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Bus maker gains foothold in Venezuela

[2014-07-21 07:22]

Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co, China's largest bus manufacturer by production capacity, is pursuing a stronger foothold in Venezuela by assisting the country to build a new plant and more after-sales service stations, as Chinese automakers focus on this new and lucrative market in Latin America.

Typhoon's fury kills 20, cuts power and water

[2014-07-21 07:22]

Storm also destroys thousands of homes, large swaths of farmland

Mandela spirit recalled as the nation honors its close friend

[2014-07-21 07:22]

As worldwide celebrations were launched recently to honor the first Nelson Mandela International Day without the former South African president, China and South African moved closer together by jointly celebrating his legacy.

Lunar rover is 'awake' but faults continue

[2014-07-21 07:22]

China's first lunar rover, Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, is still "alive" despite the malfunction of some of its equipment, according to a senior space scientist.

Confessions of a Japanese war criminal

[2014-07-21 07:22]

Editor's note: To offer a clearer picture of history, the State Archives Administration released a large number of files on 45 Japanese war criminals who were tried and convicted in China after World War II. The special military tribunal of the Supreme People's Court held public trials, sentencing the criminals to between eight and 20 years in jail. China Daily is publishing abstracts of the criminals' confessions.

Villagers turn to smartphones, blogs to promote harvest

[2014-07-21 07:22]

Villagers in a section of Tianjin are turning to the modern grapevine to get word out on their produce.

Tianjin police chief probed

[2014-07-21 07:22]

Veteran officer 18th senior official investigated this year

Experts call effort thorough, effective

[2014-07-21 07:22]

Editor's note: Early this month, China Daily invited three clean-governance experts to share their thoughts on this year's anti-graft campaign. Here is a summary of the dialogue.

First round of investigations rooted out wide-ranging graft

[2014-07-21 07:22]

Editor's note: China's top anti-graft watchdog announced on Wednesday that it is about to embark on the year's second round of inspections. Thirteen teams will be sent across the country by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China. The investigators will collect information about misconduct by officials from whistleblowers. The first round of inspections, detailed in this graphic, uncovered corruption in 11 local government bodies, a ministry, a major State-owned enterprise and a university.