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Lottery income gets closer look

[2014-11-28 07:22]

The top audit authority has stepped up efforts to examine the management of billions of dollars collected from China's booming lottery market.

Female ex-Party official faces arrest

[2014-11-28 07:22]

Prosecutors in Shanxi province have approved the arrest of Zhang Xiuping, a former deputy Party chief at Jinzhong, on suspicion of bribery, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced on Thursday.

Moral education needed, expert says

[2014-11-28 07:22]

Providing moral education for officials has become a major task for disciplinary authorities after officials were found to have had lifestyle problems and written "promise letters" to their mistresses, judicial professionals said.

Dialogue resumes on new maritime liaison

[2014-11-28 07:22]

After years of almost complete silence, Chinese and Japanese defense authorities resumed talks on establishing a maritime liaison mechanism to reduce the risk of an accident in the air or at sea, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

Around China

[2014-11-27 07:50]

Professor Chang Junbiao and his research team at Zhengzhou University have extracted an ingredient from celery to improve the medicines used in the treatment of strokes.

Quotable

[2014-11-27 07:50]

"We are very delighted to see that many people find the dragon-phoenix mascots 'adorkable'. We are excited to promote our museum in the way that the general public find easier to accept."

The number

[2014-11-27 07:50]

Interstellar took in 258 million yuan ($42.04 million) in China in the week ending Nov 23, grossing a total of 527.5 million yuan and making it director Christopher Nolan's biggest grosser in the world's second-largest film market.

On the web

[2014-11-27 07:50]

Photo: Lu Dike, owner of a restaurant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, has "hired" two robots to serve customers, hoping that they will attract more business. Lu said each robot cost 60,000 yuan ($9,770).

New pollution law nears review stage

[2014-11-27 07:50]

China is one step closer to imposing the toughest ever penalties on air pollution, as a draft code on air pollution control is likely to be ready for lawmakers' review as soon as next month, experts said.

APEC car restrictions eyed as long-term smog solution

[2014-11-27 07:50]

Beijing is considering turning a temporary restriction on vehicles - a system based on odd-even license plate numbers that was used during the recent APEC meetings - into a long-term policy, drawing praise as well as concerns from the public.

Police clear Hong Kong protest site

[2014-11-27 07:50]

Hong Kong businesses hit by nearly two months of illegal street occupations breathed a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday.

More help sought to get fugitives back

[2014-11-27 07:50]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged countries where Chinese fugitives are hiding to discard prejudice and work more closely with China in its massive anti-graft drive, a senior official said on Wednesday.

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