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Tokyo told to respect neighbors

[2015-07-17 07:51]

Beijing made a strong protest about Tokyo's legislative campaign to lift restrictions on Japan's armed forces, describing them as "unprecedented", during a meeting on Thursday.

China, World Bank pledge $50m for poor

[2015-07-17 07:51]

China and the World Bank signed an agreement on Thursday to set up a $50 million fund to help reduce poverty.

Investment overseas set to climb to record level

[2015-07-17 07:51]

The growth of outbound direct investment from China is remaining steady this year, leaving the world's second-largest economy on track to exceed last year's record figure, officials said on Thursday.

Cult chief faces trial for rape, fraud

[2015-07-17 07:51]

The founder and leader of the Huazang Zongmen cult is to be prosecuted along with several suspected members, it was announced on Wednesday.

In some places, time stands still

[2015-07-17 07:51]

Four hundred kilometers above Earth, the International Space Station circles the globe, at 27,600 km/h. It passes through the dark of night into daylight every hour and completes an Earth orbit every 92 minutes and 41 seconds.

This Day, That Year

[2015-07-17 07:51]

Item from July 17, 1995, in China Daily: Beijing will tighten controls over local taxis by introducing more regulations, which take effect on Aug 1 ...

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[2015-07-17 07:51]

Many Chinese college students are choosing to be volunteers during the summer vacation.

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[2015-07-17 07:51]

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

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Air force learns to think on new lines

[2015-07-17 07:51]

Even though Chinese film-makers have yet to present an air action movie as dazzling as the legendary Top Gun, which featured Hollywood star Tom Cruise and the F-14 fighter, they will be pleased to know that the Chinese air force is preparing what could be source material for their own such film.

Leaking tanks trigger blaze at plant

[2015-07-17 07:51]

A fire that engulfed a petrochemical plant in Shandong province on Thursday morning was later brought under control, with no casualties reported, firefighters said.

Nursing home problems most severe for middle-income seniors

[2015-07-17 07:51]

Less than 20 percent of nursing homes in China's major cities are profitable, and homes for middle-income seniors fall far short of what is needed, according to a report released on Thursday by the China Research Center on Aging.

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