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Auditor wages war on costs

[2015-12-03 07:53]

Chen Yujin, a senior auditor for the People's Liberation Army for the past 28 years, uses his economics expertise and financial savvy on a different kind of battlefield: the project sites where the military spends billions of yuan on construction.

Chinese carbon-capture grass cited as tool against climate change

[2015-12-03 07:53]

A hardy, fast-growing grass known as lyu xin (green heart) is being hailed as a new addition to the world's arsenal in the fight against climate change.

Taking a look behind what goes 'viral'

[2015-12-02 08:12]

Who doesn't believe in Santa Claus? At this time of year, a spirit takes possession of much of the globe.

This Day, That Year

[2015-12-02 08:12]

Item from Dec 2, 1996, in China Daily: Workers lower a McDonald's fast-food outlet flag yesterday in front of the restaurant on Wangfujing Street in Beijing.

Hot topic

[2015-12-02 08:12]

Many Chinese grandparents take an active role in raising their grandchildren.

Looking ahead

[2015-12-02 08:12]

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

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[2015-12-02 08:12]

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West wind to clear capital's air

[2015-12-02 08:12]

Beijing has been suffering this year's most severe smog since Friday, with pollution readings off the charts that have forced schools to close and caused traffic chaos.

Humor provides light relief from heavy smog

[2015-12-02 08:12]

Some of the Chinese capital's 22.5 million residents have turned to humor to cope with persistent toxic air that once again soared above hazardous levels on Tuesday.

Performance artist sucks up particles into a brick

[2015-12-02 08:12]

A performance artist has just finished a 100-day project to collect smog in Beijing with a special vacuum cleaner.

Manufacturing PMI weakens to lowest in three years

[2015-12-02 08:12]

China's manufacturing conditions slipped to the weakest level in more than three years as sluggishness in the nation's old growth drivers added to risks facing the government's growth target.

What they say

[2015-12-02 08:12]

What really matters is whether central banks and sovereign wealth funds start to see the RMB as a viable store of liquidity and value to rival the US dollar. Such a shift seems unlikely while doubts persist over China's prospects for a smooth and orderly rebalancing, and while China retains widespread capital controls.

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