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2011-04-11 10:24:55

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Univ opens new hall to welcome returning alumni

2011-04-11 08:21:20

Tsinghua University, one of China's leading seats of learning in Beijing, will open a new hall, containing 42,000 square meters of space, after the old one was destroyed in a fire.

Counseling aimed at reducing divorces

2011-04-11 08:19:42

In the hope of lowering China's soaring divorce rate, love counseling will be offered in offices where couples go in Beijing to end their marriages.

Left-behind children prey to mental ills

2011-04-11 08:12:41

Experts are calling for better care and stronger intervention to deal with the psychological troubles suffered by children left behind in their hometowns by their migrant-worker parents.

Recycling is rolling forward in 55 cities

2011-04-11 08:05:30

Seventy percent of renewable resources in 55 cities are being collected for recycling, up from the 40 percent in 2006.

Calmer waters ahead for seals

2011-04-11 08:00:43

Governments at all levels are working closely with environmental organizations to step up efforts to protect endangered spotted seals.

Chemist implicated in pork scandal

2011-04-11 07:57:38

Police in Central China's Henan province have brought 95 people implicated last month in a tainted pork scandal into custody and have successfully solved the case, Henan public security authority announced over the weekend.

Contest inspires Chinese youth

2011-04-11 07:54:30

Nineteen-year-old Xu Jiru won the top award at a national English speaking contest launched by China Daily on Sunday afternoon.

Approval of bishops 'a priority'

2011-04-11 07:24:08

total of 11 dioceses are awaiting approval of their elected spiritual leaders amid efforts by Chinese Catholics to fill a vacuum of bishops in almost half of the Chinese dioceses, a leading bishop said.

China now world's third-biggest draw

2011-04-11 07:17:48

China has overtaken Spain on the list of the world's top tourism destinations, becoming the third-largest attraction, a senior tourism official said at the weekend.

Milk was poisoned 'deliberately'

2011-04-11 07:14:45

The tainted milk that killed three children and sickened 36 other people in Northwest China's Gansu province was the result of an intentional poisoning, local authorities said.

GPS-style map system takes off

2011-04-11 07:06:01

China successfully launched its eighth Beidou (Compass) navigation satellite on Sunday, ensuring the basic system for its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network is in place.