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'Most beloved' of Prince's family and friends bid farewell

[2016-04-25 09:08]

A private memorial is held for the music icon after his cremation

Debate over guns flares 20 years after shootings

[2016-04-25 09:08]

Carolyn Loughton still carries a bullet in her shoulder from one of the world's worst mass shootings that killed her daughter 20 years ago and galvanized Australia to drastically clamp down on guns.

China Eastern shares sink on partnership with Ctrip

[2016-04-23 07:46]

New York and HK investors, however, cheer the agreement

Chinese consumers go for hi-tech premium cars

[2016-04-23 07:46]

Chinese premium car owners are more interested in high-technology configurations while the Europeans are more concerned about the practicability of the vehicle, according to a report released this week.

NZ firm mulls growing kiwifruit in Shaanxi

[2016-04-23 07:46]

One of New Zealand's largest producers of kiwifruit is considering the possibility of growing its variety of the fruit in China as part of a plan to source it from local growers and ensure a year-round supply.

Alibaba Health enters insurance business

[2016-04-23 07:46]

The offshoots of e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd are setting up a joint venture with a major insurance company in China, tapping into the huge potential of the country's internet health insurance sector.

BOC unit gets approval to operate first Brunei branch

[2016-04-23 07:46]

It's part of the bank's aggressive expansion plan along the Belt and Road Initiative routes

Steel futures fall on speculation

[2016-04-23 07:46]

Steel futures slumped in China as exchanges announced measures to cool speculation after prices surged to the highest level since 2014 in record volume on Thursday. Reinforcement-bar used to strengthen concrete fell 3.7 percent to 2,648 yuan ($408) a metric ton in Shanghai, snapping a four-day rally. Prices have climbed 15 percent this week, the most since the contract started in 2009.

Electric-car rental firm seeks expansion

[2016-04-23 07:46]

An auto rental service that uses only electric cars is now ready for nationwide expansion after what the company called a two-year successful trial in Wuhu, East China's Anhui province.

Pact holds out promise of climate-friendly future

[2016-04-22 07:34]

The signing of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change by world leaders in the UN headquarters in New York on Friday will be a milestone in global joint efforts to combat the common threat faced by mankind.

Correcting pollution-monitoring flaws

[2016-04-22 07:34]

After the "poisonous land" case in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, hit the headlines, students in another school in the same province recently also reported symptoms such as bleeding from their noses to body itching and skin peeling.

Publishing photos of rule-breakers online violates their right to privacy

[2016-04-22 07:34]

SINCE LAST WEEK, police in Fuzhou, capital of Southeast China's Fujian province, have been using high-definition cameras to take photos of jaywalkers. But they not only fined three people for jaywalking, they also published their photos online. That move might violate the legal rights of the rule-breakers, said a Thursday comment in Beijing News:

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