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[2016-01-16 08:33]

Chinese armed forces will firmly safeguard the country's sovereignty and security interests, the Ministry of National Defense said on Friday.

Agricultural researchers eyeing global outreach

[2016-01-15 08:00]

The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences will establish an overseas agriculture research center to facilitate the export of more agricultural technologies and to encourage more international cooperation, the academy's president said on Thursday.

Sessions call out leaders on pollution

[2016-01-15 08:00]

Chinese environmental authorities summoned leaders from five cities over the past two days to reprimand them for severe pollution in their jurisdictions and for illegal - and damaging - mineral explorations in nature reserves.

Nation to register all citizens for benefits

[2016-01-15 08:00]

China is on a drive to register all its citizens, including those born illegally under the one-child policy, so they qualify for the hukou papers that allow access to social welfare.

Lottery ticket buyers in US profit from Chinese customers

[2016-01-15 08:00]

Scores of overseas purchasing agents, buying lottery tickets on behalf of Chinese people in Asia, made money as a lottery frenzy recently swept the United States and the globe.

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[2016-01-15 08:00]

A fugitive who spent almost three years hiding in Britain has returned to China and turned herself in, the top disciplinary agency announced on Thursday.

Meddlers in court cases to be named

[2016-01-15 08:00]

Officials who intervene when a case is being investigated or reviewed will be recorded and investigated, under new procedures at Shanghai's top prosecuting agency.

'Best' chestnuts bring hefty fine

[2016-01-15 08:00]

A store that sells sugar-roasted chestnuts is facing a fine of 200,000 yuan ($30,500) after advertising its products as "the best" in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.

China gaining ground against graft

[2016-01-15 08:00]

While China is gaining ground to overcome corruption, the Communist Party of China has continued the fight against corruption to ensure clean governance.

Work to start on rail link with Iran

[2016-01-15 08:00]

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region plans to start preliminary work on a railway linking China with Iran via Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan within five years.

Record numbers leaving mainland during Spring Festival

[2016-01-15 08:00]

World tourism destinations are expected to see nearly 6 million visits by Chinese tourists, possibly the highest number on record, during the coming Spring Festival holiday that begins on Feb 7.

New country, new life, new challenge

[2016-01-15 08:00]

On a summer day in 2010, 18-year-old Jane Yu quick-stepped through the cool morning wind in Iowa in the central United States, a backpack slung over her shoulder. She was a freshman at Iowa State University.

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