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Phone booths are given Baymax makeover

[2015-04-08 07:02]

Phone booths in Beijing have been painted to resemble Baymax, the robot star of the Disney animated film Big Hero 6, by a group that wishes to draw attention to what was once an essential means of communication.

UK scholar tuned into China's WWII resistance

[2015-04-08 07:02]

Michael Lindsay arrived in China in 1938 intending merely to teach Keynesian economics. Instead, he was inspired to play a crucial role in the country's resistance against the invading Japanese forces.

Writing in war

[2015-04-08 07:02]

From Michael Lindsay, The Unknown War: North China 1937-45:

Abbot defends role in temple promotion

[2015-04-08 07:02]

When Abbot Shi Yongxin attended a meeting in early March during the annual session of the National People's Congress, a man came to his desk with two envelopes and asked for his signature on them as a souvenir.

Around China

[2015-04-08 07:02]

Guangdong

Liu Xiang expected to announce retirement

[2015-04-07 07:27]

Despite a setback-plagued career hampered by injury, former Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang, who is reportedly ready to retire on Tuesday, remains a groundbreaking figure for Chinese sports.

Bribes paid for driving exams

[2015-04-07 07:27]

A major case involving paying bribes to pass driving tests has brought corruption in the country's vehicle management departments into the public spotlight.

Landmark project nears completion

[2015-04-07 07:27]

Oriental Gate, a landmark building in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, that has been widely ridiculed for its unconventional underpants shape, is finally nearing completion after more than a decade of construction.

Military wives warned about risk of secret leakage on WeChat

[2015-04-07 07:27]

As the mobile communication service WeChat becomes a must-have application on smartphones, the People's Liberation Army is urging wives of its service members to keep secrets from it.

IN BRIEF (Page 4)

[2015-04-07 08:20]

New statistics show that about 2,100 police officers died while on duty over the past five years.

Navy wins praise for evacuating foreigners

[2015-04-07 07:27]

China has joined the elite humanitarian club of countries that are able to bring non-nationals to safety from danger zones, after evacuating hundreds of Chinese citizens and foreigners from war-torn Yemen.

Rescue highlights humanitarian role

[2015-04-07 07:27]

Pictures of foreign children waving Chinese flags and kissing Chinese sailors on the cheek as they were taken to safety on board a warship have appeared online amid global acclaim for the country's growing humanitarian role.

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