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Nation and Digest

Quotable

[2014-07-21 07:22]

"This is my first time competing in the individual 3m springboard in a big event. I'm a platform diver but I have fun diving on the springboard. I think I find the rhythm of the board just like playing on the piano."

The Number

[2014-07-21 07:22]

14 rescued

On the web

[2014-07-21 07:22]

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Xi: Ties with Buenos Aires stand 'at new starting point'

[2014-07-21 07:22]

Legislative bodies of China and Argentina should enhance exchanges and mutual learning in an effort to promote bilateral ties, visiting President Xi Jinping said on Saturday in Argentina, the second leg of his South America trip.

COSCO ramps up shipping services in Latin America

[2014-07-21 07:22]

For COSCO Shipping, the world's largest fleet of specialized carriers and multipurpose vessels, a new leg in its pan-Latin America journey has begun.

Caracas seeks to lure more Chinese tourists

[2014-07-21 07:22]

Wang Rui knew Venezuela and its famous landmark, Angel Falls, from the hit animated movie Up.

Bus maker gains foothold in Venezuela

[2014-07-21 07:22]

Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co, China's largest bus manufacturer by production capacity, is pursuing a stronger foothold in Venezuela by assisting the country to build a new plant and more after-sales service stations, as Chinese automakers focus on this new and lucrative market in Latin America.

Typhoon's fury kills 20, cuts power and water

[2014-07-21 07:22]

Storm also destroys thousands of homes, large swaths of farmland

Mandela spirit recalled as the nation honors its close friend

[2014-07-21 07:22]

As worldwide celebrations were launched recently to honor the first Nelson Mandela International Day without the former South African president, China and South African moved closer together by jointly celebrating his legacy.

Lunar rover is 'awake' but faults continue

[2014-07-21 07:22]

China's first lunar rover, Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, is still "alive" despite the malfunction of some of its equipment, according to a senior space scientist.

Confessions of a Japanese war criminal

[2014-07-21 07:22]

Editor's note: To offer a clearer picture of history, the State Archives Administration released a large number of files on 45 Japanese war criminals who were tried and convicted in China after World War II. The special military tribunal of the Supreme People's Court held public trials, sentencing the criminals to between eight and 20 years in jail. China Daily is publishing abstracts of the criminals' confessions.