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Easy money and light sentences

Xu, a suspected telecom fraudster from Taiwan who police will only refer to by his surname, was repatriated to the Chinese mainland from Kenya in April.

Rise in telecom fraud rings alarm bells

Last month, Fan Yin-gui hanged himself in a residential building in Qin'an county, Gansu province. He left no suicide note, just a cryptic messages crawled in dust at the scene: "My death has nothing to do with my wife, it is about swindlers."

New photo series captures life in china

After their successful cooperation last year, China Daily and Rossiyskaya Gazeta (Russian Gazette) jointly launched another photo album on Tuesday, in Moscow. The second project, One Hundred Photographers Focus on China, has turned its focus on modern life in China, whereas the first project, One Hundred Photographers Focus on Russia, offered colorful glimpses into modern life in Russia.

Lighting the way to a brighter future

'My grandpa sneers at today's lanterns. When he saw the annual lantern show in Zigong three years ago, he blurted out: 'Do you call those things lanterns?' " Yang Shiping said, with a laugh.

Goal set for rental market revamp

China is aiming to develop a housing rental market featuring diverse suppliers, standardized services and stable tenancies to ease pressure on renters amid surging property prices.

Policy digest

Cabinet releases three major policy decisions

State Council addresses concerns by public

In the past week departments and ministries under the State Council, China's Cabinet, have responded to a series of public concerns. They included promoting private investment, optimizing archive management, a consumer warning about the botulinum toxin and dealing with violations in the National College Entrance Examination, or gaokao.

The golden creatures of Shennongjia

Home is where the heart is, which raises a burning question for Huang Yuanpeng: Who pulls his heartstrings hardest - his wife and 3-year-old son or those strange creatures in the forest he has decided to devote his life to?

Film sheds new light on the lovable creatures in Hubei

The breathtaking footage from the recently released trailer of Born in China, a Disneynature film currently being produced in China, has thrilled millions of netizens throughout the country, especially wildlife fans.

Re-creating ancient history

Team of specialists painstakingly restores Huizhou-style houses by replacing missing components with carefully crafted replicas, a complex job requiring patience and broad knowledge, as Zhu Lixin and Ma Chenguang report in Hefei.