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Girls beaten for disturbing nap

National
2009-11-17

A DOCTOR with a primary school clinic in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been suspended after beating nine girls who she said had disrupted her nap. The girls, all 4th grade pupils with the...

Former death row duo awarded compensation

National
2009-11-16

TWO wrongly condemned death row inmates have been granted state compensation after they were found not guilty of heroin trafficking on appeal and set free in July. Mo Weiqi was paid 50,507.49 yuan (US$7,398.20)...

Suspect held after family slaughter

National
2009-11-16

A MAN who allegedly killed five people and seriously injured another two after a doomed romance yesterday was seized just hours after the attack in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Suspect Shi Shengbing...

Illegal fireworks blast kills 1 child, injures 12

National
2009-11-13

AN explosion ripped through an illegal fireworks workshop in southwestern China yesterday, killing a child and critically injured another 12 youngsters. A man also was hurt in the 8am blast in Hezhou City of Guangxi...

Joint effort on energy vehicles

Business | Automobile
2009-11-13

CHINA is urging domestic car makers to work jointly to speed up the development of new energy vehicles as the nation embarks to compete with overseas rivals on green technology, a government official said yesterday. ...

Chang'an to build mighty car group

Business | Automobile
2009-11-11

THE state parent of China's Chang'an Automobile Group Co agreed yesterday to take over five vehicle units of the Aviation Industry Corp of China to form a new automotive giant. The deal - the biggest merger between...

Changan deal creates new Chinese car giant

Business | Automobile
2009-11-10

CHINA'S Changan Automobile Group Co today agreed to take over five auto units of the Aviation Industry Corp of China to form a new industry giant. Analysts said the deal is the first merger between state-owned...

Deaths rise to 5 in village blaze

National
2009-11-8

FIVE people have been confirmed dead in a village fire on Friday in Sanjiang County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, rescuers said yesterday. A firefighting official said 3,276 villagers were now homeless after...

Students start Chevy chase

Metro | World Expo
2009-10-29

THE Auto Pavilion at the Shanghai 2010 World Expo yesterday launched domestic and international video and essay competitions for students, with three new Chevrolets up for grabs. University students are invited...

Cotton acreage in Xinjiang shrinks 19%

Business | Textile
2009-10-26

COTTON acreage in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a key cotton production base in northwestern China, shrank to 1.34 million hectares in 2009, down 19.4 percent from 2008. Cotton output in 2009 is expected...