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Passengers' families praying for a miracle

[2014-04-18 07:12]

Lin Annan had been studying in Malaysia and was planning to return home to Xining, capital of Qinghai province.

Conglomerate boss investigated

[2014-04-18 07:12]

Letter from whistleblower accuses Song Lin of corruption and bribery

Rumormonger ruling seen as lesson for public

[2014-04-18 07:12]

The nation's first judgment against a defendant accused of spreading fake rumors online has been hailed by judges and experts, who call for netizens to learn from the case.

Micro-blogger Xue granted bail

[2014-04-18 07:12]

Xue Charles Bi-Chuen, a micro-blogger arrested in August on allegations of having group sex with prostitutes, has been granted bail with restricted liberty of movement, Beijing police said on Wednesday.

Desalinated water to be piped into Beijing by 2019

[2014-04-18 07:12]

Beijing is planning to pipe in desalinated water from the port of Caofeidian in Hebei province to meet increased demand.

Religious venues verified to stop illegal profiteering

[2014-04-18 07:12]

The State Administration for Religious Affairs published the names and locations of 6,195 verified Buddhist and Taoist monasteries on Thursday in an effort to fight illegal profits disguised as religion.

Around China

[2014-04-17 07:11]

Authorities issued a red alert on Wednesday, the most serious, for forest fires in two southwestern provinces. Sichuan and Yunnan provinces face a high risk of forest fires in the next three days as drought conditions persist, the State Headquarters for Forest Fire Control said in a statement. The two provinces have already seen several forest fires in recent days.

Quotable

[2014-04-17 07:11]

"The uncle Chen he mentioned on the phone died a few years ago. He wanted to borrow money from the deceased man, which signaled to me that something was wrong. He also said he could not leave the hotel. I suspected that he was kidnapped."

The Number

[2014-04-17 07:11]

81.5 years

On the web

[2014-04-17 07:11]

Highlights from chinadaily.com.cn

Experts: Porn crackdown crucial to cyber development

[2014-04-17 07:11]

China's latest crackdown on online pornography is crucial to the development of the Internet, experts have said.

Change in banks' cash reserves aimed at boosting agriculture

[2014-04-17 07:11]

China will reduce the amount of cash that village commercial banks keep at the central bank to increase financial support for the agricultural sector, the State Council decided at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

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