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Police detain 3 after video of beating goes viral

[2014-05-27 07:15]

Less than 30 hours after a video was released online showing three juveniles assaulting a boy with a concrete brick, Beijing police said on Monday that they have detained the alleged suspects.

Tibet bolsters protection of cultural heritage

[2014-05-27 07:15]

The Tibet autonomous region will implement a new regulation next month in a bid to strengthen the protection of indigenous cultures, especially the two that are recognized by UNESCO, local officials said on Monday.

Official falls in latest corruption case

[2014-05-27 07:15]

A senior manager of a State-owned electric power company was dismissed from public office on Monday for corruption, the latest high-level official in the energy industry in recent years to face a judicial investigation.

Anti-cheating measures set for gaokao

[2014-05-27 07:15]

Less than two weeks ahead of China's national college entrance examination, or gaokao, which will take place on June 7 and 8, the Ministry of Education has signed contracts with higher education admission commissions of all provinces, regions and municipalities to ensure a fair, transparent national exam across the country. Such measures include installing monitoring cameras at every testing venue and mobile signal shielding.

Nursing homes seek acceptance

[2014-05-27 07:15]

Company business plans focus on winning over seniors and families

Live-in caregiver plan raises concerns

[2014-05-27 07:15]

A new eldercare service in Shanghai has been suspended following a storm of criticism questioning the professionalism of its workers and risks to seniors.

Culture, tourism seen as key to developing new Silk Road

[2014-05-27 07:15]

Tourism and cultural exchanges will be useful tools in building the new foundation for the Silk Road economic belt, officials and scholars from China's northwestern provinces said.

Expo gives momentum to economic belt proposal

[2014-05-27 07:15]

A major expo designed to promote cooperation among countries along the Silk Road economic belt concluded on Monday in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, after the signing of domestic deals worth a preliminary estimate of 895.6 billion yuan ($144 billion).

Culture Special: Nishan Forum: Dialog on ethics at the birthplace of Confucius

[2014-05-27 07:15]

Twenty scholars signed a pledge to foster awareness of human welfare at the third Nishan Forum on World Civilizations that closed on Friday in Jinan, Shandong province.

What they say

[2014-05-27 07:15]

Chinese culture will play a significant role in the great undertaking of forging new common ethics for mankind thanks to the fact that the outstanding features of Chinese culture make up for the deficiency of modernity and rectify the aberrations from modernization. These features include Chinese people's cosmic views on the harmony of man with nature, social views of harmony in diversity, and values of taking ren (benevolence) as one's own duty and self-cultivation. The Nishan Forum and intellectuals across China are very willing to contribute to the cause."

Around China

[2014-05-26 07:05]

A man in Beijing filed a lawsuit that seeks compensation for his medical bill, plus 2,400 yuan ($385) for a basketball-game ticket, after he said he was injured by a taxi and missed the game, Beijing Times reported on Sunday. The man, identified only by his surname, Zheng, said he was riding an electric motorbike on his way to a finals game of the Chinese Basketball Association on March 23 when a door of a taxi beside him suddenly opened and knocked him to the ground.

Quotable

[2014-05-26 07:05]

"I think the friendship between our two countries is strong enough to withstand the challenges brought upon us by the search for MH370, which has been difficult and complex. Malaysia is deeply indebted to China for all its help. We could not have made so much progress in the search without China's considerable contribution."

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