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  • Most Chinese favor scrutinizing foreigners: poll

    2012-05-22 17:07

    Ninety-four percent of participants in a recent online survey agreed that the financial conditions, real estate assets and job status of foreigners living in China should be more closely scrutinized.

  • Official urges to close rural school prudently

    2012-05-22 17:03

    China's education authorities have said to take measures to stop hasty school closures and mergers in rural areas.

  • Toddler home after being sold 10 times

    2012-05-22 16:02

    A toddler has finally been reunited with his father after being sold more than 10 times by human traffickers.

  • Police gear displayed in Beijing

    2012-05-22 16:01

    The fair is the biggest one in the Asia-Pacific region, which helps modernize China's police equipment, and attracts more attention from abroad.

  • Graduates have better job chances in 2012

    2012-05-22 15:47

    Graduates will have less stress finding a job in 2012, Beijing News reported Tuesday citing a survey.

  • Forest fire breaks out in NE China

    2012-05-22 15:01

    A forest fire broke out at 9:35 am in Northeast China'a Heilongjiang province Tuesday morning, local authorities said.

  • Beijing to provide online booking for parking

    2012-05-22 14:35

    More than 50,000 lay-by parking spaces will be put into service in Beijing this year, and residents can book these parking spaces online, according to the transport operation control center (TOCC) of Beijing.

  • Bizarre twists of school punishment photo

    2012-05-22 13:47

    An image of a group of school children being forced to kneel before a flag as a form of punishment has sparked a wave of interest online.

  • House collapse kills 3 in S China

    2012-05-22 13:16

    Three people died in a house collapse that occurred in Southwest China's Guizhou province Tuesday morning, local authorities said.

  • Seven trapped in SW China mine accident

    2012-05-22 13:10

    Seven people remain trapped underground following a coal mine accident in Southwest China's Yunnan province, local authorities said Tuesday.

  • Beijingers could drink seawater within 3 years

    2012-05-22 13:05

    The shortage of drinking water has long been a threat to the development and future of country's capital, but a recent report suggests turning seawater into fresh water could turn the tide to an old problem in Beijing.

  • Russian cellist sacked for abusing woman

    2012-05-22 11:44

    Beijing Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday announced it had sacked Oleg Vedernikov, the Russian cellist who was this month filmed verbally abusing a woman on a Chinese high-speed train.

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