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Beijing stakes strong claim to host Winter Games snow events

[2014-11-17 07:32]

Beijing's plans to host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games' snow events have impressed international skiing officials while assuaging concerns about its lack of snow sports facilities, the capital's bid committee said.

Geography teacher draws world map in four minutes

[2014-11-17 07:32]

A geography teacher from the Ningxia Hui autonomous region has gained fame for being able to draw a complete map of the world on a blackboard in just four minutes.

Chinese weapons winning battle for intl market

[2014-11-17 07:32]

Chinese-made armaments have become increasingly popular in the international market, according to an industry insider.

Air force plans to modify pilot selection process

[2014-11-17 07:32]

The People's Liberation Army air force will upgrade its pilot selection procedure, adding individual psychological tests and flight simulation to the country's strictest recruitment process, air force officials said.

Guangzhou, sister cities sign economic alliance

[2014-11-17 07:32]

Guangzhou, Auckland and Los Angeles signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday to formalize a tripartite economic alliance built upon Auckland's and Los Angeles' long-established sister city relations with the South China metropolis.

Swat the 'flies' dead while caging the 'big tigers'

[2014-11-17 07:32]

Do you think a fly is less threatening than a tiger? That could be true, if we are talking about creatures in nature and not Chinese bureaucrats.

Senior NEA official investigated on bribery charges

[2014-11-17 07:32]

A senior official from the National Energy Administration is under investigation on bribery charges in the latest development of China's anti-graft campaign.

SOS villages provide orphans a good start

[2014-11-17 07:32]

Gao Yuan, who was admitted to the law school at Zhengzhou University three years ago, is still grateful for the "mother" who took care of him as her own child for more than 10 years, and he comes back to see her in neighboring Kaifeng city whenever he has a vacation.

Tang Dynasty offices discovered in Daming Palace excavation

[2014-11-17 07:32]

Chinese archaeologists recently found in the ruins of Daming Palace what is believed to be the zhongshu sheng, an office responsible for drafting and issuing imperial edicts during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907).

Hunting monster-sized 'flies'

[2014-11-15 08:19]

Currency notes worth 120 million yuan ($19.6 million), 37 kilograms of gold and documents on the ownership of 68 houses. These were found by investigators in the house of Ma Chaoqun, manager of a State-owned water company branch in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province of North China.

Will Obama take a step forward at G20?

[2014-11-15 08:19]

Much has been said and written about the handshake between President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing.

Don't ignore different rulebook

[2014-11-15 08:19]

IN AN ARTICLE, "A RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT XI JINPING", our fellow journalists at The New York Times have again expressed frustration at having "a hard time obtaining permission to work in China".

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