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Drill boosts Sino-Malaysia military ties

Kurim Abdullan has had searing pains in his finger joints for more than 10 years, and the 60-year-old Malaysian palm oil farmer has been saving to pay for medical treatment. Now, though, he can keep the money after receiving free treatment from a Chinese doctor wearing the uniform of the People's Liberation Army.

Scenarios test forces' joint efficiency

The offshore joint drill included a combined search and rescue operation to recapture a "hijacked" ship, a search-and-rescue mission to locate a "shipwreck", and target practice.

Building homes and friendships

Chinese and Malaysian engineering troops held a joint drill on land. The troops were divided into four mixed 50-strong groups, and together they built three houses, a wall and a pavilion. The houses were given to three local veterans.

Pudding places on rise in East Asia

From Champagne shaved ice to bamboo charcoal-flavored ice cream, desserts in East Asia are coming into their own as ever-more-inventive chefs look to satisfy the region's increasingly adventurous diners.

Hot list

More Chinese travelers are planning to visit the United States on their own instead of going on group tours, according to Ctrip, a leading online travel agency. In a report published this month, the agency listed 10 favorite destinations of Chinese tourists in the US. Besides the state of Hawaii and Yellowstone National Park, the others are all cities.

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Nation plans to construct more spots for parking

China will invest heavily in the construction and upgrading of urban parking spaces to alleviate the shortage and to create more venues for charging electric vehicles.

Guangdong authorities destroy fake goods

Law enforcement authorities in Guangdong province destroyed 46,012 fake brand-name goods intended for export to Africa on Friday, in the fight against violations of intellectual property rights.

22 confirmed dead as truck crosses road, slams into bus

Twenty-two people have been confirmed dead, with 13 others injured as of 9 pm on Friday, after a collision involving four vehicles on a highway in Hunan province, local authorities said.

Scientist hailed for work in nanotech

Chinese-American physicist Wang Zhonglin has been recognized as one of the 2015 Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates, an annual list of researchers with the highest potential to win a Nobel Prize, Thomson Reuters said on its website on Thursday.