Judge's maternal love warms hearts

NANPING, Fujian - On her to-do list that day, judge Zhan Hongli planned to meet a teen she had just sentenced to one year of probation.

China Daily's founding publisher Jiang passes away

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River spill cleanup to last a month

Nascent storage industry taking off

Beijing to improve classroom lighting in 1,500 schools

Sea ice predicted to spread its grip

Boost aimed at young farmers

Water users face rates hike to bail out supply company

Millions of wives wed to gay men: expert

Drugs cut cost, but highten the risks

New iPhone sales begin on mainland with website

High-tech edge is needed

Manufacturing has played a key role in the growth of China's economy. In 2010, China's manufacturing output accounted for 19.8 percent of the world's total, slightly higher than US manufacturing's 19.4 percent. Statistics from the United Nations show that the output of China's manufacturing reached $2.05 trillion last year under the early 2011 exchange rate, compared with the $1.78 trillion of the United States.

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Luxury shoppers ring alarm bells

Bright future for ties

Promoting agriculture

How to boost agro-technology

There is more to Iran than meets the eye

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Texas magnate spreads love amid Republicans

WASHINGTON - Texas billionaire Harold Simmons has vowed to give away at least half of his fortune before he dies. That's good news for the hospitals, youth centers and ballet companies that benefit from his largesse - not to mention the Republican Party.

Nepal pensioner claims to be shortest man

Merkel urges support for euro

Chancellor savors Chinese culture

Green Haavisto sets sights on Finnish top job

S. Korea's ruling party gets new name

Political dialogue key to solving crisis: Syria FM

Europe freeze kills 89, fears rise over Russian gas supplies

Pakistan's Supreme Court to charge PM Gilani with contempt

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US probes loom over auto parts

BEIJING - The United States is likely to start more anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into Chinese exports of auto parts, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

Luxury-goods buyers flood to new hot spot

Rovio's Angry Birds products migrate to Tmall online store

Oil imports to grow slower

Shale-gas stake for PetroChina

Slowdown but no hard landing in 2012, economists say

New rules to restrict foreigners' ownership of homes

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Travelers get urge to splurge

China's holiday gift market is booming

Chinese wine investors worry as rare vintages drop in value

Pioneering city calls for capital to come home

CSRC vows to open securities to pension funds

SHANGHAI - Guo Shuqing, head of China's top securities regulator, reiterated on Thursday his goal of opening stock investment to the country's pension funds, which have largely been unmanaged with returns that hardly beat inflation.

Mainland stocks rise most in 2 weeks on banks, small firm support

Facebook IPO aims to raise $5b

Unilever sales growth misses estimates amid poor market conditions

Changing his tune

Superstar pianist Lang Lang will slow down his tempo this year, decreasing the number of concerts from his usual 150 a year to 120 or even fewer than 100.

Lack of rating system is the real dirty laundry

The man behind the throne

Editor's picks

It's really funny, but also real

Art beat ... finger on the pulse

Arsenal can't seem to win, but Wenger's not giving up

LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insisted his side could still finish in the top four of the Premier League after a goalless draw away to Bolton Wanderers left it five points shy of a Champions League spot.

Brazil's preparations hit by more strikes

Union workers stage protest march to Super Bowl site

Ali's trainer Dundee dies

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Hamilton on track

Sutil calls lewis 'coward' after verdict

Spot-fixer Amir out of jail after 3 months

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Soccer riot kills dozens

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