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NKorea may return to nuke talks

2013-5-24

AN envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a senior Chinese leader yesterday that North Korea is willing to take China's advice to start talks t...

Xi urges quake-hit Sichuan to focus on rehabilitation

PRESIDENT Xi Jinping has asked provincial governments in southwest China's Sichuan, which was hit by a strong earthquake last month, to shift their fo...

Peng among world's powerful women

Fears grow over recovery as China factory activity shrinks

Xi urges quake-hit Sichuan to focus on rehabilitation

Red Cross says students are not forced to join the organization

THE Shanghai branch of the Red Cross Society of China yesterday denied it forced elementary school students in the city to become members of the organ...

Students open, cautious about sex

ALTHOUGH teenaged students today are more open about puppy love, a majority of them said in a survey they are very cautious about sexual contact in th...

Man alters story over insider trading

LI Xuli, former investment director at Bank of Communications Schroders Fund Management Co, pleaded innocent to insider trading during an appeal at ...

City probes parking fee scam at Yuyuan

Woman loses job for sick leave violation

North Korean envoy sent to Beijing

NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a special envoy to China yesterday, the latest sign that Pyongyang may be giving diplomacy a chance. The trip...

Taobao pulls the plug on outpatient booking service

CHINA'S biggest e-commerce platform Taobao.com has shut down part of its new online outpatient appointment service in Beijing after health authorities...

Courts want citizen jurors

CHINESE courts are hoping to double the number of citizen jurors in the next two years, a senior judge said yesterday. The total number of citizen...

Mug shots draw criticism

Excessive cadmium in oysters

TODAY IN HISTORY

A nationwide education campaign started on this day in 1952. The government opened schools for worke...

MAY

Lenovo's net profit rises 34%

LENOVO Group Ltd's net profit jumped 34 percent in the last fiscal year ended in March, making it the only one of the world's top-five personal comput...

Aircraft-making set to earn US$16b income

CHINA expects 100 billion yuan (US$16.3 billion) revenue from its aircraft-making industry by 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technolog...

System needs to improve as private funds eye railway

CHINA should improve its fare and legal systems as the private sector is set to be more involved in the country's railway industry, a senior industry ...

Pudong seals 50% of land sales money

EU eyes investment safety deal with China

Chinese solar panel makers protest EU's harsh duties

Europe wants big firms to reveal national tax bills

Suntech sells assets to make up loss at unit

PetroChina eyes joint work for resources

No. 29: A mere 3 stories of French elegance

2013-5-15

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China makes semis after Indonesia fright

DEFENDING champion China had to dig deep to avoid a surprise defeat to Indonesia, winning 3-2 yesterday in the quarterfinals of the Sudirman Cup. ...

UEFA agrees tougher sanctions to fight racism

PLAYERS or officials found guilty of racist offenses in European club matches or internationals will face a minimum ban of 10 matches under tougher di...

Early lead for Ilonen but McIlroy slumps

WORLD No. 2 Rory McIlroy suffered a late first-round meltdown in almost wintry conditions at Wentworth as he ballooned to a 2-over-par 74 at the PGA C...

Zheng stuns Wozniacki in Brussels

Group recommends body armor for America's Cup

Taliban bomb kills 13 in Pakistan

A large bomb hidden by the Taliban in a rickshaw exploded as a police vehicle passed in southwest Pakistan yesterday, killing 11 policemen and two civ...

UK security forces had investigated London attackers

TWO British men of Nigerian descent accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries were known to sec...

IMF's Lagarde in court for French arbitration case

IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by French magistrates yesterday over her role in a 285-million-euro (US$366 million) arbitration p...

Report urges world moratorium on 'killer robots'

Cuba starts trial of Canadian businessman in vice crackdown

Art | Stage | Fashion | Travel

Auction houses hammer out new strategies to tap mainland market

CHINA'S spring auction season is off to a promising start, as auction houses plan additional sales throughout the year, offer a wider range of items a...

Yueju Opera celebrates 70 years of ladies first

YUEJU Opera, arguably China's youngest and most famous opera, is known for its emotional, sweet songs and gentle style. Virtually all the male roles a...

TV hosts seek shortcut to fame

MANY Chinese young people are obsessed with stardom and attention, but not everyone can be a star, and so for many of them, the next best thing is to ...

Seniors help older seniors in Chatting Team

Opera about famous Shanghai tailors

Chardonnay debate: France vs California

Documentary looks at Chinese boxers

The genius of making real Napoli pizza

To be young, gifted and black

An immortal who did good, liked ladies and wine