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Nation and Digest

Auditors uncover good, bad and ugly in govt spending

[2014-06-25 07:09]

The central government's expenses on vehicles, receptions, overseas trips and conferences dropped by 22.93 percent in 2013, the result of an aggressive frugality campaign, an audit report released on Tuesday said.

Netizens sound off about officials' neglect of duty

[2014-06-25 07:09]

Nearly three-quarters of netizens polled by China's top anti-graft agency said government officials slack off and lack self-discipline.

Overseas study attractive at earlier age

[2014-06-25 07:09]

Chinese students are increasingly willing to head overseas for studies at an earlier age, a new survey indicates.

South Korea plays up pop culture to attract Chinese tourists

[2014-06-25 07:09]

As South Korean reality shows, dramas and pop music sweep Chinese television screens, tourism officials and agencies are looking to further tap their commercial potential.

Around China

[2014-06-24 07:09]

The nation's first anti-corruption research center has been set up in Beijing, authorities said. The center is aimed at strengthening anti-corruption legislation, pushing forward criminal justice policies and strategies and conducting research on international judicial cooperation. It will contribute to important, practical progress in anti-corruption work, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Quotable

[2014-06-24 07:09]

"The astonishing thing is the extraordinary development of the Chinese cities in terms of modern building, motorways, trains, metros, etc. The other important factor is the way in which the Chinese are accelerating the capacity of integration between the technologies and the commercial activities in their own market."