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Hamlet takes to stage in migrant camp

[2016-02-05 07:51]

The words from Shakespeare's Hamlet have rung out on the most unlikely stage - a squalid migrant camp in the northern French port of Calais.

Mosquitoes to be used in the fight against Zika

[2016-02-05 07:51]

A pilot field study using mosquitoes infected with bacteria is expected to be launched in South China probably in March, according to a lead researcher.

Wolves or Wookiees, take your pick

[2016-02-05 07:51]

Two movies that have made quite a stir - Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Wolf Totem - have surprisingly much in common.

This Day, That Year

[2016-02-05 07:51]

Item from Feb 5, 1985, in China Daily: Busy times at Beijing Railway Station.

Hot topic

[2016-02-05 07:51]

Many young Chinese are divided between viewing State broadcaster CCTV's Spring Festival Gala and separate online versions.

Looking ahead

[2016-02-05 07:51]

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

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[2016-02-05 07:51]

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Final tests completed on China's largest rocket

[2016-02-05 07:51]

China recently concluded the final tests on its largest and most powerful rocket, the Long March 5, at the Wen-chang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan province, and will conduct the rocket's first flight in September, according to a senior project manager.

Windless weather and smog may put damper on fireworks

[2016-02-05 07:51]

Many cities in northern and central China are forecast to experience air pollution from Feb 9 to 11 in the middle of the weeklong Spring Festival holiday, when smoggy days will not be suitable for setting off firecrackers, the national meteorological authority said on Thursday.

Top planner upbeat about growth hopes

[2016-02-04 07:44]

China is confident of maintaining last year's economic growth momentum based on promising data from its service and technology industries, a top planning official said on Wednesday.

Xi highlights rural poverty relief

[2016-02-04 07:44]

President Xi Jinping targeted poverty alleviation efforts when he made a pre-Spring Festival visit to Jinggangshan in Jiangxi province.

Police train eagles to snatch 'enemy' drones

[2016-02-04 07:44]

Dutch police puzzling over how to remove drones that pose a public safety threat are testing a way to get the job done-by using trained eagles.

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