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Suicide bomber kills 96 soldiers

2012-5-22

A SUICIDE bomber struck during a military parade rehearsal in Yemen's capital yesterday, killing 96 soldiers in one of the deadliest attacks in the ci...

Court grants reprieve for Wu

A CHINESE court yesterday imposed a lighter penalty on Wu Ying, a convicted fraudster, after her initial death sentence sparked heated debate over Chi...

Hundreds of women apply for chance to wed wealth

Chinese firm to be a giant of cinema

13 hurt when concrete mixer, bus collide in Shanghai

The smile of a hero

Doctor questions new drug's use

A local doctor is questioning whether the German pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG illegally sells and promotes a blood-clotting prevention medicine for a...

Delegates call accountability key

SHANGHAI needs to build a stronger system of accountability and make Party affairs more open to the public, delegates said at the ongoing 10th Shangha...

Shanghai must wait 8 years for next eclipse

SHANGHAI observed a partial solar eclipse early yesterday morning when the sun turned into a golden crescent. The solar eclipse began at 5:15am an...

Illegal 'clone' taxis look real, rob riders

Museum plan boosts astronomy

Students to get tablet computers, faster WiFi

Dozens of fake antiques sellers busted

The smile of a hero

Scholars among victims of 'ghostwriter' cheat

PROFESSIONALS and academicians were among the 50 people who were cheated of nearly 2 million yuan (US$316,400) by a crook who claimed he could hire re...

Hundreds of women apply for chance to wed wealth

MORE than 300 women took part in a matchmaking competition in the southern city of Guangzhou at the weekend for the chance to marry one of 11 billiona...

HK may reclaim funds given to quake-hit school

China competitiveness: Shanghai ranks 4th

TODAY IN HISTORY

China hands out the awards at its first Baihua Film Festival in Beijing on this day in 1962. The fil...

MAY

HSBC delays HQ relocation review

Alibaba throws Yahoo a US$7.1b lifeline

STRUGGLING Internet company Yahoo Inc has secured a lifeline after agreeing to sell half of its stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about US...

Facebook investors see 25% loss

FACEBOOK shares sank yesterday in the first day of trading without the full support of the company's underwriters, leaving some investors down nearly ...

Zhenhua hopes for 30-40% rise

Wenzhou taps individual investments

PPI's steeper fall

Chinese firm to be a giant of cinema

High-speed trains may travel faster

Housing market declines

Google under stress to resolve charges

Big cat prowling the world’s oceans

2012-5-18

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Nadal ousts Djokovic in Rome for Italian crown

RAFAEL Nadal won his record sixth Italian Open title yesterday by beating top-ranked Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3. Djokovic made 41 unforced errors in ...

Spurs top Clippers to secure spot in finals

THE San Antonio Spurs steamrolled into the NBA Western Conference finals after a 102-99 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday gave them a clean ...

Sharapova sees off wild swings for title

MARIA Sharapova retained the Italian Open title on Sunday with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over Li Na in a match dominated by wild swings of momentum ...

Anelka upset by talks of new coach

Napoli ends decades-long wait for trophy

Blast victim's final journey

Unpopular ministers out of Putin's team

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin named a new Cabinet yesterday, warning its members that they will have to fulfill their duties in a difficult global ...

Prosecutors launch probe into new DSK rape claims

A FRENCH prosecutor yesterday opened a preliminary investigation into allegations of rape in a Washington hotel by former IMF chief and one-time Frenc...

NATO sets plan to end Afghan war in 2014

Dutch pedophile gets 18-year jail sentence

Art | Stage | Fashion | Travel

Roots: Reviving family books and tracing ancestors

FAMILIES around China traditionally maintained family books or family trees, tracing genealogy, listing male members' achievements and setting out fam...

You just can't fake it any more

CHINESE consumers are starting to turn their backs on counterfeit luxury products. With rising salaries and a positive outlook about the future, Chine...

Offal conclusion to culinary adventure

I AM on my way to a corporate banquet in a posh hotel in Shanghai. I feel out of place at these things even in England, having recently discovered tha...

Kids, Boys unite for ultimate adolescent show

Orchestra of soloists in town on birthday tour

The foundations for a new future

Signing up for collective kindness

Chinese perspectives | Foreign perspectives

Can a green revolution jump-start the economy?

WHILE austerity in Europe faces increasing social resistance, in principle it has the merit of simplicity. As the debate on fiscal consolidation versu...

Innovation holds the key to retailers' success in China

THE retail industry is one of the most exciting areas in China, as we start to see a major transformation in the Chinese consumer. It has been well re...

Flawed gizmos staging a comeback

IT'S every tech company's nightmare: Amid much hoopla, it rolls out a new product, but the thing doesn't work as promised. The critics are damning and...

Speechless in Suzhou dialect

A nightmare on Beijing streets