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Around China

[2014-09-22 08:25]

woman surnamed Li was abducted by two people in a minibus as she walked late on Friday night near Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing News reported.

Quotable

[2014-09-22 08:25]

The successful listing of Alibaba shows China's indigenous third-party platform has reached maturity. It is like a cardiotonic injection for China's e-commerce industry."

The Number

[2014-09-22 08:25]

Nearly 99 billion yuan ($16 billion) was donated from domestically and overseas last year, according to a report released by China Charity & Donation Information Center, overseen by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

On The Web

[2014-09-22 08:25]

Buzzword: The "cute response" is the theory that people are hard-wired to prefer babies in photos and real life. Cuteness isn't something that only adults can identify - children as young as 3 years old can also recognize adorable features.

Around China

[2014-09-20 08:04]

Liu Tienan, former vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, will go on trial on Wednesday in Langfang, Hebei province, China News Service said on Friday. Liu, who was sacked in May 2013, stands accused of abusing his government positions and taking bribes, prosecutors said in June.

Quotable

[2014-09-20 08:04]

"Celebrities should not only keep a good image in the public but also should be disciplined offstage."

The number

[2014-09-20 08:04]

11 officials

On the web

[2014-09-20 08:04]

Highlights from chinadaily.com.cn

Xi praises contributors to China-India friendship

[2014-09-20 08:04]

Manorama Kotnis, the 93-year-old younger sister of an old friend of the Chinese people, the late Dr Dwarkanath Kotnis, traveled from Mumbai to New Delhi to meet visiting President Xi Jinping on Friday.

Peng wows nation with chic, charm

[2014-09-20 08:04]

Accompanying her husband, President Xi Jinping, on a three-day visit to India, Peng Liyuan has left India's media singing her praises for sartorial elegance, calligraphy and, her forte, singing.

Shanghai, Zhejiang to pilot gaokao reforms

[2014-09-20 08:04]

Zhejiang province and Shanghai both announced new plans for the gaokao, the national college entrance exam, on Friday in the hope of improving the quality of education by allowing their high school students to learn a wider breadth of subjects.

GlaxoSmithKline gets record fine, posts an apology

[2014-09-20 08:04]

The China branch of British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has been fined 3 billion yuan ($489 million) for paying bribes, a verdict that the firm said in a contrite statement it "fully accepts".

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