Nation and Digest - Chinadaily.com.cn

Nation and Digest

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".

Beijing urges greater cyberspace cooperation

[2014-09-20 08:04]

China called for cooperation with Southeast Asian countries in sharing Internet-related information to fight cyberterrorism.

Drivers can let the train take strain on holiday

[2014-09-20 08:04]

Car transport on Beijing-Hangzhou line opens ahead of National Day

Prosecutors urge parent training

[2014-09-20 08:04]

More than half of problem children come from troubled homes, according to a Beijing court.

Skiing offers cool route to prosperity

[2014-09-20 08:04]

Yue Zhiyun, a farmer in a remote village of Zhangjiakou in northern China left home more than a decade ago to find work. At first, he struggled and was earning less than 9,000 yuan ($1,460) a year, barely enough to support his family.