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Lunar New Year goes global, thanks to travel

Spring Festival has become a golden week for global tourism, with Chinese travelers this year visiting at least 800 destinations in more than 70 countries and regions in Asia, North America, Europe and Australia during the seven-day break, according to a new report.

New app to boost Yunnan tourism

A government-sponsored app - E-Travel in Yunnan - covering transportation, accommodations and ticket reservations in the province, is scheduled for release on Thursday, officials said.

Special report to focus on human development trend

China's reset to a more human and sustainable development model - characterized by a "people-oriented" focus - as expressed in the China National Human Development Report to be released in December, will help spread its successful experience to more developing countries, according to United Nations Resident Coordinator Nicholas Rosellini.

True to his dream, a farmer lifts community with flowers

Tong Qijun believes in flower power.

New rules on air pollution in the works

China is drafting tailored air pollution control measures for 28 cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region as part of a national three-year campaign, the top environmental authority said on Tuesday.

Study sheds light on diet of giant panda

CHENGDU - A study has shed new light on how bamboo, a fibrous plant, provides nutrition for giant pandas, which feed almost exclusively on it.

Apology issued over donkey hides

A center under China's top health authority apologized for publishing an article claiming that a product made from donkey hides, traditionally believed to have medicinal benefits, is not worth buying.

Outbreaks of flu could come again in March

A new wave of flu outbreaks may occur in China in March, but it will be not as serious as the one that hit many parts of the country earlier this winter, an official from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.

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Germany science ties promoted

China and Germany will strengthen cooperation in scientific fields to tackle global issues and help achieve green and sustainable socioeconomic development through innovation, officials from both countries said on Tuesday.

73 telecom fraud suspects repatriated

A total of 73 suspects involved in telecom and online fraud cases have been brought back to China from the Philippines, the Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday. The suspects have been linked to more than 40 cases, covering several Chinese provinces and involving 20 million yuan ($3.2 million), the ministry said in a statement.