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Didi killing prompts concern

Teacher attacked with knife by driver from ride-hailing service

Tsinghua clinches prized Top 20 spot

Tsinghua University was listed as one of the world's 20 best schools - a first for China - in a prestigious international ranking that was released recently.

New regulation hard to gauge, observers say

With a regulation for car-hailing services just around the corner, internet and judicial specialists are talking about how big a role it will play in the industry after a tragedy involving a car-hailing app in Shenzhen.

Caregiver sentenced to death for murder

A caregiver who was found guilty of killing an elderly woman in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, was sentenced to death on Wednesday, bringing the issue of the supervision of the senior care market back into the spotlight.

Inspectors detail past Hebei laxity

Team cites loose supervision, failure of former leaders to prioritize reductions of pollution

System offers heads-up about next quake

People in earthquake-prone Nepal stand a better chance of surviving a giant earthquake like the one that devastated the country a year ago, thanks to a new early-warning system that was built through cooperation between the Institute of Care-Life in China and the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology.

Parents bemoan ease of in-app payments

A couple from Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, have found a novel way to educate their son about the dangers of in-app payments.

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Fossil footprints bring dinosaurs to life

Collections of tracks are millions of years old, but mining poses threat to their survival

Hong Kong urged to improve hospitality

If Hong Kong wants to attract more mainland tourists, it should focus on getting its citizens to behave well toward them and rehabilitate the city's tourist-friendly image, instead of worrying about easing travel restrictions on mainlanders, tourism experts said.

Growth remains sluggish in April

A key index gauging China's factory activity dipped in April, which analysts said is a sign the world's second-largest economy is still suffering from slow growth despite improved macroeconomic data in the first quarter.