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Two nations vow to grow energy links

[2015-11-13 07:53]

China is ready to push cooperation on energy with Turkmenistan to a new high, President Xi Jinping told his counterpart from the Central Asian nation on Thursday.

Senior Chinese officer starts mission to Pakistan and India

[2015-11-13 07:53]

A top Chinese military officer arrived in Pakistan late on Wednesday at the start of the first visit to the country and India by an officer of his ranking for more than 10 years.

Threats to country's biodiversity spelled out in report

[2015-11-13 07:53]

A report by the World Wild Fund for Nature has sounded a warning on the state of China's biodiversity - the different types of species found in the country and variations within them.

Firms face penalties for failing to reduce pollution

[2015-11-13 07:53]

More than 110 companies in northeastern China that failed to reduce pollution will be severely penalized by the government, the national environmental watchdog said on Thursday.

Singles Day sales shatter records

[2015-11-12 07:49]

China's e-commerce industry set another jaw-dropping sales record on Singles Day, the world's biggest online shopping event, with Alibaba reporting that about 91.22 billion yuan ($14.33 billion) was spent in 24 hours on Wednesday.

Festival turns into spending for lovers

[2015-11-12 07:49]

"Double 11", which is quickly turning into China's biggest grassroots festival, somewhat overlaps with Valentine's Day and provides another occasion for lovers to buy each other gifts.

Boost for consumer spending promised

[2015-11-12 07:49]

China is planning to open more duty-free stores and facilitate the import of popular daily commodities to stimulate domestic spending amid flagging deflationary pressure.

'Solid evidence' will be sent to break US fugitive gridlock

[2015-11-12 07:49]

Law enforcement officers are expecting to bring more fugitive corruption suspects to trial from their hideouts in the United States, now that authorities are offering US counterparts "more solid evidence", a senior Ministry of Justice official said.

High-ranking officials under graft probe

[2015-11-12 07:49]

Beijing's deputy Party chief Lyu Xiwen is under investigation for suspected "serious disciplinary violations", becoming the first high-ranking official in the capital under probe since the 18th Party Congress in 2012, the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced on Wednesday.

In Beijing, smokers still rule the roost

[2015-11-12 07:49]

It's time to clear the air, literally, on a very serious issue that's not taken seriously enough.

This Day, That Year

[2015-11-12 07:49]

Item from Nov 12, 1997, in China Daily: People swarm to see the damming of the Dachaoshan Hydropower Station, located in Southwest China's Yunnan province along the Lancang River, on Monday morning. The second power station on the river will have an installed capacity of 1.35 million kilowatts and will be able to generate 5.9 billion kwh of electricity a year. ...

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[2015-11-12 07:49]

More Chinese in their early teens and younger are becoming involved in relationships.

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