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[2014-11-05 07:57]

Since April of this year, China, the first foreign country to provide assistance to Ebola-hit West African countries, has so far offered aid worth $122 million in four packages of emergency relief materials to the countries, Vice-Minister of Commerce Fang Aiqing said on Monday.

On the web

[2014-11-05 07:57]

Photo: Motorists cross Westminster Bridge in London as they participate in the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run on Sunday.

Deals enhance new Sino-Qatari ties

[2014-11-04 07:51]

The new strategic partners of China and Qatar didn't waste any time upgrading their cooperation with six agreements on Monday.

Around China

[2014-11-04 07:51]

A 21-year-old female traveler fell off a cliff on Sunday as she attempted to enter the Taishan Mountain tourist attraction in Shandong province without paying the entrance fee of 125 yuan, qlwb.com reported on Monday.

Quotable

[2014-11-04 07:51]

"Much of the high-quality arable land around large and medium-sized cities has not yet been designated as permanent basic farmland. It is a pressing problem that the expansion of cities is encroaching on prime farmland."

The number

[2014-11-04 07:51]

Sales volume achieved last year by Tmall and Taobao, the online shopping platforms of Alibaba - China's largest e-commerce company and the original promoter of the online shopping frenzy on Nov 11, or Singles' Day.

On the web

[2014-11-04 07:51]

Bilingual: You know how it goes: You're trying to talk to your grandchildren, but they're constantly checking their beeping phones.

East China likely to handle Ebola transfer cases

[2014-11-04 07:51]

Designated medical institutions in East China will probably take care of Chinese Ebola patients transferred from West Africa, given their relatively high capacity in public health and medical treatment, said a senior emergency response official.

HK's success against sars offers useful lessons

[2014-11-04 07:51]

The SARS outbreak of 2003 put Hong Kong on the front line of a global health crisis - and the city's ultimately successful war on the virus offers lessons for those now battling Ebola.

IPR courts given speedy go-ahead in three regions

[2014-11-04 07:51]

China's top court has accelerated the process of setting up intellectual property rights courts to handle disputes in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong province before the end of the year.

E-commerce doubles up at symposium

[2014-11-04 07:51]

I was right in guessing that there would be a big name from e-commerce at Monday's meeting to advise the premier on next year's economy, but I didn't expect there would be two.