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Lovers can be boxed up for special delivery

2013-08-14

If you are bored with receiving flowers, chocolates and jewelry for the Qixi Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day, you may get a surprise to see your loved one springing from a large carton delivered to your doorstep holding a bunch of flowers.

China endures worst heat in half-century

2013-08-14

The sweltering summer of 2013 is going on record as the hottest summer in China since 1961. Hot times mean hotter prices Places to beat the summer heat

China announces 9 pilot 'smart cities'

2013-08-13

As China accelerates the pace of its urbanization, the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation unveiled its Smart City program on Tuesday with the first nine selected pilot cities.

Meteor shower illuminates night sky

2013-08-13

A shooting star, part of the 2013 Perseid meteor shower, across the sky over Yaowangtai, an ancient site in Yongji, North China's Shanxi province, on Aug 13, 2013, Qixi Festival, also known as Chinese Valentine's Day.

China mulls solemnization at marriage registries

2013-08-13

Chinese authorities are considering providing solemnization services at marriage registration offices, an official with the Ministry of Civil Affairs has revealed.

Burned auto worker remains in critical condition

2013-08-13

A 54-year-old man in Hubei province who suffered major burns to 96 percent of his body in an auto factory incident remains in critical condition after receiving two skin grafts from his two sons.

College grads encouraged to join military

2013-08-09

Local governments across China have issued favorable policies to encourage college grads to join the military in accordance with a decree.