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Slowdown brings new risks to banks

Regulator to 'effectively control' expansion of local debt and shadow banking, official says

Leaders warn of dangers to China, pledge world role

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee warned that the country is facing unprecedented security risks and should remain alert.

Beijing to limit population growth this year

Editor's Note: Provincial regions and cities in China are holding their annual conferences of law makers and political advisers. To inform our readers of the latest changes in various parts of the country, China Daily is reporting about some of these conferences.

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Tibet to strengthen protection for ancient burial rite

Legislators in the Tibet autonomous region will draft a regulation to further protect and regulate a traditional Tibetan practice known as sky burial, in which the body of a deceased person is left in the open, exposed to birds of prey that, according to Tibetan belief, carry the remains to heaven.

Li: China ready to face challenges

China plans to withstand downward pressure and continue with its strategic focus in 2015, Premier Li Keqiang told the annual World Economic Forum in Davos.

Third-party help recruited to assess rush at Spring Festival

Third-party assessments will be made of the performances of transportation departments under the central government during the annual Spring Festival travel peak, or chunyun, according to a senior official.

Beard of Egypt's Tutankhamen glued back on after a knock

The blue-and-gold braided beard on the burial mask of famed pharaoh Tutankhamen was hastily glued back on with epoxy, damaging the relic after it was knocked during cleaning, according to conservators at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

PLA strengthens Xinjiang forces to foil terror attacks

China is strengthening its military power in its northwestern frontier region bordering Afghanistan and Central Asia.

Health check on dense body of evidence

These words can raise the blood pressure of those of a certain age: annual checkup.