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Readers digest Xi's bookshelf

[2016-01-04 07:54]

From modern literature to history and international politics - President Xi Jinping may have inspired Chinese readers to turn a new leaf after his "reading list" went viral online over the weekend.

'2nd aircraft carrier to have military focus'

[2016-01-04 07:54]

China's second aircraft carrier, which is now under construction, will focus on military operations rather than training and technological experiments, according to a senior military researcher.

Watch this space: Telescope releases mass of data

[2016-01-04 07:54]

Astronomers in China working with one of world's largest optical telescopes released a huge collection of data over the new year holiday, increasing the chances of "significant findings" in space exploration, experts say.

Govt mulls making retirees pay health insurance

[2016-01-04 07:54]

China is studying the possibility of introducing medial insurance fees for retirees, a move that has split expert and public opinion.

Three new military branches created in key PLA reform

[2016-01-02 07:45]

The People's Liberation Army made a historic reshuffle of its branches on Thursday, as military reforms ordered by President Xi Jinping gradually unfold.

Reprinting of Hitler's book rankles some Israelis

[2016-01-02 07:45]

The controversy over the upcoming republication of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf in Germany is making waves in Israel, where memories of the Holocaust run deep and the book remains taboo.

After austerity, restaurants regain their appetite

[2016-01-02 07:45]

Three years after the Chinese government declared war on the misuse of public funds on meals, travel and in other areas, knocking the stuffing out of the catering industry, fresh life seems be coming back to the business.

President sets out vision for 2016

[2016-01-01 07:34]

President Xi Jinping looked forward to 2016 in a speech that called for confidence and hard work for a good beginning in the home stretch of building a "well-off society in an all-round way".

2nd aircraft carrier confirmed

[2016-01-01 07:34]

China is building its second aircraft carrier in the coastal city of Dalian, Liaoning province, the Ministry of National Defense confirmed on Thursday.

New year sees clear horizon

[2016-01-01 07:34]

As we bid farewell to one year and greet the next, it's the time to make resolutions. Beijing resident Peng Min is no exception.

New laws take effect

[2016-01-01 07:34]

1. Amendment to Law on Population and Family Planning

Hotline links Taiwan and the mainland

[2015-12-31 07:57]

A hotline between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan was officially launched on Wednesday when chiefs of cross-Straits affairs from both sides used it for the first time to speak to each other.

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