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Rescuers scour sea for 11 missing in ship sinking

[2014-05-07 07:11]

An air and sea rescue mission scoured choppy waters near Hong Kong on Tuesday in a desperate search for 11 crew members still missing more than 24 hours after their Chinese cargo ship sank.

Wanted: overseas grad students

[2014-05-07 07:11]

Peking University is looking to recruit 100 postgraduate students for its new Yenching Academy, launching next year.

Calm advised in war of words with HK actor

[2014-05-07 07:11]

Cultural and communication professionals say that mainlanders should tone down their verbal attacks against a Hong Kong actor who has angered some netizens with his recent political comments.

Sanya moves to pad residents' wallets as inflation rises

[2014-05-07 07:11]

With Sanya's growing tourism industry pushing prices up for groceries and household items, the city government announced on Tuesday that it will roll out the second phase of its inflation subsidy for residents.

Use of foreign words ignites debate among public, experts

[2014-05-07 07:11]

"PM2.5" has been a buzzword among Chinese who worry about air quality.

Around China

[2014-05-06 07:20]

More than 290 maintenance workers picked up 30 tons of roadside rubbish during the May Day holiday that had been tossed from vehicles, Legal Evening News reported on Monday. The weight of the rubbish collected this year exceeded the same period last year by 20 percent, according to the Beijing Capital Highway Development Group.

Quotable

[2014-05-06 07:20]

"Fewer people in Guangzhou want to become powerful persons since the central government has been making great efforts to introduce effective and concrete measures to prevent and fight corruption involving government officials, and to further standardize the operations of government departments and organizations."

The Number

[2014-05-06 07:20]

66 tip-offs

On the web

[2014-05-06 07:20]

Highlights from chinadaily.com.cn

Bright forecast boosted, thanks to a new weather satellite

[2014-05-06 07:20]

China is boosting its weather forecast and natural disaster prevention capacity with a new weather satellite delivered to the China Meteorological Administration on Monday.

Premier helps launch new expressway

[2014-05-06 07:20]

Ethiopia's first toll road, new light-rail project will greatly relieve congestion

8 Major aid projects by China in Africa

[2014-05-06 07:20]

From building railways to constructing theaters, China has made major contributions in aid to countries throughout Africa. A closer look at them:

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