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One dead, 21 arrested at border

[2014-12-25 07:35]

Police in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region shot one person dead and detained 21 others believed to be members of a group of religious extremists trying to illegally cross the border into Vietnam.

Airline captain appeals his 3-year sentence

[2014-12-25 07:35]

An airline captain appealed on Wednesday after a court in Heilongjiang province sent him to prison for three years for his involvement in one of the most serious plane crashes in recent years.

Money grows on trees for Hong Kong planter guarding family tradition

[2014-12-25 07:35]

On land in Hong Kong's lush northern suburbs near the border with the Chinese mainland, farmer Chan Koon-wing is working to keep a legendary scent alive in the city known as the Fragrant Harbor.

Around China

[2014-12-24 07:51]

Transport authorities will replace 40,234 bus stop sign boards in Beijing before Sunday, when a new fare policy takes effect, Beijing News reported on Tuesday.

Quotable

[2014-12-24 07:51]

Social media is a good plat form for my observations, and it lets me know the demands of my patients, as well as those of my staff. As president, I used to be the last one to know patients' complaints, but now I am the first."

The number

[2014-12-24 07:51]

269,000 WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS were recorded in the first 11 months of this year, down 4.7 percent from the same period last year, said Yang Dongliang, director of the State Administration of Work Safety, at a session of the national legislature on Tuesday. Fatalities dropped by 6.1 percent to 57,000, Yang said.

On the web

[2014-12-24 07:51]

Photo: Gulaxiami, a 4-year-old Tajik girl, rides on a shepherd dog in Tashkurgan county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in November.

Aviation industry requires private firms to take off

[2014-12-24 07:51]

China's aviation industry must encourage more private enterprises to promote the development of large jetliners, said an industry leader.

Report: Official's mistresses helped him collect bribes

[2014-12-24 07:51]

A Jiangxi provincial official being investigated for corruption is said to have had a number of mistresses, China Economic Weekly reported on Tuesday.

Former political adviser stands trial

[2014-12-24 07:51]

Chen Baihuai, former deputy head of Hubei province's top political advisory body, went on trial at Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court, Fujian province, on Tuesday, accused of taking bribes and abusing his power.

Human rights 'progress' hailed

[2014-12-24 07:51]

China has been working effectively toward goals set by the National Human Rights Action Plan (2012-15), with most quantitative targets at least half fulfilled in the past two years, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Network of roads drives up huge loss

[2014-12-24 07:51]

China is experiencing a huge deficit generated by its construction and operation of the world's largest network of expressways, while members of the public continue to blast what they see as unreasonable tolls.

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