Regulation targets judicial meddling

Chinese officials who meddle in judicial cases will soon find their names on a blacklist that leads to internal punishments or legal consequences, according to a new regulation.

• Former ambassador shares his views on Sino-Japan relations
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• Putting examination reform to the test
• History in the making: the Classes of 1977, 1978 and 1979
• What they say
• Tsinghua, Peking universities rise in global ranking
• Collaboration seen as way for researchers to raise their profile
• Higher education faces call to change
• Debate looks at relocating institutions
• US student finds it fun to read old Chinese
• New skills take surgery to higher level
• SU, Chengdu team up for science park initiative
• Researchers compile complete works of Confucianism
• Internet changing shape of the job market
• Oil salaries rise despite plummeting prices
• Brick-and-mortar retailer gloomy about future
• Inventors of diagnostic device put dream into action

No need to worry about civil servants quitting

It has proved somewhat sensational when a job search website released a survey revealing that the number of civil servants who quit their jobs after Spring Festival was 30 percent more than after the holiday last year.

• Community strikes a chord
• 'Belt and Road Initiative' to help revive trade with partners
• Abe must face up to 'comfort women'
• Boy gets noted for videoing wrongdoing
• Hot Words
• Cartoon
• ASEAN will gain from Maritime Silk Road
• Feel stones to cross economic river
• Ill-gotten wealth of Xu is State property
• Abe should not miss the chance to build bridges

Rebel artillery pounds Aden

Yemen's Shiite rebels and security forces loyal to the former president began a fresh offensive against the southern city of Aden on Monday, according to security officials.

• South Korea to develop own fighter jet
• Hand-rolled cigars emerge in the face of civil war
• Sun-powered aircraft heads for China on historic flight
• Souvenirs recall 'atmosphere' of war that killed millions
• Governor defends law affecting gays
• Former PM Olmert convicted of corruption
• Results awaited in close election
• Ruling party sees setbacks in local, regional voting
• Australia also to require 2 crew members in cockpits
• Government victorious in dogfight over air base
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Economy likely to steady during Q2

Bank of China report predicts GDP growth may rise to 7.2 percent as positive changes take effect

• Yili Group milks world of industry experience
• ChemChina to take the M&A road to success
• What's news
• COSCO Piraeus bid back on track
• Hanergy plans big retail push for solar products
• Areva's future pegged to new plants in China
• Broad Homes opens overseas site with production base in Suriname

HK losing sheen as offshore yuan center

Stiff competition from emerging offshore yuan centers around the world eroded Hong Kong's share of global payments in the Chinese currency during February, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication said in a report on Monday.

• Yurun's cup of woes runneth over
• Prada posts 28 percent drop in profit
• Slowing growth may be windfall to Cinda
• Currency liberalization a slow process
• Regulatory certainty 'key' for transition
• US legal system can be a trial for Chinese firms
• Other cities can learn from London's drive for clear air
• Surplus sparks commodity exodus
• US growth may be mild, but it's also durable
• Will Honda's bet on its young design prodigy pay dividends?
• Market 'masters' lose their footing to DIY traders

Germany 'must improve' to recapture World Cup form

Captain Bastian Schweinsteiger says World Cup champion Germany must improve ahead of key matches against Poland, Ireland and Scotland as it bids to qualify for Euro 2016 as the Group D winner.

• Dunga says pride behind Brazil's rise
• Gibraltar gives Strachan fits
• Shaky Spain holds on to vanquish Ukraine
• Wrong anthem for El Salvador in US
• Ferrari now sitting in the driver's seat
• Clarke's Aussies on cruise control
• Digest

Ming At The Museum

More than 100,000 visitors attended a British Museum display on imperial China, and more collaboration with the UK is on the way. Wang Kaihao reports.

• Taiwan artist on Plato, scrap metal and history
• Nanjing festival seeks to grow with foreign and Chinese art
• Strictly Square Dancing
• Frosting on the cake
• For French baker, China is all about love and loaves
• Pizza noir

Industry Special:Green buildings are smart choice for China

China will become the world's largest market for green buildings by 2020 as the nation undergoes its biggest expansion amid rapid sustainable urbanization and a boom in industrial upgrading, according to industry studies in global green building development.