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This Day, That Year

[2017-02-21 07:31]

Item from Feb 21, 1987, in China Daily: The new Beijing Library's main building is nearing completion.

Deaths spur coal mine inspections

[2017-02-21 07:31]

The work safety watchdog will launch a widespread safety check of coal mines nationwide next month, a move prompted by three coal mine accidents that killed 32 miners this year.

US may ask Chinese travelers for web IDs

[2017-02-21 07:31]

The administration of US President Donald Trump is proposing to ask Chinese holders of long-term US business and visitor visas who travel to the United States to disclose their name or other identifiers on social media platforms they use, according to the website Politico.

Graft gets ex-official in Beijing 13 years

[2017-02-21 07:31]

A former senior official in Beijing was sentenced to 13 years in prison for taking bribes of more than 18 million yuan ($2.62 million), a local court in Northeast China ruled on Monday.

Cold wave brings snow, wind, rain to much of nation

[2017-02-21 07:31]

Central and eastern China are feeling the effects of this year's biggest cold wave, which is forecast to last through Thursday, bringing low temperatures, strong winds and snow to many parts of the country, the National Meteorological Center said.

TED eyes young innovators in China

[2017-02-21 09:51]

The founder of the TED talks Fellow Program, which has been catching on in China in recent years, is keen on recruiting young Chinese innovators to raise awareness about the program in the country.

Military tactician will replace Flynn

[2017-02-21 09:51]

US President Donald Trump on Monday named Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster as his new national security adviser, choosing a military officer known for speaking his mind and challenging his superiors.

Capital area to be economic dynamo

[2017-02-20 15:40]

The integrated and synergetic development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province - a national strategy preparing the way for the country's next growth engine - is expected to create a global city cluster and fuel the growth of the whole Bohai Bay area in the coming decades, according to China's top economic planner.

Demand Heating Up For Migrant Workers

[2017-02-20 15:40]

Benefits unimaginable to earlier generations becoming necessary incentives

China to jump supercomputer barrier

[2017-02-20 15:40]

China has started to build a new-generation supercomputer that is expected to be 10 times faster than the current world champion.

4 still wanted in Kim Jong-nam case

[2017-02-20 15:40]

Investigators are looking for four men from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea who flew out of Malaysia the same day Kim Jong-nam, the DPRK top leader's half brother, apparently was poisoned at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian police said Sunday.

Two single, happy women to crow about

[2017-02-20 15:40]

During the Lunar New Year holiday, I met two single Chinese women who appeared immune to the much-talked-about reunion-time family pressure to get hitched.

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