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Journal urges its readers not to cite professor's gene paper

[2016-11-30 06:53]

Scientific journal Nature Biotechnology published a statement on Monday urging readers not to cite a paper it published in May by Chinese scholar Han Chunyu on the next-generation gene-editing tool NgAgo.

Expert makes new findings on history of papermaking

[2016-11-30 06:53]

A Chinese archaeologist has announced new findings about an ancient scrap of paper, likely the earliest on record, dating back to 250 years before Cai Lun revolutionized papermaking technology in China.

Twenty-four Solar Terms nominated for UNESCO culture list

[2016-11-30 06:53]

China's Twenty-four Solar Terms, a knowledge of time developed through thousands of years of observation of the sun's annual motion, has been nominated for the 2016 Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Explosion at plant brings 52 trains to halt

[2016-11-30 06:53]

Fifty-two trains came to a standstill on Tuesday morning due to an explosion in Jinan, capital of Shandong province, affecting about 2,000 passengers at Beijing South Railway Station.

Islam group urged to fight extremism

[2016-11-29 07:53]

Top political adviser Yu Zhengsheng has urged the Islamic Association of China to step up the development and resolutely resist the infiltration of extremism, as the association elected its new leadership at the closing of its national congress on Monday.

More baby rooms to ease burdens

[2016-11-29 07:53]

All major public places in China, such as transportation hubs, big shopping malls and hospitals, should be equipped with mother-and-child facilities by the end of 2020, according to a top authority guideline to support the implementation of the universal two-child policy.

Village takes brunt of accident deaths

[2016-11-29 07:53]

Ten victims of a construction accident last week all came from a small village of about 600 families in Hebei province, Beijing News reported on Monday.

Carvings bear evidence of long-lost language

[2016-11-29 07:53]

Archaeologists have confirmed that inscriptions found on cliffs in Hunan province are in the language of the Miao ethnic group, which today is only spoken as one of China's many ethnic languages.

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[2016-11-29 07:53]

Crackdown targets cyber black market

[2016-11-29 07:53]

China has experienced an increase in cases of online data leaks in the past few years due to the development of the "cyber black market", according to a report by the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Information.

Intercity railway network gets the green light

[2016-11-29 07:53]

China's top economic planner has greenlighted a proposed intercity railway network linking Beijing, Tianjin and neighboring Hebei province, according to a statement published on its website on Monday.

Community spirit enlivens nation's golden agers

[2016-11-29 07:53]

As soon as Chen Xuemin received her pension last month, she made a donation to her local community theater.

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