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Love keeps mainland tourists in Taiwan

[2014-12-12 07:45]

Cross-straits romance is the main cause of Chinese mainland tourists staying in Taiwan illegally, the Taiwan interior department said.

31 officials being investigated in coal mine accidents

[2014-12-12 07:45]

Thirty-one officials have been investigated for involvement in three coal mine accidents dating to 2009 that were hidden and falsely reported, the country's top procuratorate said on Thursday.

Publicize price of hepatitis B drugs, patients demand

[2014-12-12 07:45]

Eight hepatitis B patients have asked the country's price regulator to reconsider a decision not to make public the costs of two drugs produced by British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, as they called for the drugmaker to further reduce the prices.

Country's sports governing bureau adopts stronger anti-doping regulations

[2014-12-12 07:45]

China's top sports governing body approved new anti-doping regulations following a swimmer's doping incident.

Payouts planned in campus deaths

[2014-12-12 07:45]

Guangdong province is planning to introduce a new system for awarding compensation to the families of university and college students who die on campus to prevent relatives from seeking excessive payments.

Ex-inmate wants compensation

[2014-12-12 07:45]

A man who was serving a life sentence for homicide and released in October after a court found the evidence against him insufficient is asking the government for 3 million yuan ($485,000) in compensation for his imprisonment since 2005.

Ningbo encourages private funding

[2014-12-12 07:45]

Ningbo, an affluent city in East China, is encouraging what it calls "social forces" - private entities - to engage in the cultural sector, in an effort to break from the traditional model in which most cultural events, such as concerts, operas, exhibitions and sports matches, are funded by governments.

Police call for real names on packages

[2014-12-12 07:45]

Police departments across Guangdong province are urging logistics and express delivery companies to exp and their cooperation with law enforcement to fight gun trafficking and related crimes, which increasingly rely on the Internet for sales and communications.

Dancers get in step to build a community

[2014-12-12 07:45]

For many middle-aged Chinese women, the square dance, a type of line dancing performed in public squares, is a popular form of exercise, but for people who have relocated from the countryside to the city, it's also an important social activity that promotes community spirit.

Harmless fun, or an antisocial activity?

[2014-12-12 07:45]

Although the square dancing craze that's sweeping China has a huge number of devotees, it doesn't lack critics either. According to a recent survey by South Metropolitan Daily, nearly 85 percent of 1,467 respondents said square dancing is a regular activity in their communities, and 60.4 percent complained that the loud music played by the dancers disrupts their lives.

Drone market has room to soar

[2014-12-12 07:45]

A huge market for civilian unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, is emerging in China, industry observers said, prompting the need for the government to speed up regulation.

Scientists use drones at south pole

[2014-12-12 07:45]

Chinese scientists are using unmanned aerial vehicles to gather site information for the country's first airport in the South Pole, during the country's 31st mission to the Antarctic continent.

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