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Kerry pledges neutral stance by the US

[2016-07-28 07:53]

The United States' top diplomat promised on Wednesday that Washington will not take sides in South China Sea disputes and called for China and the Philippines to exercise restraint and build confidence.

Consulate condemns passport scribbling

[2016-07-28 07:53]

"Offensive scribbling" in English on a Chinese citizen's passport by Vietnamese border officials was shameless and cowardly, China's consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City said on Wednesday.

President tells the Army to improve

[2016-07-28 07:53]

President Xi Jinping told the People's Liberation Army on Wednesday to improve its ground force's mobility and joint operations capability.

US agrees it's time to 'turn the page'

[2016-07-27 07:27]

Washington agrees with Beijing that "the time has come" to move away from the tensions in the South China Sea and to "turn the page", US Secretary of State John Kerry said, adding that he will encourage the Philippines to pursue dialogue and negotiation with China in their dispute.

Goal of big-city trip is to inspire left-behind kids

[2016-07-27 07:27]

She hadn't seen her dad for almost a year, so Fang Yuan, 14, now 163 centimeters tall, twitched slightly and smiled uneasily when her father, a construction worker, walked up and tried to hold her in his arms. The hug, with the daughter's arms barely raised, lasted for about two seconds.

'Act now' to recruit for nuclear industry, says expert

[2016-07-27 07:27]

China must immediately step up the training of talent for the nuclear industry, as major nuclear companies, which are at different stages of pushing a new generation of nuclear power, face an impending lack of engineers, experts said.

Letter foretold rampage that killed 19 in Japan

[2016-07-27 07:27]

A young Japanese man went on a slashing rampage on Tuesday, killing 19 people at a facility for the mentally disabled from which he had been fired, police said.

Early warnings must reach every resident

[2016-07-27 07:27]

Two central government ministries have called for early warnings in natural disasters to make sure that every resident is given notice.

London or Beijing, the topic is weather

[2016-07-27 07:27]

Forget for a moment, if you will, talk of Brexit, a golden era, trade deals and tourism. There's one thing that always binds Britons and Chinese, and that's fascination about the weather.

This Day, That Year

[2016-07-27 07:27]

Item from July 27, 1998, in China Daily: People's Liberation Army soldiers carry sandbags to fortify the embankments of the Jingjiang section of the Yangtze River, in Hubei province, which is being threatened by surging water. The Yangtze is unleashing the worst floods in 44 years on Central and East China's provinces, and a rainbelt still lingers over vast tracts.

Hot topic

[2016-07-27 07:27]

More than 18 million Chinese children under age 10 accessed the internet last year, according to the China Internet Network Information Center. Many parents are worried.

Looking ahead

[2016-07-27 07:27]

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

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