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Institute focuses on stopping encroaching sand

[2015-07-30 07:56]

A new global desertification control action plan focuses on creation of an institute that could develop best practices for ecological restoration and share those with developing countries struggling with encroaching sand.

Rules of parole, lower sentences for corrupt officials tightened

[2015-07-30 07:56]

Corrupt former minister-level officials who apply for parole or a reduced sentence must have their applications reviewed by the Supreme People's Court, China's top court said on Wednesday.

Armed soldiers among indelible memories

[2015-07-30 07:56]

After a 90-minute flight from Nairobi in Kenya, I finally got my first glimpse of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, through the plane's blurry and scratched window glass, which looked like a naughty child had drawn all over it.

Science 'critical' to economic upgrade

[2015-07-29 11:22]

Premier Li Keqiang highlighted the "critical role" of technological innovation in driving China's economic transformation during a scientific seminar on Monday.

Embassy continues its work in aftermath of car bombing

[2015-07-29 11:22]

China has sent a mission to bring home the body of the Chinese embassy security staff member killed in a car bombing in Somalia and dispatched a working group to tackle the aftermath, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Regulators to investigate 'massive sell-off' of stocks

[2015-07-29 11:22]

The China Securities Regulatory Commission said it is probing "a massive sell-off" after Monday's sharp dive in the market.

Iran deal 'not right blueprint' for Korean Peninsula

[2015-07-29 11:22]

DPRK Ambassador to China Ji Jae-ryong said on Tuesday in Beijing that his country has no interest in any nuclear deal like Iran's, since the two countries' situations are "completely different".

Don't make a song and dance about it

[2015-07-29 11:22]

Being an Indian abroad has at least one non-occupational hazard - when it comes to people not familiar with my home country.

This Day, That Year

[2015-07-29 11:22]

Item from July 29, 1988, in China Daily: Customers buy high-grade cigarettes at Beijing's Xidan Market yesterday, which was the first day after the State lifted price controls over cigarettes and liquors.

Hot topic

[2015-07-29 11:22]

A recent nation wide survey by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security showed that about half the number of employees polled take paid leave, which is part of workers' rights under Chinese law.

Looking ahead

[2015-07-29 11:22]

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

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[2015-07-29 11:22]

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