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Quotable

[2014-12-18 08:12]

"The battle against corruption has entered a crucial tug-of-war stage. However, there will be no special area or sanctuary in the battle."

1.07 million tourists from the Chinese mainland visited Taiwan in the first 11 months of the year, the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday. Official Fan Liqing said this represented growth of 123 percent compared with the same period last year.

On the web

[2014-12-18 08:12]

Culture: Thousands of miles from the North Pole, Yiwu in Zhejiang province is filled with factories that produce Christmas products for the whole world.

Li makes pitch for business investment

[2014-12-18 08:12]

In front of key government officials and more than 1,500 businessmen from Central and Eastern Europe, Premier Li Keqiang laid out Beijing's latest vision for introducing Chinese equipment manufacturers to address mounting demand for infrastructure construction in the region.

Generation of Chinese film goers took Yugoslav drama into its heart

[2014-12-18 08:12]

For Chinese people who have hit the half-century mark, scenes from a film depicting wartime Yugolsavia can be recalled with almost consumate ease.

Legendary soccer coach forged lasting bonds, enduring hopes

[2014-12-18 08:12]

Premier Li Keqiang will meet a host of celebrities in Belgrade on Thursday, but this will be more than just a routine diplomatic assignment.

Demand grows for Serbian language graduates

[2014-12-18 08:12]

Chinese students majoring in the Serbian language are benefiting from the country's increasing cooperation with the Republic of Serbia, according to the director of the only Chinese university that has a Serbian language program.

Around China

[2014-12-17 07:45]

The Jilin Provincial Archives signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday with a foundation from South Korea to work together on the study of "comfort women" during Japanese imperialism in World War II, Xinhua News Agency reported. The archives and its South Korean counterpart, the Northeast Asian History Foundation, have agreed to jointly hold seminars and conduct exchanges of researchers to "find the truth of history".

Quotable

[2014-12-17 07:45]

Stop imagining that China's property market will collapse. There is no possibility of that."

The number

[2014-12-17 07:45]

8.11 million enterprises were engaged in the service sector in China at the end of 2013, the latest official data revealed on Tuesday.

On the web

[2014-12-17 07:45]

Photo: Wang Zhiyou (left) and Li Xiaojing, father of a 3-year-old girl who has neuroblastoma, a childhood extracranial cancer, beg on the streets in Hefei, Anhui province, on Monday. The girl has already had two major operations and seven rounds of chemotherapy, which have cost her poor family 150,000 yuan ($24,200). To seek help from others, Li contacted Wang, a generous beggar known for donating the money he gets to other people in need.