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The great thaw

[2017-07-16 14:26]

An elderly woman clutches two sticks as she walks up the narrow path of a mountain in the Meili range in Deqen county, Yunnan province, on a recent weekday.

June fiscal revenue up sharply

[2017-07-15 07:03]

China's fiscal revenue recorded faster year-on-year growth in June, adding to signs of structural improvement of the world's second-largest economy.

4 HK lawmakers disqualified over oaths

[2017-07-15 07:03]

Hong Kong's High Court has thrown out four lawmakers of the Legislative Council for violating the legal requirements of oath-taking when being sworn in.

Powerful drone ready for global market

[2017-07-15 07:03]

China is ready to mass-produce the CH-5 reconnaissance/combat drone, the nation's latest offering to the international military drone market.

30% rise in 'last chance' pregnancies expected

[2017-07-15 07:03]

The number of pregnant women older than 35 in China is expected to exceed 3 million each year between 2017 and 2020, an increase of 30 percent compared with the average level in the past several years, a senior health official said.

Elephant 'canteen' easing tensions

[2017-07-15 07:03]

A "canteen" for wildlife in Southwest China's Yunnan province will be expanded to reduce friction between villagers and wild elephants that eat crops due to a food shortage.

Volunteers try lifestyle in 'moon cabin'

[2017-07-15 07:03]

Two months ago, postgraduate student Liu Hui traded in store-bought food for long days of picking vegetables, milling flour, and eating bugs.

Investment on track in first half

[2017-07-14 09:14]

Foreign direct investment into China stabilized in the first half of 2017, and the nation's outbound direct investment took a nosedive as authorities curbed irrational deals and fine-tuned the investment portfolio, Ministry of Commerce officials said on Thursday.

Xi: China, Canada must enlarge trade

[2017-07-14 09:14]

China and Canada should initiate negotiations on a free trade agreement as soon as possible, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, while calling for joint efforts to promote bilateral trade.

Customs: Imports drop from the DPRK

[2017-07-14 09:14]

China's imports from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have seen a drastic drop in the past four months and it "has strictly abided" by United Nations Security Council resolutions, a customs official said.

Post-quake Reconstruction Efforts Aim To Beat Winter Deadline

[2017-07-14 09:14]

Construction teams rush to finish new, safer dwellings for displaced residents before temperatures plunge

Man, 28, indicted in scholar's kidnapping

[2017-07-14 09:14]

A US federal grand jury indicted a 28-year-old former physics doctoral student on Wednesday in the June 9 kidnapping of visiting Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying.

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