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Nigeria frees 80 Chinese held in raids on markets 

National
2012-5-25

NIGERIA has released 80 of nearly 100 Chinese nationals it had arrested on suspicion of being in the country illegally, the Chinese Consulate-General in the port city of Lagos said yesterday. Most of those held...

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Young billionaires are making it by themselves ... 

National
2012-5-25

UP to three-quarters of young billionaires on the Chinese mainland earned their money from investments or in business rather than inheritance, the Richest Chinese Under Forty List for 2012 shows. Of 33 individuals...

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Her son's death was not in vain 

National
2012-5-25

A MOTHER who donated her brain-dead son's organs to help five strangers has been praised for her selflessness. Yuan Dezhen, a 40-year-old migrant worker from Shenzhen, has lived in the city's northern Longgang...

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Confucius Institutes hit with visa ban in US 

National
2012-5-25

CHINESE academics with a J-1 visa and teaching at Confucius Institutes in the United States will have to leave the country by June 30 as the State Department has said their visas won't be extended. China's Foreign...

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Soy sauce producer in cancer scare probe 

National
2012-5-25

A condiment producer in a south China city is being investigated over claims it used illegal industrial salt, which can cause cancer, in its soy sauce to cut costs. The Weiji Food Seasonings Co Ltd in Foshan, Guangdong...

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482 held in telecom scam bust 

National
2012-5-25

A TOTAL of 482 people suspected of being involved in a major transnational telecom scam were seized by law enforcement officials from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan on Wednesday with the help of police in six countries. ...

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Yibin names new airport after 'Wuliangye' liquor 

National
2012-5-25

A southwestern Chinese city is going to name its new airport after a premium liquor brand, triggering a controversy about product placement and fees for naming rights. The airport in Yibin, a city in Sichuan Province...

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Illegal Vietnamese workers found in Anhui 

National
2012-5-25

THIRTY-NINE Vietnamese illegally living and working in Anhui Province have been transferred to border defense authorities, local authorities said yesterday. This month, police found the illegal migrants working...

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Children can't enroll if parents own smaller flat 

National
2012-5-25

A POLICY at one kindergarten requiring non-local parents to have an apartment of at least 80 square meters before their children are eligible to enroll has stirred controversy in Foshan City of Guangdong Province. ...

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No 'anti-foreigner trend' 

National
2012-5-25

FOREIGN Ministry spokesman Hong Lei yesterday said there was no "anti-foreigner trend" in China. "The Chinese government welcomes foreigners from all walks of life to come to China, and will offer various conveniences...

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Marching toward Prosperity 

National
2012-5-24

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Authorities find industrial salt in soy sauce 

National
2012-5-24

AUTHORITIES in Foshan, southern Guangdong Province are investigating allegations that a local condiment producer used industrial salt to make soy sauce. The Weiji Food Seasonings Co Ltd produced 90 boxes of mushroom...

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Bridge clips off chimneys of cruise ship 

National
2012-5-24

A cruiser ship was damaged yesterday when its two chimneys crashed against the span of a bridge in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, Xinhua reported today. The newly built holiday cruise is 158 meters long...

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Security mission 

National
2012-5-24

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Teacher punished pupils via exposure to UV light 

National
2012-5-24

A kindergarten teacher in Hangzhou has been suspended after she punished children by putting them in a room and exposing them to ultraviolet lights, a local newspaper reported yesterday. The education authorities...