Nation and Digest - Chinadaily.com.cn

Nation and Digest

Around China

[2014-06-21 07:51]

At least 12,759 officials have been punished for inappropriate behavior uncovered by a second 2013 round of inspections by China's top anti-graft watchdog, Beijing News reported on Friday. Sixty-eight officials at prefecture-level (below ministerial-level and above county-level) have been punished and another 128 handed over to prosecutors.

Quotable

[2014-06-21 07:51]

"It requires great responsibility to be a civil servant. Civil servants should not abuse their power or turn a blind eye to prominent issues. You can quit if you think that is too difficult."

The Number

[2014-06-21 07:51]

23 billion yuan

On the web

[2014-06-21 07:51]

Highlights from chinadaily.com.cn

Li charms dock workers in Greece

[2014-06-21 07:51]

Premier mingles with 'impressed' laborers and technicians during visit to Piraeus Port, a gateway to Europe

For Greek librarian, meeting wife of premier a 'great honor'

[2014-06-21 07:51]

As one accustomed to preserving records of an ancient civilization, veteran Greek librarian Filippos Tsimpoglou is well aware of the importance of a visit from a top representative of another long-standing civilization - China.

Major strides

[2014-06-21 07:51]

Achievements during Li Keqiang's visit to Greece

Heavy rains hammer central, southern China

[2014-06-21 07:51]

14 dead since Thursday as provinces prepare for more mudslides, flooding

River widening pays off for county

[2014-06-21 07:51]

Thanks to the past year's river engineering efforts, the impact from river flooding has been alleviated in Fogang county in northern Guangdong province, where the rainy season used to be a nightmare for locals.

Activists: Dogs on way to Yulin fair likely stolen

[2014-06-21 07:51]

Animal husbandry authorities in Yulin, in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, have prevented more than 1,700 dogs from entering the region as of Friday morning because of a lack of quarantine documents.

Govt agency clamps down on illegal websites

[2014-06-21 07:51]

The State Internet Information Office said on Friday that after a review of 422 websites that had been shut down or blacklisted for disseminating pornographic information, 132 of them had continued its illegal activities.

Kung fu recruits find skills well-suited for police work

[2014-06-21 07:51]

It took nearly a week for Guo Hanghang to change his greeting gesture from baoquan - the traditional Chinese gesture, especially for kung fu practitioners, in which the left open hand rests on the right fist - to giving a salute.