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China

  • African youths hone acrobat skills in N China

  • Taiwan tourists cancel Philippines plans

    Taiwan's tourists to Boracay, a resort in Philippines, have started canceling hotel reservations since Taiwan issued an advisory against traveling to the country.

  • Shenzhen road collapse kills four

    Five people were killed when a road collapsed in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Monday, Nanfang Daily reported on Tuesday.

  • Heavy rain kills 2 in S. China

    Heavy rain that has fallen since Saturday has killed two people in South China's Guangdong province, bringing the death toll resulting from rainstorms to 36 so far.

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World

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  • Farewell to Beckham

  • Jackie Chan is not wrong

    We should try to find out why ancient buildings are sold in the first place and what should be done to protect them, instead of quarreling about whom Chan has donated the buildings to.

  • True history of Diaoyu Islands

    Unilateral actions taken by Japan since last year, including the decisions to "purchase" and "nationalize" the Diaoyu Islands, have pushed Sino-Japanese relations to their lowest point in four decades.

  • A handshake across the Himalayas

    I am very much looking forward to it and hope to make some concrete contribution to deepening the friendship and promoting cooperation in various areas between China and India.

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Entertainment

  • 'Blind Detective' goes to Cannes

  • Week two of Cannes gets explosive start

    Director Takashi Miike got Cannes off to an explosive start, with thriller "Shield of Straw" a sharp contrast to the more intense, intimate movies screened so far.

  • Keanu Reeves makes director debut

    Keanu Reeves is taking on a new role - as director of a contemporary martial arts movie aimed at both Chinese and Western audiences. Photos

  • Where celebrity sells and celebrities sell

    Stars come to Cannes to promote themselves and their projects - so where better to launch a wry documentary bemoaning the seeming dominance of celebrity pulling-power over content?

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Regional

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My China Dream

A young foreign student snapped a shot of a group of students on a boat trip 30 years ago. Now he is back to find out what had happened to the lives of those people.

Sowing the seeds of change

Guizhou province makes full use of natural resources, and maintains ecosystem.

My China Story

Best Driver: "As it develops into a world power, China is investing a lot of resources and effort into making its people better educated… but in the area of morals it seems to be losing ground."

Some industries still competitive

The competitiveness of China's traditional industries is weakening, according to a report.

Redefining Urbanization

Chinese officials, corporate leaders and experts share their views on urbanization.

Time tells the truth

Hei Ming's latest project attempts to write the history of nameless soldiers who sacrificed for China in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

Volleyball head coach in history

Head coaches of China's women's volleyball team after the 1980s.

Top 10 summer destinations

Still wondering where to go in summer? We have selected 10 amazing Chinese resorts for you.

Beijing's highway graffiti gallery

Most metropolitan cities throughout the world have at least one wall that represents its graffiti talent.

X-Ray

A new theater festival, set in an unlikely locale, has attracted not only old pros and budding talents, but ordinary arts lovers and common people.

Hot Pot Column

The best news I heard since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in November is that the nation is being encouraged to avoid wasting food.

The Week

Facial hair is in the international news this week. Find out why and why you should grow a beard in the latest episode of The Week.

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Life

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Food

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Sports

  • Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at season end

  • PSG blocks Ancelotti's Real Madrid switch

    Carlo Ancelotti, who wants to quit Paris Saint-Germain and succeed Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid, found his escape route blocked by the French champion's Qatari owners on Sunday.

  • Is Xie ready to fill Liu's shoes?

    World champion hurdler Jason Richardson is confident a new generation of Chinese athletes will rise up and fill the shoes of Liu Xiang.

  • Sweden grabs world title on home ice

    Sweden battled back from a goal down to grab its ninth world ice hockey title on Sunday with a 5-1 win over unfancied Switzerland.

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Odd News

  • Netanyahu takes flak over bed on a plane

    Benjamin Netanyahu is changing his mid-air sleeping arrangements after a public flap over a $127,000 custom-built bedroom for the Israeli prime minister and his wife on a flight to London last month.

  • Cross-species liver transplant succeeds

    Chinese doctors have successfully transplanted part of liver from a genetically altered pig to a monkey, a hospital announced on Wednesday in Xi'an, Shaanxi province.

  • Saudi to ban men working in women's shops

    Saudi Arabia planned to adopt a decision, which bans males from working in women-related product shops in order to encourage more females to get jobs, the Al Riyadh newspaper reported Thursday.

  • US women missing for a decade found alive

    Three Ohio women believed abducted separately about a decade ago were found alive at a Cleveland house near where they were last seen, and three brothers were arrested as suspects.

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