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This Day, That Year

[2015-01-09 09:54]

Item from Jan 9, 1987, in China Daily: "This year China will start work on adding four new railway lines totaling 1,000 kilometers ... The 260-kilometer Houma-Yueshan railway is designed to share the shipment of coal from China's major coal producing area in Shanxi ... The Baoji-Zhongwei line, totaling 502 kilometers, is to be built to facilitate the opening of coalfields in Gansu province."

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[2015-01-09 09:54]

The potato was categorized as a staple crop this week, joining rice, wheat and corn. The move aims to diversify the Chinese menu and meet soaring food demand.

Looking ahead

[2015-01-09 09:54]

What our reporters and editors will be following today. See breaking news on chinadaily.com.cn

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[2015-01-09 09:54]

Top 10 Chinese textile and garment brands of 2014

Willingly or by force, fugitives come home

[2015-01-09 09:54]

Of those, 290 were forcibly captured by the police, while 390 others in 69 countries and regions were persuaded to return to China and confess their crimes - four times more than in 2013, according to the ministry.

Visa-free deal reached with Ecuador

[2015-01-09 09:54]

China and Ecuador reached agreement on a visa exemption, as the energy-reliant Latin American country, facing a deep plunge in the price of oil, works to attract Chinese tourists and investors.

Fresh major stimulus move ruled out

[2015-01-09 09:54]

China will not inject a large amount of newly added financial investment to stimulate the economy this year, a senior official at the country's top economic planner said on Thursday.

Student's death sentence upheld

[2015-01-09 09:54]

The Shanghai High People's Court has upheld the death sentence of a former medical student who was convicted of killing his roommate with poison in April 2013.

Ex-security chief closer to trial date

[2015-01-08 07:55]

China's ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang has been transferred to prosecuting authorities along with 29 other former high-ranking officials, paving the way for his trial.

Gunmen kill 12 in attack on Paris weekly

[2015-01-08 07:55]

At least 12 people were shot dead by black-hooded gunmen at the Paris offices of a satirical weekly on Wednesday, police said.

The chaos behind learning a foreign language

[2015-01-08 07:55]

The State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs released not too long ago the results of a survey it conducted: Command of the Chinese language, it seems, remains a skill beyond the ability of most expats in China.

This Day, That Year

[2015-01-08 07:55]

"Tian'anmen Rostrum, on which the late Chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, always impresses people, inspiring solemnness, respectfulness and reverence."

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