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  • Police probe forced eviction

    2012-04-19 19:42

    Police in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province are investigating the assault of a couple who were forcibly evicted from their countryside home four weeks ago.

  • Front Pages, April 19

    2012-04-19 16:04

    Front Pages, April 19

  • Harbin ban on big dogs stirs up protests

    2012-04-19 07:38

    Police in Harbin said the city will properly resettle any large dogs it impounds once a ban on raising them takes effect on Nov 1.

  • Student aims to get officials' pay made public

    2012-04-19 07:25

    A graduate student from Shanghai made headlines recently when he submitted applications for the heads of 53 ministry-level government agencies to disclose their 2011 income.

  • 30-plus students injured in road accident

    2012-04-18 19:10

    More than 30 students were injured when their bus overturned on the way back from a school trip in east China's Zhejiang province on Wednesday afternoon, according to local authorities.

  • 'Marilyn and the monk' parody miffs scholars

    2012-04-18 07:37

    A mural featuring a monk seemingly mimicking the signature pose of Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch has managed to amuse Chinese netizens.

  • New fund changes financing of aviation

    2012-04-18 07:35

    The Ministry of Finance has set up a new government fund to collect money for civil aviation development, but has abolished two charges.

  • Kindergartens under pressure from baby boom

    2012-04-18 07:34

    A peak period in the birthrate is exerting extra pressure on the already overburdened kindergartens of China's big cities.

  • Serious drought dries up river in Central China

    2012-04-17 10:38

    After little rain this spring, the vast area of Shiyan is experiencing a serious drought. The local agricultural department said 2.7 million mu are affected.

  • 'Titanic 3D' to set new earnings record

    2012-04-17 20:18

    The 3D version of the famed romance film "Titanic" is expected to set a new first-week box office record on the Chinese mainland.

  • China replaces airport tax with development fund

    2012-04-17 19:21

    Passengers need to pay for a civil aviation development fund when taking flights in China instead of the airport construction fee, the country's finance ministry announced Tuesday.

  • 'Iron Policeman' catches falling woman

    2012-04-17 09:29

    A 76-year-old woman who fell out of a second-floor window in East China's Shandong province on April 6 was caught in mid-fall by a traffic cop, who received the nickname "Iron Policeman" from Chinese netizens for his impressive deed.

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