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Society

  • Chinese tourists go to South Korea

  • Japan can offer experience, expat says

    Despite speaking fluent Chinese with a Beijing accent, there are some clues that identify Ted Tokuchi as being Japanese - the tidiness of his small Beijing office, a laptop-sized wooden tea table and his dark gray business suit.

  • Application for work streamlined

    Applications for work permits for top overseas talent will be streamlined next year to attract more skilled foreigners, according to a senior government official.

  • Awareness of law aids resolution

    The best gift for lawyer Xu Xianghui on Constitution Day, which fell on Dec 4, is that the legal awareness of his villagers has been improving.

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Sports

  • Xi’s love of sports could fill a wardrobe

  • China becomes 'World Cup factory'

    China has found its own unique way to participate in the World Cup in Brazil. Manufacturing workers work around the clock churning out flags and banners that fans would carry while cheering for their national squads.

  • Former captain urges youth soccer

    Only by strengthening its youth foundation can Chinese soccer hope to win a World Cup trophy, a former national captain and official said at the launch of a trophy tour in China.

  • Kids shine at Augusta

    Chinese-American children win the first four titles in the inaugural Drive, Chip and Putt Championship at Augusta National.

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Science/Tech

  • C919 gains another 55 orders, lifting total orders to 785

  • Services offset dip in manufacturing

    A robust expansion of China's services industries has offset weaker growth in the manufacturing sector to further stabilize economic growth momentum in November, according to economic indicators.

  • Fintech to energize real economy, cut risks

    Financial technology, or fintech, should be given full play to energize the real economy and rein in potential risks, according to officials, executives and experts attending the 4th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province.

  • China's Long March rockets complete 60 commercial launches

    China's Long March rockets have completed 60 commercial launches for both domestic and overseas clients, according to the ongoing 5th China Space Forum in Beijing.

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Blind woman's request for braille law exam paper denied

A blind woman who has spent five years learning about the law has been told there are no braille judiciary exam papers in East China's Shandong province, Beijing News reported on Friday.

Camp bridges cultural divide

The summer camp started almost a decade ago since launched in 2008 and is sponsored by Hanban, a non-profit organization affiliated with the Ministry of Education, with the cooperation of local universities, organizations and institutes around the world.

Small cities not ideal place for metropolis escaper: report

While people in first-tier cities are under more pressure, smaller cities may not be ideal place to live either, according to a report released on Monday.

Parents leave behind 9 million children in China

Nine million rural children aren't living with their parents who have left to find work away from their hometown, Xinhua News Agency reports.

For every 1,000 Chinese, there's a multimillionaire

It's not as hard as you might think to bump into a multimillionaire in China these days.

More air pollution expected this winter

More air pollution is expected to hit the country this winter due to the effect of La Nina, a climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean, reported Xinhua on Thursday.

  • 'Cooperation is complementary'

    China and Canada should enhance practical cooperation in areas such as energy, resources, technological innovation and aviation, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.
  • Worldwide manhunt nets 50th fugitive

    A global campaign to catch China's most-wanted fugitives saw the return of its 50th corruption suspect, the top anti-graft watchdog said on Tuesday.
  • China-Japan meet seeks cooperation

    Business leaders, ex-officials see partnerships based on Belt, Road
  • Call for 'Red Boat Spirit' a noble goal, official says

    General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions on carrying forward revolutionary spirit such as that embodied in "Red Boat Spirit" should be implemented earnestly amid the Party's efforts to strive toward fulfilling the goals set at the 19th CPC National Congress

National affairs

  • Liu heralds UK partnership in education and research

  • Agency ensuring natural gas supply

    China's top economic planning agency has coordinated with major natural gas suppliers to secure adequate supplies and stabilize prices to cope with rising demand in northern China.

  • UN envoy's trip to DPRK praised by Beijing

    China is pleased the United Nations is playing a constructive role in trying to push forward a resolution of the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Tuesday.

  • China moves to secure natural gas supply amid rising winter demand

    China's top economic planner has coordinated major natural gas suppliers to secure supply and stabilize prices to cope with rising demand in northern China.

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HK/Macao/Taiwan

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Economy

  • Online shopping rings up customer complaints

  • Import expo to focus on advanced tech

    Catering to the slowdown of China's foreign trade, the 2014 China (Kunshan) Import Expo, which will be from May 14 to 17, will highlight advanced technologies.

  • SME mobile market platform receives first clients

    China Business App Market, a platform initiated by the National Development and Reform Commission to aid companies in the mobile Internet market, welcomed its first clients in Shanghai on Tuesday.

  • China top importer of US soybeans

    China retained its position as the US largest soybean importer in 2013, with 24.6 million metric tons in imports, said Michael Schechtman, biotechnology coordinator for the US Department of Agriculture, on Tuesday in Beijing.

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Opinion

  • A hairy proposal

  • G7 summit proving to be self-serving and divisive

    Beijing should not be taken aback if the G7 summit in IseShima, Japan, ends with a statement repeating the same message on maritime security the members' foreign ministers delivered last month.

  • Manila using specious arguments to circumvent Convention

    In the South China Sea arbitration case that the Philippines initiated, the legal status of the islands is a focus. But the Philippines' description of the islands is to serve its litigation strategy in the arbitration.

  • Refusal to apologize reflects US' wariness of Japan

    US President Barack Obama is expected to pay a visit to Hiroshima on Friday during the G7 summit in Japan, but he has said he will not be apologizing for the atomic bombing of the Japanese city during World War II.

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Cover Story

Incidence of mental illness rising nationwide

In recent years, the number of people in China with serious mental health issues has been rising rapidly, according to statistics provided by the National Health and Family Planning Commission.

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Beijing

China Post issues stamps for 120th birthday

The China Post launched a set of commemorative stamps on March 20 in Beijing to mark its 120th birthday.

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