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Taiwan model-actress Lin Chi-ling and Hong Kong actor Tony Leung attend the premiere of th...

Civilian toll mounts as Israel raid gains force

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ISRAEL seized control of high-rise buildings and attacked houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels as it pressed forward with its offensive against the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers yesterday, even as a stream of European...

Fears for Deng's life on US trip

DENG Xiaoping, the late Chinese leader who was the father of the country's reform and opening policy, may have been the target of an assassination plo...

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Metro news

Year of the Ox stamps aim to make bull run

WHILE many stock investors are worried they may not see a bull market this year, stamp collectors may be getting their licks in with better returns. ...

Local court tries man for Paris murder

A CHINESE man who allegedly killed a teahouse owner and seriously injured another person in Paris was acting in self-defense, a Shanghai court was tol...

Donation is top charity choice

Structural work to start at Qingcaosha Reservoir

Expo Memo

At Your Convenience

SIU Fung Ceramics Sanitary Ware Co, which manufactures the R...

China Pavilion to get secret treasure

CHINA is preparing a surprise for visitors to its pavilion a...

Secret 'national treasure' may highlight China Pavilion

CHINA is ready to provide a surprising exhibit in its pavili...

Business news

SOE earnings decline 30%

PROFITS at China's centrally administered state-owned enterprises were expected to fall 30 percent in 2008 from a year earlier, the first annual decli...

China's fiscal revenue may exceed US$857b

CHINA'S 2008 fiscal revenue is expected to exceed 6 trillion yuan (US$857 billion), Finance Minister Xie Xuren told a national conference in Beijing y...

Holiday sees some recovery in home buying sentiment

Industrial plots a bright spot of 2008

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Industrial plots a bright spot of 2008

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National news

China moves to wipe out cyber porn

STATE agencies have launched a nationwide crackdown targeting major Websites for allegedly spreading pornography and other vulgar content. A repor...

Contaminated pet food kills 1,300 stray dogs across Taiwan

MOLDY dog food killed more than 1,300 Taiwanese stray dogs that were being looked after at shelters, Taiwan's agricultural department said yesterday. ...

Migrant workers return to farming

Official guilty of causing fatal crash

January 6

On this day in 1972, Chen Yi, one of the 10 marshals of the People’s Republic of China and also the first mayor of Shanghai, died in Beijing. He was 71. Chen was one of the country’s most famous generals during the War of Resistance against the Japanese Invasion (1937-1945) and China’s Liberation War (1945-1948). He was also commander of the East China Military Zone and served as deputy premier of China in 1954 and foreign minister in 1958.

World news

Obama urges swift stimulus measures

BARACK Obama met top law makers yesterday to push for quick action on a broad economic stimulus package, but congressional leaders say the package won...

Probe ends governor's bid for post in Cabinet

NEW Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has abandoned his bid to become the United States commerce secretary under pressure of a grand jury investigation ...

EU team wades into gas dispute

Iguana points to early Darwinist divergence

Police forensic experts at work in the area where a police officer was seriously wounded i...

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Sports news

Real revival as Robben nets winner

ARJEN Robben scored a spectacular goal on Sunday to help Real Madrid beat Villarreal 1-0 in the Spanish league and continue the defending champions'...

Curtis keen to start the season after strong finish

A SIZZLING run of form in the last six months of 2008 has given former British Open champion Ben Curtis every reason to eye this year with relish. ...

Germany squeaks past Australia

Ducks use Hiller to blank Coyotes

(From left) tennis players Sania Mirza of India, Zheng Jie of China, Alexandra Panova of R...

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Feature

Website helps spot autism 'red flags'

WHAT is so unusual about a baby fascinated with spinning a cup, or a toddler flapping his hands, or a preschooler walking on her toes? Parents and...

Ladies, tell your boyfriend: Safe sex, or no sex

US researchers hope a little drama - cell phone soap operas - can empower women to prevent AIDS. The message: no sex unless their partner uses a condo...