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Police jailed over torture death

National
2009-11-25

FOUR police officers were jailed by a northwest China court yesterday over the death of a student, 19, in custody. They were involved in torturing Xu Gengrong, a high school student from Danfeng County, Shaanxi...

Sexual transmission of AIDS clearly leads spread in China

National
2009-11-25

SEXUAL transmission was the cause of about 72 percent of new HIV/AIDS cases in China last year, while infection among gay and bisexual men has increased to 32 percent of new cases. These alarming figures were released...

2 executed over lethal additives to milk

National
2009-11-25

TWO men were executed in northern China yesterday for their part in the country's contaminated milk scandal, in which at least six infants died and more than 300,000 became ill. Zhang Yujun was executed for endangering...

Pandas out of bounds amid flu outbreaks

National
2009-11-25

A GIANT panda research center in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has closed the animals' living and entertainment areas to visitors in order to protect the endangered species from the risk of swine flu infection. ...

Canada Halts Vaccination Batch

World
2009-11-25

CANADIAN doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 swine-flu vaccines after six reports of serious allergic reactions among recipients, but there are no similar reports from other countries, according...

26 H1N1 fatalities reported in Beijing

National
2009-11-25

BEIJING had registered 26 deaths among the 9,007 people infected by H1N1 flu so far, the municipal health bureau said yesterday. Of the cases, including 8,655 Beijing people and 352 from overseas, 80 were in a...

Disneyland -- small start, big future

Business | Hotel and tourism
2009-11-25

CHINA'S first state-level announcement on building a Disneyland in Shanghai indicated that the park's initial size may be much smaller than widely expected. Its growth potential and contribution to the city's...

Opinions sought

Metro
2009-11-25

THE city government is inviting residents to appraise its 10 practical projects of this year, including creating 500,000 job opportunities and renovating 26-square kilometers of old apartments. Beginning today, locals...

No license

Metro | Courts
2009-11-25

AN investment company owner, Hao Gang, went on trial at Jing'an District People's Court yesterday for investing stock for clients without a business license for securities. The court didn't announce the verdict...

Tumor removed

Metro | Health
2009-11-25

SHANGHAI Children's Medical Center yesterday announced success in removing a 3.4-kilogram tumor from the belly of a two-year-old boy. The tumor was one third of his weight. Lin Qing, an adopted child of a poor farmer's...