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Future city raises hopes for locals

Many low-end jobs expected to support high-end enterprises, innovators, government operations

Xiongan New Area appoints chief

A senior official who has rich working experience in Beijing has been appointed to lead Xiongan New Area in North China, an area that will be key to the integration of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Chinese films seek elusive overseas success

The comedy Lost in Thailand became China's highest-grossing domestic film in 2012, with box office revenue of 1.26 billion yuan ($185 million), but when the movie hit the big screens in North America the next year, it flopped, making a mere $60,000.

Expertise valued in promotions

The central government has announced the appointments of several senior officials in the past week, which experts said reflect the trend that China will have more senior officials with expertise related to their posts.

Party expels former senior adviser

Sun Huaishan, a former senior political adviser, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office, according to the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Friday.

Convictions herald a prolonged fight

Eight provincial and ministerial officials were sentenced to terms of up to life in prison for graft on Wednesday, highlighting that China's sweeping fight against corruption is far from over. Among the convicted, four officials were found guilty of accepting bribes worth over 100 million yuan ($14.7 million), including Liu Zhigeng, former vice-governor of Guangdong province and Wang Baoan, former head of the National Bureau of Statistics.

Two girls killed by neighbor, police say

Two girls who went missing on International Children's Day were found dead in the room of a neighbor, police in Dalian of Liaoning province said on Friday.

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HIV students to get a separate gaokao

A school for children infected with HIV in North China has been given permission to hold the national college entrance examination in its classrooms to prevent potential disruption for other students taking the test.

Religious freedom protected in Xinjiang

A white paper released on Thursday said that China has fully implemented a policy of freedom of religious belief in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, protecting normal religious activities and ensuring the public's freedom of religious belief.

US returns Chinese fugitive, a suspected rapist

A fugitive on China's most-wanted list who is suspected of rape was repatriated to China from the United States on Thursday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Public Security.