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China has renovated a total of 20.8 million housing units in the country's urban shantytown areas since 2004, according to a statement on the central government website, www.gov.cn.

On the web

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Photo: Migrant worker and cat lover Li keeps more than 50 cats at his home in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Over the past six years, he has spent nearly all his meager salary on the animals. To care for them, he has not returned to his hometown in Hunan province since arriving in Guangzhou.

Deals planned to recover illegal assets from abroad

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China will strengthen financial intelligence exchanges with the United States and Australia to track corrupt Chinese officials' illegal assets and fight money laundering, a senior official from the Ministry of Justice said.

China Siberian tiger park sees 105 births in 2014

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This year, 105 Siberian tiger cubs, one of the world's most endangered animals, were born at a tiger park in northeast China's Heilongjiang province, the park said on Sunday.

Embassy calls for action after alleged airport rape

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The Chinese embassy in Indonesia urged local authorities on Sunday to thoroughly investigate a recent high-profile rape case involving a Chinese woman and two Indonesian airport security officers.

New public transport fare structure comes into effect

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Beijing's public transportation system adopted a new fare structure on Sunday in the first ticket price rise in seven years, and authorities warned of a crowded rush hour on Monday as passengers familiarize themselves with the new system.

Beijing opens four subway lines

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Beijing began trial operations on four new subway lines on Sunday in its latest effort to ease the city's traffic jams.

Sound bites

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"I think the fares are still incredibly cheap when compared with cities like London, Madrid and New York. I know they have risen quite a lot in relative terms here, but it is still very good value for tourists like us."

Enrollment in English recovers

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English training classes from K-12 levels seem to have recovered from shrinking numbers last year, following plans to reform the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, educators said.

Finding comprehensive training becomes new priority

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Adele Bai, general manager and executive vice-president of EF Education First Kids & Teens China, a Swedish-owned global language teaching company

False reports undermine institutions in the short term

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Gong Yafu, president of the National Association of Foreign Languages

High lights

[2014-12-29 07:39]

Pilot programs for the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, began this fall semester for high school 10th-graders in Shanghai and Zhejiang.

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