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Further potential for injury and damage

[2014-05-15 07:11]

Residents of Haerba-Ling, a small village close to a military base in the Haerba Mountains of Jilin province where chemical weapons discarded by Japanese forces are decommissioned and buried, expressed deep concern about the local environment and their livelihoods. With just 470 residents, it's one of the poorest villages in Dunhua city.

Meeting mummy in the valley of the giants

[2014-05-14 07:03]

As he carefully raised the lid of a long, boat-shaped wooden coffin discovered at an ancient burial site in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Liao Zhaoyu joked to his colleagues that they had discovered one of the fabled giants of Chinese legend.

Keeping watch over a beacon of history

[2014-05-14 07:03]

When Reheman Amut worked in 1993, he never imagined that he would still be at his post 21 years later. The 42-year-old from Kuqa county in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has spent half his life as a guardian of the Kizilgaha Beacon tower.

The city that's not forbidden, just avoided

[2014-05-13 07:25]

The airborne pollution that has shrouded Beijing in recent years and made headlines worldwide has long been a major concern for the city's residents, but now the problem has taken on an international flavor as foreign visitors shun the Chinese capital.

Inventor looks to generate waves of interest

[2014-05-12 07:21]

The rolling waves and invigorating winds that caress the sandy Yefengzhai beach in Xiamen are well-known tourist attractions in the coastal city in Fujian province.

Greener, but still not entirely risk-free

[2014-05-12 07:21]

Although wave power is generally regarded as a clean, renewable source of energy, people should be aware of the possible negative environmental effects, according to a leading scientist.

Saying goodbye to a life of grime

[2014-05-09 07:21]

Liu Fengqin is resigned to moving house in the near future, but has no idea where she will go. However, the process isn't a new one for the 38-year-old mother of three who said she has relocated, sometimes unwillingly, at least five times in the past two decades.

Coming to a small screen near you

[2014-05-08 07:10]

For Yang Zhen, 33, there are only two types of people in the world - those who love computer games and those who don't. Since his early days at college Yang has been a computer game fanatic.

Major players keen to break into Chinese market

[2014-05-08 07:10]

China is the second-largest market for Apple Inc's iOS App Stores. Of the country's 385 million mobile-game players, 22 percent play via iOS, while 71 percent play on the Android platform, according to a report published by Tencent in the first quarter of the year.

China catches running bug in quest for better health

[2014-05-07 07:12]

Spring is the best time of year for runners in Beijing. As soon as April arrives, the 10-km track at Olympic Forest Park in the north of the city comes alive with athletes and amateur joggers.

Schedule

[2014-05-07 07:12]

List of Chinese marathons and road races in the first half of 2014

Xi spreads the word on fighting terror

[2014-05-06 07:21]

Sweat mixed with dirt streamed down the face of Arken Tulak, chief of the Naizerbage police station in the city of Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

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