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Natural reserves to protect animals, rare plants

[2015-08-07 07:52]

China faces a serious threat of deteriorating land and the extinction of rare animals and plants, though it has formed a basic network of protection zones, the national environmental protection authority said.

TV series reignites debate over UK schools

[2015-08-07 07:52]

It is becoming compulsory viewing - highly motivated Chinese teachers taking on an unruly class of English teenagers at a state school in Hampshire, aiming to subject them to Chinese-style education techniques for four weeks.

This Day, That Year

[2015-08-07 07:52]

Item from Aug 7, 1988, in China Daily: Beijing's Capital Taxi Company keeps a fleet of 40 Red Flag limousines to rent to foreign visitors ... The first Red Flag limousine rolled off the assembly line in July 1958 ... In the following year, 10 such models were made on the occasion of the 10th National Day ...

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[2015-08-07 07:52]

About one-fifth of students in the capital are expected to suffer from worsening eyesight because of an overuse of smartphones and other similar devices during the summer vacation, according to the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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[2015-08-07 07:52]

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[2015-08-07 07:52]

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'Major breakthrough' may help solve riddle

[2015-08-07 07:52]

Malaysian authorities have announced that recently discovered debris is from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, kindling hopes that the mystery surrounding the plane's disappearance may finally be solved.

Prosecutors hit by bans in duty-related crime probes

[2015-08-07 07:52]

The Supreme People's Procuratorate has banned eight practices in the investigation of duty-related crimes, authorities said on Thursday.

Soong runs for Taiwan leadership

[2015-08-07 07:52]

Taiwan's People First Party Chairman James Soong Chuyu said on Thursday that he will run for the Taiwan leadership.

Surgeon in race to save patients' lives

[2015-08-06 07:39]

Dr Chen Jingyu knows he will soon face another breathtaking race against death.

'Faster talks needed' on conduct

[2015-08-06 07:39]

China called upon countries in the South China Sea region on Wednesday to speed up consultations over the expected code of conduct in the sea and to discuss preventive measures to control maritime risks.

Chinese diners snapping up live lobster

[2015-08-06 07:39]

Every Sunday for the past seven months, about 60,000 live North American lobsters packed in wet newspapers and Styrofoam coolers make the 18-hour flight to Asia in a Korean Airlines cargo plane.

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