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Learning the lessons of history

[2014-07-04 08:38]

In the same week Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that his cabinet had endorsed the "reinterpretation" of a constitutional clause that outlaws Japan's use of armed force in all but the most serious situations, further evidence has emerged of atrocities committed by Japanese troops during the occupation of China before and during World War II.

Downbeat, but determined

[2014-07-04 08:38]

The file room on the 11th floor of the Jilin Provincial Archives in Changchun is one of the most important in the building. The room - which is kept at a constant temperature of 14C to 24C and with humidity stabilized at between 45 percent to 60 percent - contains nearly 100,000 hand-written files relating to Japan's invasion of China before and during World War II.

Gambling costs fans their lives

[2014-07-03 07:41]

For millions of viewers in China and across the globe, the World Cup is a monthlong extravaganza of soccer and a chance to share the triumphs and losses with family and friends. For a limited number, though, it is a descent into the despair of unpayable debts racked up by gambling.

Marriage was on the line

[2014-07-03 07:41]

First person | Song Sujun

Things can get very nasty

[2014-07-03 07:41]

First person | Xia Yu

'Naked officials' being uncovered

[2014-07-02 07:53]

The campaign against corruption is throwing new light on officials who send their wives and children abroad, where they can possibly set up channels for the transfer of illicit income and establish a base in case they are forced to flee China.

Sustainable growth is an article of faith

[2014-07-01 07:38]

A bottle of water stands on the desk in an office in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The water is so clear that it is barely imaginable that a short while ago, it was running through a river into which flows all the wastewater from a local tannery.

Hui community thrives in Hunan

[2014-06-30 07:28]

Several days of rain had dispelled the mugginess that's usually so typical of Hunan province in summer. Swallows glided swiftly across the low, leaden sky and small plots of land planted with rice nestled between the two-story tiled houses in Zhabu in Taojiang county.

A spiritual journey

[2014-06-30 07:28]

Huang Jianxing, 52, has vivid memories of the day he returned to Taojiang county from Saudi Arabia, where he had taken part in one of Islam's most important sacred duties, the Hajj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca, the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad.

Culture vultures swoop across the plateau

[2014-06-27 07:19]

Even though night had already descended on Beijing, at 9 pm on a summer evening the sun was still shining over the plateau of the Tibet autonomous region. In Qamdo prefecture, the largest city in the east of the region, a huge screen in Liberation Square played traditional music to more than 1,000 people who formed a number of concentric circles and began a traditional dance.

A secretive cult that exploits the weak and vulnerable

[2014-06-26 07:10]

At first glance, Zhangzhai looks like any other village in China. It seems to be a peaceful place, mainly populated by elderly people and children, but upon closer inspection, a very different picture emerges.