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Go home, tung tells students in Hong Kong

[2014-10-25 08:36]

Protesting students in Hong Kong should go home, Tung Chee-hwa, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said on Friday.

Spacecraft on way to moon orbit

[2014-10-25 08:36]

China launched an experimental spacecraft at 2 am on Friday that will fly around the moon and back to Earth to test a key technology for its lunar program.

Luxembourg lunar probe piggybacks aboard rocket

[2014-10-25 08:36]

Hitching a ride on the experimental spacecraft China launched on Friday is a small spacecraft from Luxembourg produced by that country's space company LuxSpace.

Need for laws to protect Internet

[2014-10-25 08:36]

Internet development and online security should be maintained and improved under the legal system, China's top cyberspace watchdog and specialists said on Friday.

Baby stuck with needles needs more tests

[2014-10-25 08:36]

An 11-month-old girl with 12 needles inside her body will undergo further examination before doctors decide on the best way to proceed, according to Chen Hui, an official at Beijing Children's Hospital.

Around China

[2014-10-24 07:58]

A robot that introduces dishes to diners, uses a tray to send dishes to them and takes away their empty plates is in service at a restaurant in the capital city. The smiling, white robot, made by a company in Shenyang, Liaoning province, is slightly taller than a dining table, Xinhua News Agency reported on its micro blog.

Quotable

[2014-10-24 07:58]

Some countries have pushed forward anti-missile-system deployment in the Asia-Pacific region to seek unilateral security, which runs against regional stability and mutual trust as well as peace and stability in Northeast Asia."

The number

[2014-10-24 07:58]

Officials seized the salt, which was going to be sold as edible salt, at a home in Zhengzhou, Henan province, people.com.cn reported.

On the web

[2014-10-24 07:58]

Photo: Han Xiaoming coats his tongue with special ink before starting his latest work of art as he was surrounded by interested onlookers in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Sunday. Han takes the expression "a lick of paint" literally by using his tongue to produce works of art.

Around China

[2014-10-23 07:56]

A crane driver in Chongqing was recently sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for a road rage incident that caused the death of another driver, Chongqing Evening News reported on Wednesday.

Quotable

[2014-10-23 07:56]

Enslaving 'comfort women' is one of the grave crimes that the Japanese military committed against people of its victim countries during WWII, which has undeniable proof."

The number

[2014-10-23 07:56]

China's lottery sales rose 25.2 percent year-on-year to 32.25 billion yuan ($5.3 billion) in September, according to data released on Wednesday.

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