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China demands NK free crew of fishing boat

By Yang Jian | 2013-5-20

CHINA is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat and its crew reported to have been held since May 5. Counsellor Jiang Yaxian of the ...

Taiwan urges joint probe into shooting

TAIWAN yesterday repeated calls for a joint investigation into the killing of a fisherman by Philippine coast guards. A team of investigators retu...

Report raises fears over plastic foam dinnerware

5 dead, 20 missing in Shandong plant blast

Boys start to shine in male-only classes

Li hails India as an important partner and friend

Discounts draw big crowds at scenic spots

HUGE crowds turned up at scenic spots across the city yesterday as they offered half price admission for China Tourism Day, but the special offer crea...

Spanish-learning program launched in Shanghai

THE Spanish Consulate General in Shanghai yesterday launched a Spanish language training program in partnership with China International Intellectech ...

'Iron Man' storms science fest

FIVE 3D printers and a rescue robot were on display at the opening of the Shanghai Science Festival in the Pudong New Area yesterday. One of the h...

Metro refuses to skirt around problem

Forecast calls for warmer weather

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Dream of a life on Mars tainted by doubts it can really happen

CHINESE applicants who signed up for a Dutch project to land humans on Mars in 2023 are raising doubts about the enterprise after its founder said the...

Court will hear appeal of rape victim's mother

A HIGHER court in Hunan Province will review attempts by the mother of a rape victim to sue a local authority for imprisoning her after she protested ...

Belgian weaves unlikely Qinghai carpet tale

Official suspended for turning off traffic lights

TODAY IN HISTORY

The main structure of the Three Gorges Dam was built today in 2006. The hydroelectric dam on the Yan...

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Duped savers protest against bank

47% tariffs on solar panels 'grave mistake'

GERMAN Economy Minister Philipp Roesler said the European Commission made a "grave mistake" by agreeing to impose average punitive import duties of 4...

Console wins may not be enough for AMD

ADVANCED Micro Devices Inc was the Standard & Poor's 500 Index's best-performing stock in the past month after winning orders for video-game consoles....

Latest Xbox expected to offer more than games

Levy sees tax bill on 100% of income

Fed's bond-buying plan in QE3 may end sooner

Greece to sell small banks by mid-July

Rising home prices escalate pressure on NZ to lift rates

Design, fashion and architecture converge

2013-5-6

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Beckham walks away from game in tears

DAVID Beckham hugged his teammates with tears in his eyes, then walked off the pitch to a standing ovation - for the last time in front of a home crow...

Pacers seize Eastern finals spot

INDIANA moved into the NBA Eastern Conference finals with a 106-99 win over the New York Knicks on Saturday, with a Roy Hibbert block sparking a late ...

Serena captures Italian Open

SERENA Williams won her fourth consecutive title of the year in dominating fashion yesterday, beating third-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 in the I...

Shaky China whips India 5-0

Zhang remains on course for world title

Denmark's de Forest sings to victory in Eurovision song contest

DENMARK'S Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough co...

Russia retrieves mice, other animals from space

A RUSSIAN capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other small animals returned from a month's mission in orbit yesterday with data scienti...

Thailand's Red Shirts mark deadly crackdown

AROUND 12,000 Red Shirt protesters rallied in Bangkok yesterday for the third anniversary of a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests which expo...

Repeat poll held despite aide killing

Ticket bought in Florida wins record US$590.5m lottery

Art | Stage | Fashion | Travel

Kiwi rite of passage in China

AT an event in Auckland, New Zealand, in March, young Kiwis discussed OE (overseas experience) destinations. But what emerged at the gathering organiz...

City aims to turn industrial sites into tourism hotspots

I HAVE to commend China's tourism sector for its innovative spirit, even if I don't always agree with all of its ideas. That spirit has seen public an...