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Hostage-taker at school shot dead

[2014-06-11 07:15]

Police shot dead a man wielding a knife who stormed into a primary school in Hubei province on Tuesday and held a teacher and dozens of students hostage.

Universities vying to recruit heroic students

[2014-06-11 07:15]

More than 10 universities have shown an interest in the two students who missed the national college entrance exams after being severely injured while trying to stop a knife-wielding man on a bus a week before the exams.

Malaysia, Vietnam hit as tourists head for East Asia

[2014-06-11 07:15]

More tourists from China have been heading to East Asia in recent months, deterred from traveling to traditionally popular destinations such as Malaysia and Vietnam.

114 million overseas visits expected

[2014-06-11 07:15]

China's outbound tourism will witness a year-on-year increase of 16 percent, with more than 114 million overseas visits this year, experts estimate.

Chinese spend the most on international vacations

[2014-06-11 07:15]

Chinese tourists remain the biggest spenders on travels overseas, according to a report released by tourism shopping company Global Blue on Tuesday.

Around China

[2014-06-10 07:28]

Torrential rain will sweep through South and Southwest China while thunderstorms will strike North China over the next three days, the National Meteorological Center said on Monday. Heavy rain is expected in parts of Chongqing and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region as well as Shandong, Guizhou, Yunnan and Hainan provinces through Tuesday afternoon. The central areas of Guizhou will see torrential rain with precipitation of up to 120 mm.

Quotable

[2014-06-10 07:28]

"A lot of Americans are familiar with European, Russian or South American music, but very few of them know about Chinese music. Chinese music is very beautiful, and I like it a lot. I wish more Western people appreciated Chinese music and culture.

The Number

[2014-06-10 07:28]

126 deaths

On the web

[2014-06-10 07:28]

Highlights from chinadaily.com.cn

PBOC plans to cut reserve requirement ratio

[2014-06-10 07:28]

China's central bank will cut the reserve requirement ratio by half a percentage point for commercial banks that have lent a certain portion of their loans to agriculture-related firms as well as micro and small enterprises.

Xi: Scientific innovation key to development

[2014-06-10 07:28]

President seeks strong foundation to improve national productivity

Beijing, New Delhi aim to strengthen partnership

[2014-06-10 07:28]

The development and revitalization of China and India is an inevitable historical trend, which is also conducive to a more peaceful, harmonious and balanced world, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday.

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