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[2014-08-01 07:28]

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Thai railway deals offer 'huge room' for Beijing

[2014-08-01 07:28]

Railway construction in Thailand will present China with many opportunities to work with the Southeastern Asian country in the rail sector, an industry insider says.

Anti-'Occupy' movement goes online

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Hong Kong residents working or studying outside the special administrative region can join the countermovement to "Occupy Central" and take a stand for peace in Hong Kong on Saturday, when an online petition platform will open to the public.

Program to pay HK students to study on mainland

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Students from Hong Kong who are admitted to mainland higher education institutions will be eligible for subsidies of up to HK$15,000 ($1,935) in the special administrative region's first official initiative of its kind.

Greek government helps with evacuations

[2014-08-01 07:28]

Eighty Chinese nationals were among the dozens of people to be evacuated from Libya by a Greek navy frigate during an operation underway on Thursday and due to end by Friday, Greek government sources told Xinhua News Agency.

10,300 probed in ongoing SOE corruption crackdown

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Prosecutors nationwide are taking strong measures to curb the corruption that is plaguing State-owned enterprises, a senior anti-graft official from the Supreme People's Procuratorate said.

Henan wilting in record drought

[2014-08-01 07:28]

Severe drought has sent river levels in parts of central and northern China to record lows, affecting millions of hectares of farmland and leaving more than a million people short of water.

Lawsuit challenges alleged gay 'cure'

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Plaintiff calls shock therapy 'a total scam'

Papa John's restaurant used old dough to make pizzas

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A Papa John's restaurant in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, has been closed temporarily for using expired dough to make pizza crusts, in the latest scandal to hit the fast food industry.

Hangzhou to trap, sterilize and return stray cats

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Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, is launching a program in September to control its population of stray cats.

Defense Ministry opens door to foreign media

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Move marks latest step in country's effort to promote military exchanges

PLA marches to a new beat to lure recruits

[2014-08-01 07:28]

Clothing stores and restaurants in China are really good at using popular songs to lure passers by, which often proves effective. Now they have been joined by the People's Liberation Army.