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This Day, That Year

[2017-10-13 07:55]

Item from Oct 13, 1987, in China Daily: China's automotive industry is aiming to more than double its output in the next three years.

Congress to reinforce Party's path

[2017-10-12 07:45]

The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, to be convened in Beijing on Wednesday, is set to become a new milestone in the Party's success and in national rejuvenation.

Press center allows for greater access

[2017-10-12 07:45]

Domestic and overseas reporters will have a chance to interview delegates to the upcoming 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China as a special "delegates' passage" will be set up for the first time at the Great Hall of the People - the venue of the congress - to boost its transparency.

Child obesity balloons tenfold in four decades

[2017-10-12 07:45]

GENEVA - The number of obese children and adolescents worldwide has climbed tenfold in the past four decades, creating a global health crisis that threatens to worsen unless drastic actions are taken, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday.

Better test developed to detect liver cancer

[2017-10-12 07:45]

Scientists in China have identified DNA markers specific to liver cancer, which is expected to greatly improve accuracy in diagnosis of one of the most common cancers in China.

PPP rules tightened to reduce fiscal risk

[2017-10-12 07:45]

China will reinforce regulations on public-private partnership projects as part of its efforts to prevent illegal borrowing by local governments, according to a senior official with the nation's top economic regulator.

The holidays may be over, but not the joy

[2017-10-12 07:45]

As people have gotten back to work after the long National Day holiday, you may have heard all kinds of complaints, from having to get up earlier to facing a backlog of work to getting accustomed again to the routine.

This Day, That Year

[2017-10-12 07:45]

Item from Oct 12, 1984, in China Daily: The "Yellow Dragon" desert in northwestern China is being tamed after a 35-year tree-planting program.

Looking ahead

[2017-10-12 07:45]

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[2017-10-12 07:45]

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7th plenary session to set agenda

[2017-10-11 07:24]

A key meeting to be held by the Communist Party of China in Beijing on Wednesday will lay the foundation for the Party's upcoming 19th National Congress a week later.

Deadly wildfires hit California wine areas

[2017-10-11 07:24]

SAN FRANCISCO - An onslaught of wildfires across a wide swath of Northern California broke out almost simultaneously then grew exponentially, swallowing up properties from wineries to trailer parks and tearing through tiny rural towns as well as urban subdivisions.