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A long, mutually beneficial relationship

[2014-01-23 07:24]

In 2004, cat bones were discovered alongside human remains in a 9,500-year-old grave in Cyprus. Thus far, it's the earliest evidence of a relationship between humans and felines, but it's obvious that the dead feline was feral.

Can raccoons be domesticated?

[2014-01-23 07:24]

While the scientific community is agog about the possibility of domesticating raccoons, it's reported that the animals were being sold at a pet market in Shanghai last year.

Smog descends on the 'two sessions' agendas

[2014-01-22 08:19]

Few public issues have generated so much discussion, unease, hatred and a general feeling of helplessness as the gray blanket of smog that descended across China last year as the country experienced the worst air pollution in its history.

The Ningbo experience

[2014-01-22 08:19]

Historic Ningbo, the second-largest city in Zhejiang province and a well-known destination for tourists, fell under a blanket of smog in late December. The smog covered the city for approximately two weeks as the PM2.5 index soared to 430 micrograms per cubic meter, a record high and officially designated "heavily polluted". The poor air quality persisted into January and the city has seen unhealthy levels of air pollution every day since. As a result, smog became a major issue at the city's recently ended two sessions.

Glance

[2014-01-22 08:19]

Tackling pollution overseas

From TV title to national policy

[2014-01-21 07:57]

For those hearing it for the first time, the phrase "Beautiful China" may sound like the title of a TV program.

Over the hills and far away

[2014-01-21 07:57]

Medog county, in the southeast of the Tibet autonomous region, has the gentlest weather in Tibet, with the lowest average altitude in the region, annual rainfall of 3,000 millimeters and the best-protected natural environments in China.

Keeping up with the times

[2014-01-21 07:57]

On Aug 22, a video ad for the 17th China International Fair for Investment and Trade, an international investment promotion held every September in Xiamen, Fujian province, was aired in Times Square in New York for the first time.

Two sessions shun extravagance and empty formality

[2014-01-20 07:23]

As Li Xinxin, a member of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, waited for a shuttle bus on Saturday morning, he looked on his tablet computer to check the timetable for vehicles that pick up delegates.

Clearing the air at smoke-free sessions

[2014-01-20 07:23]

A strict nationwide ban on officials smoking in public has been imposed at this year's provincial two sessions. In most provinces, "no smoking" signs have been placed on walls and pillars in the conference halls and ashtrays have been removed from the venues.

Gamers still eager to try their hands at Legal Minefields

[2014-01-17 07:18]

Song Lin runs a small video games stall on the sixth floor of the So-show shopping mall in Beijing.

Saviors of the world, or bad kids?

[2014-01-17 07:18]

Youngsters who play video games excessively or spend large parts of their leisure time in game centers equate to "bad kids, bad habits" for many parents and teachers in China.