Some polar bear clusters have moved slowly to islands in northern Canada that are retaining Arctic ice for longer, a study has found.
China is to strengthen law enforcement cooperation with Turkey to combat terrorist suspects from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region entering the Eurasian country illegally.
Among the repercussions of the New Year's Eve fatal stampede in Shanghai are the over-deployment of police patrols at the Bund, turning it into a security showcase, and the elimination of human models at the upcoming Shanghai auto show.
Item from Jan 15, 1987, in China Daily: Peng Qi (far right), contract worker of the Meng Rui Hutong Coal and Firewood Store in western Beijing, has become the "most popular worker" in the neighborhood for delivering coal briquettes to residents' doors on time, even in the recent windy and snowy conditions.
Beijing lawyer Li Jinsong has asked local authorities in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, to clarify why the police deleted videos in onlookers' cell phones which recorded a policeman allegedly beating and killing a female migrant worker protesting against delayed wages last month.
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President Xi Jinping urged disciplinary officials on Tuesday to take a zero-tolerance stance on corruption, saying "strong remedies must be continuously used to cure the illness."
Beijing issued its first smog alert of 2015 on Tuesday, with the PM2.5 index passing the 200 level.
China's foreign trade growth fell far short of its target last year, but figures for December beat expectations and a new round of government policies are expected to help lift the world's second - largest economy's trade performance this year.
Abundant research has shown that learning a second language can boost brain power, but a new study suggests that the effects extend to those who begin in middle childhood.
"Many young people kill themselves in this country," my Chinese friend tells me solemnly.
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