A man in Heilongjiang province was sentenced to death and his wife to life in prison on Monday for murder, rape and robbery in the death of a teenager who had been lured into their home.
A 19-year-old female student's death at a private school in Henan province's Zhengzhou has aroused debate on the role of physical punishment in dealing with Internet-addicted teenagers.
China's local anti-graft watchdogs are beefing up their task forces to meet the increasing demand of fighting corruption.
At least 12 female government officials have been investigated on corruption allegations this year amid the clean-governance campaign, according to anti-graft authorities.
When police arrested actor Huang Haibo for hiring prostitutes in Beijing, his detention stretched out to six months as the authorities sought to change his bad conduct.
Kingdom was important site along old Silk Road during Han dynasties
Lop Nor is a former, mostly dried-up salt lake located between the Taklamakan and Kumtag deserts in the southeastern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The lake was about 2,520 square kilometers in 1942, according to local authorities. A satellite image showed the lake dried up in 1958.
Severe lapses by scholars could lead to revoked status under amendments
In February 2012, Wang Zhengmin, a 78-year-old academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was accused of plagiarism by a former student.
Nine years ago, Qin Boyi, a former academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, retired from the Academy of Military Medical Sciences after a one-year wait.
A nationwide crackdown on news-story copyright infringement on the Internet was launched on Thursday.
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