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President of Chile welcomes closer relationship with China

[2014-11-13 08:00]

Chile looks forward to cooperating with China for more investment and continues to strengthen ties, said Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.

Official stashed cash, gold at home

[2014-11-13 08:00]

A low-level official in Hebei province stashed 120 million yuan ($19.5 million) in cash at his house, according to the local anti-graft watchdog.

Shanghai beats HK in English proficiency

[2014-11-13 08:00]

For the first time ever adults in Shanghai are displaying better English proficiency than their counterparts in Hong Kong, according to the English Proficiency Index released by EF Education First on Wednesday.

Around China

[2014-11-13 08:00]

One tourist was killed and 11 others injured by a horse on Tuesday while they were visiting an outdoor film studio in Xiangshan county, Zhejiang province, Modern Gold News reported on Wednesday.

Quotable

[2014-11-13 08:00]

We express sincere gratitude and highest respect for the residents of Beijing for their unselfish contribution to this event. It is the largest and highest-profile international activity held in China since the 2008 Olympic Games."

The number

[2014-11-13 08:00]

16 Million passengers

On the web

[2014-11-13 08:00]

Photo: Yu Xinghua makes a round wooden container using traditional handicraft skills at a workshop in Shuangxi, Jiangxi province. The 65-year-old cooper has witnessed booms and slumps with traditional handicrafts since he started making wooden barrels at the age of 18.

Extreme attraction

[2014-11-13 08:00]

At this former factory site in Beijing, old industrial boilers are corroded among containers piled high within crumbling walls.

Setting his sights sky high

[2014-11-13 08:00]

For the faint of heart, leaping off a cliff 1,400 meters high wearing only a wingsuit seems like a suicidal stunt reserved for blockbuster action movies.

Robotic surgery reaches new height

[2014-11-13 08:01]

Invented in the United States more than a decade ago, robotic surgery has since reached new levels of competence in China.

'Running Naked Boy', now 6, crosses Lop Nur desert

[2014-11-13 08:02]

Six-year-old He Yide, who was recognized by Guinness World Records in 2013 as the youngest person in the world to pilot a plane, is in the news again after traversing the dangerous Lop Nur desert with 13 other people.

Li urges fairness as Mexico scraps rail contract

[2014-11-12 08:13]

Premier Li Keqiang urged Mexico to treat Chinese companies fairly on Tuesday, after the Latin American government scrapped a $3.75 billion high-speed rail contract previously signed with a Chinese-led consortium.

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