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Expert sees weakened China-US relationship

[2017-08-10 08:27]

The ballast keeping the relationship between the world's two largest economies upright lies in their cooperation on global public good, which is being undermined by the Trump administration's "America First" doctrine, a senior researcher with a leading US think tank said.

Military's public face hangs up flack jacket

[2017-08-10 08:27]

Senior Colonel Yang Yujun, who officially retired as a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday, often peppered his briefings with humor and internet buzzwords.

Hanoi faulted for hype on reclamation

[2017-08-08 08:20]

Sources tell China Daily that it was Vietnam that pushed for inserting "concerns" over land reclamation into a communique issued on Sunday by all 10 Southeast Asian countries.

Search for 'extreme' Olympic athletes going global

[2017-08-08 08:20]

Gearing up for four new events at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, China's top sports body is hoping to draft overseas athletes of Chinese origin to represent their motherland in areas where China lacks athletic prowess.

Forex reserves increase for the sixth consecutive month

[2017-08-08 08:20]

China's foreign exchange reserves grew for a sixth consecutive month in July, as a stronger yuan and strengthened oversight over outbound investment helped curb capital outflows.

Moon, Trump discuss Korean Peninsula issues

[2017-08-08 08:20]

SEOUL - ROK President Moon Jae-in had an almost hourlong phone conversation with US President Donald Trump on Monday about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear and missile programs.

Some HK reports on flu called misleading

[2017-08-08 08:20]

Concern has risen in Hong Kong over the outbreak of seasonal influenza, but officials said that reports comparing it to the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003 are misleading.

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[2017-08-08 08:20]

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Breaking the language barrier is child's play

[2017-08-08 08:20]

Chineasy founder Shao-Lan Hsueh is on a mission to break down the language barrier surrounding Chinese any way she can.

This Day, That Year

[2017-08-08 08:20]

Item from Aug 8, 1998, in China Daily: Shanghai's long-awaited elevated railway, the country's first, received approval from the State Council, China's Cabinet.

Inner Mongolia's anniversary feted

[2017-08-08 08:20]

With best wishes from across the country, a delegation led by Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, arrived in Hohhot, capital of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Monday.

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