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New appraisal standards to gauge environmental harm

[2015-08-11 07:57]

China is reforming the way compensation is determined for environmental damage as legal cases involving pollution are increasing quickly and unified national assessment standards are needed, experts said.

Marauding monkey thieves make human life miserable

[2015-08-11 07:57]

Monkeys have descended from their mountainous habitat to make life a misery for residents in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province.

Action to be taken as HIV cases among students rise

[2015-08-11 07:57]

Health authorities nationwide were told on Monday to improve coordination with their education counterparts and tell schools regularly of HIV infection among their students to better fight increasing cases of the disease.

Amazing China photo contest kicks off

[2015-08-11 07:57]

As part of the China-UK Year of Cultural Exchange, the 2015 Amazing China cellphone photo contest was launched on Monday in Beijing with the aim of promoting mutual understanding by encouraging tourists to discover the beauty of China.

IN BRIEF (Page 4)

[2015-08-11 07:57]

Beijing will put 2.8 million floral displays on view ahead of the 70th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45).

Debate grows over reproductive rights

[2015-08-11 07:57]

Single women in China are not allowed to freeze their eggs for use in the future, a fact that is central to the issue of single women's reproductive rights, according to a well-known sociologist and sexologist based in Beijing.

Restored Ming Dynasty porcelain put on display at Palace Museum

[2015-08-11 07:57]

About 160 pieces of porcelain considered not good enough for China's royal court and shattered 580 years ago have finally made their way to the Forbidden City.

Typhoon-tilted mailboxes tempt tourists

[2015-08-11 07:57]

Two mailboxes in Taipei have unexpectedly become a hit with tourists and locals after a falling signboard knocked down by Typhoon Soudelor bent them into unusual shapes over the weekend.

Beaten, but not broken

[2015-08-11 07:57]

In November 1941, 2,000 young Canadian soldiers crossed the Pacific Ocean and landed in Hong Kong to fight the Japanese army, which was occupying the then-British Crown Colony. More than 500 of them never returned home.

Surveyor tells of high-risk career

[2015-08-11 07:57]

Shao Shikun, 80, a surveyor assigned 40 years ago to help determine the height of Qomolangma, the world's highest mountain, saw many colleagues die during the arduous work.

Around China

[2015-08-11 07:57]

Additional remnants of a Flying Tiger bomber were found in the Yangtze River in Wangjiang county by a fisherman last week.

Police crack down on overseas gambling site

[2015-08-10 07:44]

Police in Heilongjiang province have broken up a multinational gambling ring involving a website in the Philippines that attracted bettors in China. They have seized more than 80 million yuan ($12.9 million) in gambling funds.

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