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Lai Changxing prosecuted for smuggling

Alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing has been prosecuted for smuggling and bribery.
City to offer reward for lost property

People who hand in lost and found items will get a cash reward of 10 percent of the cost of the property under a proposal being considered in Guangzhou province.
Valentine's Day warms China

In the eastern city of Nanjing, Xiao Ning plans to spend one fifth of his monthly pay buying his girlfriend a bottle of Coco Chanel perfume to make her smile on the approaching Valentine's Day.

Play home not away on Valentine's Day

Guizhou to relocate 1.5m living in poverty

The Government of Southwest China's Guizhou province is planning to spend 18 billion yuan ($2.85 billion) to relocate 1.5 million people living in mountainous regions in a bid to end chronic poverty there.
Chinese become more open toward sex

Chinese people have become more open toward having sex, according to the 2011 Global Durex Sexual Wellbeing Survey released today in Beijing. Sexual attitudes and behaviors have changed a lot among Chinese people.
Child labors found in electronics factory

At least ten children are employed in a Suzhou electronics factory, an official from the labor supervision brigade of Suzhou's Wuzhong district told China Daily on Monday.

China helicopter passes cold weather flight test

Sub vessel to attempt record-setting dive

High underwater pressure will be the greatest danger facing Jiaolong, China's manned deep-sea vessel, when it attempts to make the deepest dive.
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.
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.

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.

My China Story

The China Daily website is inviting foreign readers to share their China stories with our worldwide audience.
Latest: Traveling in China with my kids

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.

Thumbs down for London cabs

Cold spell

Local officials and medical practitioners have said that the personal information of those who are HIV-positive or infected with AIDS is well protected.

China's economy to see soft landing

Experts says that China will manage to weather adversity stemming from thwarted investments and exports to achieve a soft landing in its macroeconomy.

$873m allocated for rural clean-up

China's central government will invest 5.5 billion yuan ($873 million) this year to clean up pollution in the country's rural areas, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Monday.

Tibet received 8.7 million tourists

Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region received 8.7 million tourists in 2011, up 26.9 percent year-on-year, local authorities said Monday.

Politics

Harper wraps up China visit with panda pact

China: Harper's visit significant for ties

China will take Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's recent visit as an opportunity to boost bilateral relations to a new level, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday.
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.
China denies arm sales to Syria

China on Friday refuted allegations that it has sold weapons to Syria "directly or through Iran."

China's forex transaction volume hits $14t

China's economy to see soft landing

Experts says that China will manage to weather adversity stemming from thwarted investments and exports to achieve a soft landing in its macroeconomy.
Chinese firms: Good prospects in Egypt

Chinese companies in Egypt are confident in the economy and investment future in Egypt, saying its political reshuffle might offer a chance.
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.

Greece and eurozone

Love is ideal; marriage is real

Valentine's Day brings love and marriage to mind, but in modern days, there is also this question: Is money so important for marriage?
What the US and China need to do

With Vice-President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington, DC, there is hope that a new face will usher in a new era in Sino-US relations.
Time to turn over a new leaf

US must honor 'One China' principle and China's sovereignty, and both sides should dispel hegemony for the benefit of all.

City Special

Front Pages, Feb 13

Alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing has been prosecuted for smuggling and bribery.

People who hand in lost and found items will get a cash reward of 10 percent of the cost of the property under a proposal being considered in Guangzhou province.

In the eastern city of Nanjing, Xiao Ning plans to spend one fifth of his monthly pay buying his girlfriend a bottle of Coco Chanel perfume to make her smile on the approaching Valentine's Day.

Play home not away on Valentine's Day

The Government of Southwest China's Guizhou province is planning to spend 18 billion yuan ($2.85 billion) to relocate 1.5 million people living in mountainous regions in a bid to end chronic poverty there.

Chinese people have become more open toward having sex, according to the 2011 Global Durex Sexual Wellbeing Survey released today in Beijing. Sexual attitudes and behaviors have changed a lot among Chinese people.

At least ten children are employed in a Suzhou electronics factory, an official from the labor supervision brigade of Suzhou's Wuzhong district told China Daily on Monday.

China helicopter passes cold weather flight test

High underwater pressure will be the greatest danger facing Jiaolong, China's manned deep-sea vessel, when it attempts to make the deepest dive.

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.

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.

Local officials and medical practitioners have said that the personal information of those who are HIV-positive or infected with AIDS is well protected.

Harper wraps up China visit with panda pact

China will take Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's recent visit as an opportunity to boost bilateral relations to a new level, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday.

Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday had a meeting with the 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, at the Zhongnanhai compound in central Beijing.

China on Friday refuted allegations that it has sold weapons to Syria "directly or through Iran."

China's forex transaction volume hits $14t

Experts says that China will manage to weather adversity stemming from thwarted investments and exports to achieve a soft landing in its macroeconomy.

Chinese companies in Egypt are confident in the economy and investment future in Egypt, saying its political reshuffle might offer a chance.

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.

Greece and eurozone

Valentine's Day brings love and marriage to mind, but in modern days, there is also this question: Is money so important for marriage?

With Vice-President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington, DC, there is hope that a new face will usher in a new era in Sino-US relations.

US must honor 'One China' principle and China's sovereignty, and both sides should dispel hegemony for the benefit of all.

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