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Spending spring festival abroad

[2015-02-18 08:07]

The approach of Spring Festival could be easily detected in overseas Chinatowns shortly after the clock rang in 2015.

Shanghai auto fair says adieu to sexy models

[2015-02-18 08:07]

Attractive young women will no longer adorn cars at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in April, organizers said on Tuesday.

Patty Hearst in the news again as her dog wins award

[2015-02-18 08:07]

Famed and infamous heiress Patty Hearst was back in the news on Monday after a dog she co-owns won its group at the Westminster Kennel Club show.

China boosted by Japanese inflows

[2015-02-17 07:46]

Japanese investment in China surged in January after months of decline last year.

Deluge fails to dampen spirits as Rio party takes to the streets

[2015-02-17 07:46]

The show went on at the world's most-celebrated Carnival parades, despite a tropical deluge that soaked thousands of feather-clad dancers, wildly costumed musicians and masses of spectators at Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome.

Five targeted in crackdown on graft

[2015-02-17 07:46]

Five senior officials have been targeted ahead of Spring Festival as the country's anti-corruption campaign continues.

Chinese find a way with words for London landmarks

[2015-02-17 07:46]

New Chinese names for 15 London attractions and locations, chosen by the Chinese public, were disclosed on Monday in an effort to attract Chinese visitors ahead of Spring Festival.

Chinese smartphone maker has X-factor

[2015-02-17 07:46]

What next for Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone giant that came from nowhere?

This Day, That Year

[2015-02-17 07:46]

Item from Feb 17, 1982, in China Daily: The 70th anniversary of the birth of Nie Er, composer of China's national anthem, was commemorated at a meeting in Beijing on Monday. Born in Kunming, Yunnan province, Nie drowned at the age of 23 while swimming off a beach in Japan on July 17, 1935.

Hot topic

[2015-02-17 07:46]

China's top two taxi-hailing apps, Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache, merged on Saturday. They hold market share of more than 90 percent.

Looking ahead

[2015-02-17 07:46]

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

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[2015-02-17 07:46]

Greetings from Latvia's ambassador

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