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This Day, That Year

[2015-04-03 07:31]

Item from April 3, 1991, in China Daily: Soviet tourists bargain with Chinese peddlers at a fair in northeast Heilongjiang province's Heihe city, the largest port for trade between China and the Soviet Union ... China is strengthening its overseas contractual business with the Soviet Union ...with steps "to broaden economic cooperation with the Soviet Union for mutual benefits".

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[2015-04-03 07:31]

More than 94 percent of Shanghai's white-collar workers have heart and blood pressure ailments, increasing by 10 percentage points from five years ago, according to a recent health survey.

Looking ahead

[2015-04-03 07:31]

What our reporters and editors will be following today. See breaking news on chinadaily.com.cn

Trending on the web

[2015-04-03 07:31]

'Belt and Road Initiative' details

Country sees big spike in kids' weight

[2015-04-03 07:31]

Experts are calling for healthier lifestyles to avoid the risks of obesity, on the heels of a report showing that millions of children in China are overweight.

Navy to get 3 new nuclear subs

[2015-04-03 07:31]

Three cutting-edge nuclear-powered attack submarines have been manufactured and will soon be commissioned by the Chinese navy, according to media reports.

Nation still No 1 for US adoptions

[2015-04-03 07:31]

China remains the most popular country for parents in the United States to adopt a child, with 2,040 adoptions last year, according to US State Department figures released on Wednesday.

Expats who die in China ring up a hefty tab

[2015-04-03 07:31]

Death is an inevitable part of life that touches everyone at one time or another. But the thought of it is something most people try to avoid.

Local govt bonds get huge boost

[2015-04-02 07:43]

China is to allow up to 300 billion yuan (nearly $48 billion) from the nation's social security fund to be invested in local government bonds and other financial instruments this year, more than double the amount in 2014.

Major city pollution sources identified

[2015-04-02 07:43]

Vehicles, coal-burning, airborne dust and industrial production account for 85 to 90 percent of the major airborne pollution sources in most Chinese cities, new research shows.

Senior drivers strive to stay behind the steering wheel

[2015-04-02 07:43]

Don Robertson isn't the type to let a snowstorm on the first day of spring - or his age - stop him from doing his appointed rounds.

Fund's deal brightens LED sector prospects

[2015-04-02 07:43]

The Chinese LED lighting industry, which has long fretted over a lack of patents, may have reached a turning point.

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