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'Unwise' for Vietnam to arm fishery patrol boats

[2014-08-05 06:50]

Beijing has expressed concern about Vietnam's plan to equip fishery patrol boats with "military-use weapons".

Ministry exposes research fund fraud

[2014-08-05 06:50]

Four cases of misuse of research funds have been disclosed on an official website, and the companies and universities involved have been punished.

Seaplane about to enter trial production

[2014-08-05 06:50]

China expects to test-fly next year its first domestically developed seaplane, which is intended to be the world's largest amphibious aircraft, according to an executive at the company working on it.

Experts ease fears of Ebola spread

[2014-08-05 06:50]

Medical experts say Guangdong province is taking precautions to prevent any outbreak of Ebola virus if it were to spread from Africa.

International backing will help Chinese rangers protect tigers

[2014-08-05 06:50]

Chinese rangers at two conservation zones have joined the Ranger Federation of Asia, a move that will help protect the wild tiger population.

Post-'90 tourists flocking to Tibet

[2014-08-05 06:50]

Every July and August, Pemashung, the sales manager of the Tibet Postal Hotel, sees many tourists from different cities gathering in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region. That period, the best for sightseeing, is the peak season for Tibet's tourism industry.

Young Uygur spurs social order

[2014-08-05 06:50]

Asanali, a young Uygur from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, has become well known in Guangzhou, the Guangdong provincial capital, since local media published stories about him.

Written confessions of Japanese war criminals

[2014-08-05 06:50]

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 prison. China Daily is publishing abstracts of the criminals' confessions.

Around China

[2014-08-04 07:31]

More than 200 people attended a bikini blind date event in the capital on Chinese Valentine's Day on Saturday. Unlike traditional blind dates, the activity required male participants to wear shorts and females to wear bikinis. Baihe.com, an online dating service that organized the event, said most participants, ages 22 to 40, are employees of companies or State-run institutions, with stable jobs and income.

Quotable

[2014-08-04 07:31]

"It was my first war experience, and it scared me. I'm lucky to be safe now."

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[2014-08-04 07:31]

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