Man pleads not guilty in Canada dismemberment trial

A Canadian who allegedly killed and dismembered a Chinese student pleaded not guilty in a court trial here on Monday as his lawyer said he suffers from schizophrenia - a mental illness that can exempt him from criminal responsibility.

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Slim pickings

At 1.69 meters tall and weighing just 39 kilograms, Song Xue is grossly underweight.

Suggested daily food intake

The Chinese Nutrition Society's "nutrition pyramid" recommends four main kinds of food that should make up daily meals.

Niche sports feeling the chill

When the South Korean baseball team completed its Asian Games semifinal against China on Saturday evening, more than 20,000 fans in the home crowd of Incheon's Munhak Baseball Stadium responded with thunderous applause and cheers.

Facts

Brought to China around 1840s by returned oversea students in Beijing and Shanghai, baseball slowly gained public recognition over more than 100 years until it was included in the first Chinese National Games in 1959.

'More progress lies ahead' for FTZ

Officials say crude oil futures trading may be the next innovation in zone

Trade zone's new gold board 'gets off to slow start'

One week after the Shanghai Gold Exchange started trading in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, transactions on the international board have been scant compared with international peers. But analysts said it is still too early to assess the board's operations.

Shanghai, HK stock program will offer flexibility

Investors participating in the upcoming Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program are expected to have more flexibility in trading than under previous rules, according to a set of revised regulations published by the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Friday.

Necessity is the mother of invention for developers

Tough times for China's developers are creating a showcase for marketing experts, whose creative and sometimes downright bizarre ideas are desperately wanted by property companies grappling with continuous downturn.

Short sellers expect Alibaba price slide

Short sellers are making their first bets on a retreat in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd a week after the company priced the world's biggest-ever initial public offering.

Use of the renminbi is gaining ground globally

More financial institutions are using Chinese currency for payments, says SWIFT study