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Inner Mongolia focuses on stable growth

Editor's note: Despite China's economic slowdown, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region recorded better-than-average economic growth over the last two years thanks to the opportunities provided by the Belt and Road Initiative.

Hundreds of projects to invite private capital

Seven Chinese provinces announced 287 public-private partnership projects on Tuesday that will be open to private investors. The projects, collectively worth around 940 billion yuan ($148 billion), include municipal works, highways, rail, airport, water conservation and energy projects.

Probe continues into HK shopping death

The National Tourism Administration urged Hong Kong authorities to look into the death of a mainland tourist after a shopping brawl, and to safeguard the rights of all mainland visitors in the region.

Govt jobs still look attractive

The number of candidates for the 2016 national civil service exam has surpassed last year's numbers, with more than 132,000 applicants on Tuesday - the most in a single day - deemed qualified for the exam.

Insurance offered to help good Samaritans

Kong Yiying, an online shopping zealot, was surprised when she saw a new-type of insurance that has been available on the Internet since last weekend.

China leans on higher trade surplus to lift economy

Despite shrinking exports, China's leadership is pleased with a recent trade surplus increase, which is being counted on to ease pressure on capital outflows and back a stronger currency.

Handwriting valued at strict high school

Beautiful handwriting is still valued in the Internet age, when many people have gradually lost the ability to write calligraphy, Li Jinghua, an English teacher from a Chinese high school, said in response to a recent debate over photos of extremely neat handwriting by the school's students.

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Still amazed after 50 years in news

A little over 50 years ago, fresh out of school with only a vague idea of what I wanted to be, I hopped on my bicycle at my home in an Oxford suburb, and rode down the hill to see if I could get a job as a cub reporter on my local newspaper, The Oxford Mail and Times.