Qianhui, one of the 46 workers who were attacked by Sudanese anti-government forces.
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Hainan vows to stop price gouging
Officials from South China's Hainan province on Thursday reiterated the island's "zero tolerance policy" toward price gouging at tourist attractions.
Science/Tech
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Microblog tests business PR: report
The popularity of micro-blogs has serious implications for companies and brands that operate in China, creating a scenario where major public crises and scandals erupt with increasing frequency and speed.
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Theaters to go digital by end of 2013
Texas Instruments Inc announced on Wednesday that its 7,745 digital cinema screens in China account for 60 percent of all digital cinemas in the Asia-Pacific region including India, Australia and New Zealand, of which 4,409 are 3D screens.
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China's new rockets to debut in 5 years
China's new generations of the Long March rocket family, Long March-5, -6 and -7 are expected to make their maiden flights in the next five years, a rocket scientist has said.
Choreographer Jin Xing
Controversial choreographer Jin Xing returns in triumph to New York, the city that gave her "a voice".
Simpler visa procedures
Travel agencies and destination countries try to cash in on a predicted spending and tourism surge.
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Swans poisoned in C China
More than 50 migrating birds, including two white swans, were discovered dead at a wetland in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province.
Music arranged for arraignment
When bad guys end up in front of Zhao Peng, the Beijing prosecutor may give them more than a talking during their arraignment.
Pollution woe
Concerns remain following leakage of cadmium into Longjiang River in Guangxi.
Envoy: VP visit will boost Sino-US relations
The coming visit by Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping to the United States will be significant in furthering cooperation between the two countries.
Da Vinci hands in 'fake imports' fine
Authorities in Shanghai said that luxury furniture retailer Da Vinci has already paid its "fake imports" fine, over a month after the company openly refused to pay the penalty fare.
Bear bile maker faces IPO backlash
China's recent move to boost securities transparency by releasing a full list of applicants for IPOs has unexpectedly sparked public outcry over a medicine company that turns a profit selling bear bile.
Greater pressures in food safety
China still faces increasingly greater pressures in ensuring food security despite a stably growing grain output, a senior official said.
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China to deepen agricultural co-op with US
Beijing relaxes age cap on foreign recruitment
6.4 million travel by train as students return
250,000 benefit from clean water project
China reins in extra charges of kindergarten fees
Politics
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Premier Wen meets Panchen Lama
Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday had a meeting with the 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, at the Zhongnanhai compound in central Beijing.
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China denies arm sales to Syria
China on Friday refuted allegations that it has sold weapons to Syria "directly or through Iran."
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China urges talks on Iran nuclear issue
China has the desire to work with relevant parties to realize the early resumption of dialogue between Iran and a group of six international mediators, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.
Economy
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Yuan hits new high ahead of Xi's visit
The yuan rose to an 18-year-high on Friday, climbing as Vice-President Xi Jinping prepares to start his trip to the United States next week.
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Bank service charges to be regulated
Chinese ministries released rules on Friday regulating service prices of commercial lenders in order to solicit public opinion.
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Campaign set to fight economic crimes
China's vice public security minister on Thursday called on the nation's police to go all out in a campaign to crack down on economic crimes.
Opinion
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Breaking the urban bottleneck
According to the 2011 data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, China's urban population has reached 51.27 percent of the total, thus exceeding the rural population for the first time in history.
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To express love or to be on to a good thing
Like other holiday seasons, Spring Festival, which ended on Monday, is one of the most expensive times of the year. It is also the time when people shower relatives and friends with gifts.
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Maintaining Sino-US relations
Two opinion polls made public concurrently in China and in the United States Friday indicate that Chinese and Americans do not have a favorable impression of each other's country.
Cover Story
No coffee mourning over expensive drinks
Prices on par with US fail to deter Chinese customers who want a taste of 'the good life' in Starbucks.
Simpler visa procedures for Chinese tourists
Metro Beijing
Beijing revising housing rules
A new policy on public rental housing is allowing more low- and middle-income families to apply for homes.
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