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Xi congratulates new KMT leader

[2017-05-22 08:00]

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, congratulated Wu Den-yih on his election as new chairman of Kuomintang on Saturday.

President sends Rouhani best wishes on re-election

[2017-05-22 08:00]

President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message on Saturday to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on his re-election to a second four-year term as Iran's president.

China, Vietnam fight human-trafficking

[2017-05-22 08:00]

China and Vietnam will expand intelligence sharing and case investigations in the fight against rampant cross-border trafficking of women, a senior Ministry of Public Security official said.

Ivory carvers want craft preserved

[2017-05-22 08:00]

In recent weeks, Weng Zhanxuan has faced a dilemma as he struggled to make a decision between his future and his family's traditional trade; making sets of balls in which several rotatable layers are carved from a single piece of ivory.

Census shows rapid decline in the number of elephants in Africa

[2017-05-22 08:00]

Elephant tusks evolved from teeth, giving the species an evolutionary advantage. They serve a variety of purposes: digging, lifting objects, gathering food, stripping bark from trees and defense.

A uniquely Chinese art form with a history stretching back thousands of years

[2017-05-22 08:00]

Ivory carving is one of the unique charms of Chinese carving, and has a history of thousands of years. The heyday occurred during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

WannaCry hackers show senseless malice

[2017-05-22 08:00]

In the 1930s, the Great Depression struck hard in the United States. Unemployment shot up yearly from 1929 until it hit a shocking 23.75 percent in 1933. Hunger and homelessness spread through the cities.

This Day, That Year

[2017-05-22 08:00]

Item from May 22, 1996, in China Daily: Postal deliveries are set to get faster as China Postal Airlines gets its first aircraft off the ground.

Looking ahead

[2017-05-22 08:00]

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

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[2017-05-22 08:00]

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Vaccine for HPV wins approval

[2017-05-22 08:00]

Pharmaceutical company Merck recently won approval from the China Food and Drug Administration to sell its human papillomavirus vaccine, Gardasil, to help women fight cervical cancer.

This week, everyone gets a chance to say '520' to science

[2017-05-22 08:00]

From new underwater drones to preserved roses that have helped lift villagers out of poverty, China's newest technologies and their applications were showcased at the launch of the 17th National Science Week on Saturday in Beijing.

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