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Polluting regions summoned for talks

[2015-04-14 08:03]

Government officials in six districts and cities in Hebei province have been summoned to talk about their pollution problems with the provincial and national environmental watchdogs.

Beijing to push publicity on tobacco control

[2015-04-14 08:03]

With only seven weeks until Beijing's toughened legislation on smoking takes effect, about 85 percent of people in the city had still not heard about the new regulation, according to a survey done by Beijing lawyer Liu Ning.

Cannons rolling in for parade to mark victory

[2015-04-14 08:03]

The first 12 cannons that will be used for a salute at the September parade marking the 70th anniversary of victory in China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-45) have arrived in Beijing and were delivered to the Armed Police Force's gun salute squadron, according to their manufacturer.

IN BRIEF (Page 4)

[2015-04-14 08:03]

Ren Runhou, former deputy governor of Shanxi, who passed away while under investigation by the Communist Party of China, has been stripped of his Party membership for corruption, the top anti-graft watchdog said on Monday.

Makers of drones eye growth in civilian use

[2015-04-14 08:03]

State-owned defense contractors are racing to convert their military drones so they can grab a share of the lucrative civilian market, according to industry insiders.

State trips cater for Mecca pilgrims

[2015-04-14 08:03]

Arrangements for Muslims in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region who wish to take part in State-organized visits to Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage are being enhanced by the local authorities.

Plane firms open as controls are eased

[2015-04-14 08:03]

More businesses that supply aircraft are opening as the country relaxes controls over low-altitude airspace to boost the air transport and general aviation industries.

Party in Jiangsu cracks down on nepotism

[2015-04-14 08:03]

Rules setting out dos and don'ts for personnel management were issued by the Party committee in Jiangsu province on Monday to demonstrate its determination to stamp out nepotism.

Team of experts sets off to study shipwrecks in Xisha

[2015-04-14 08:03]

A team of archaeologists has embarked on a mission to excavate a shipwreck near Shanhu Island in the Xisha archipelago in the South China Sea, local authorities said on Monday.

The unkindest cut of all in the name of beauty

[2015-04-14 08:03]

Every year, thousands of Chinese women travel to South Korea for plastic surgery in the hope it will produce the "perfect" appearance and transform their lives.

What they say

[2015-04-14 08:03]

I practiced in facial plastic surgery for 29 years, but I never performed a maxillofacial procedure because of the risks involved and the strict requirements in terms of equipment. I believe that generally the quality of plastic surgery in China is better than in South Korea. Some people have blind faith in Korean techniques, but they are unable to gain access to the country's top clinics and so they end up in unlicensed clinics.

Practice makes perfect for 'doctor of the rails'

[2015-04-14 08:03]

Deep in the night, a team of eight men walk slowly along a railroad, the lights from their safety helmets looking like fireflies in the inky blackness.

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