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Contact cards connect villagers and officials

Govt to wipe out substandard slaughtering

China is vowing to eliminate substandard meat processing in the country within the next few months.
China simplifies compensation procedures

The Supreme People's Court unveiled a judicial explanation Friday to simplify registration procedures.
Cards connect villagers and officials

Villagers use contact cards bearing the telephone numbers of officials to have direct contact with officials.

Decrease in lending deepens concerns

Provinces united to build economic hub

More than 90 million people will benefit from business cooperation by Hubei, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces.
Boeing calls for Sino-US efforts on ETS

The US should form a united front with China to combat European Union carbon-emission taxes.
Yuan hits new high ahead of Xi's visit

The yuan rose to an 18-year-high on Friday, climbing as Xi Jinping prepares his trip to the US.

Fat & fit

Green tea makes you last longer

Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time.
Cosplay dinner attracts China's anime fans

Waitresses, dressed as maidservants greet customers at a cosplay restaurant in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province on Feb 5, 2012.
Snakes in a bowl

There are enough exotic foods in China to please the most bizarre-loving gourmets, but often, it is not the love of the unusual that drives the epicurean quest.

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She did it her way

Jin Xing fulfilled a promise she made to herself 20 years ago as a young dance student studying in Manhattan.
Art that's truly explosive

Chinese people have used fireworks to celebrate festive occasions for centuries, but artist Cai Guoqiang uses pyrotechnics as a medium to convey contemporary art concepts.

62nd Berlin Int'l Film Fest opens

Hilary Duff's dog undergoes surgery

Hilary Duff's six-year-old Chihuahua fell ill before Christmas and is "doing great" after undergoing brain surgery.
Lady Gaga was bulimic

Lady Gaga used to make herself sit after eating family meals because she wanted to lose her "voluptuous" curves.

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Djokovic unveils wax figure in Serbia

An estimated 6,000 adoring fans braved frigid temperatures on Thursday to get a glimpse of the world's top seeded tennis player Novak Djokovic in the central Serbian town of Jagodina.
Jeremy Lin's Cinderella story

A week ago, Jeremy Lin was a mere nobody, worrying about a possible call from his team to announce his cut. After just three games, he has become the brightest star at Madison Square Garden.

The press gang

Couple do their bit to breathe life into dying printing craft.

Cups that runneth over with healing

With traditional chinese medicine, pain relief is just a cup and a flame away.

Soothing winter radishes

Healing qualities of vegetable lauded since ancient times.

Musical odyssey

Di xiao has experienced the solitude and the hardship of a concert pianist.

Hide & Seek

European leather designers give wings to Haining's global dreams.

Wellspring of beauty

City on Shandong peninsula draws on its natural and cultural heritage.

London Games get cultural touch

Beijing opening, closing ceremonies tough act to follow, says artistic director.

Imitation as critical as innovation

Management professor and China specialist Oded Shenkar bids to change the public mindset.

Chen Weihua

Revealing tale of two Washingtons

Zhu Yuan

Individual efforts count in social progress

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China recalls 54 bullet trains

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Inflation? What inflation?

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Car bombs kill 28 in Syrian city of Aleppo

Two car bombs detonated outside security bases in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people.

China denies arm sales to Syria

China on Friday refuted allegations that it has sold weapons to Syria "directly or through Iran."

Decrease in lending adds concerns

Concerns over market liquidity have become more acute after banks lent less than expected in January.

Yuan hits new high ahead of Xi's visit

The yuan rose to an 18-year-high on Friday, climbing as Xi Jinping prepares his trip to the US.

China-US

A win-win exchange

Boeing calls for Sino-US efforts on ETS

The United States should form a united front with China to combat European Union carbon-emission taxes.
USCBC urges closer Sino-US ties

The US-China Business Council said that the two countries need to beef up efforts to advance economic ties.
US simplifies visa applications for Chinese

Qualified non-immigrant Chinese applicants to US can renew their visas without undergoing another interview if their visas expired less than 48 months ago.

Dog geared up for show

Obama compromises on birth control rule

Obama announced a compromise that aimed at soothing the concerns of religious organizations.
State approves gay marriage statute

A bill to legalize gay marriage in Washington state won final legislative approval on Wednesday.
Apple to announce iPad 3 in March

Apple has chosen the first week in March to introduce the successor to the iPad 2

Slide: The 55th World Press Photo Contest 2011

Car bombs kill 28 in Syrian city of Aleppo

Two car bombs detonated outside security bases in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people.
17 Brazilian cops arrested in Rio

17 police officers in Rio were arrested after they joined a strike called by firefighters and policemen.
China denies arm sales to Syria

China on Friday refuted allegations that it has sold weapons to Syria "directly or through Iran."

Carbon emission tax

The importance of people-first principle

The second edition of Huang Wanli's biography, Lonely Journey Along the River, was published just before Spring Festival.
Breaking the urban bottleneck

China's urban population has reached 51.27 percent of the total, thus exceeding the rural population for the first time in history.
To express love or to be on to a good thing

Like other holiday seasons, Spring Festival, which ended on Monday, is one of the most expensive times of the year.

Miracle & mirage

"Ayubowan China" program held in Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau　hosted “Ayubowan China” at the Light House Galley in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, on Chinese New Year’s Day.
Yellow Mountain covered in frost

An abrupt temperature drop Monday evening coated Huangshan Mountain in new frost.
Artists take inspiration from, and give to, Tibetan areas

A delegation of about 20 master painters and students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts recently completed a visit to the Tibetan-inhabited areas of Sichuan province.

Dad forces son to run naked in chilly snow

BEIJING / NANJING - A man calling himself "eagle dad" recently stirred up a public controversy after he uploaded a video of his 4-year-old son, whom he had forced to run naked in the snow, to the Internet.
Want weird weather? Come to Oklahoma!

After one of the strangest local weather days in memory, an Oklahoma woman with a sense of humor asked on Twitter earlier this week.
Stolen wedding album returned 17 yrs later

A wedding album which went missing when a caravan was stolen in Northern Ireland 17 years ago has mysteriously reappeared at the home of its owners.
Strapped county sacks Santa to save $660

Faced with the difficult task of balancing a budget in austere times, officials in New York's Suffolk County said they had to sack Santa Claus.

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German looks to build on success for sunseeker after overcoming challenges a decade ago.

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Imitation as critical as innovation

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Contact cards connect villagers and officials

China is vowing to eliminate substandard meat processing in the country within the next few months.

The Supreme People's Court unveiled a judicial explanation Friday to simplify registration procedures.

Villagers use contact cards bearing the telephone numbers of officials to have direct contact with officials.

Decrease in lending deepens concerns

More than 90 million people will benefit from business cooperation by Hubei, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces.

The US should form a united front with China to combat European Union carbon-emission taxes.

The yuan rose to an 18-year-high on Friday, climbing as Xi Jinping prepares his trip to the US.

Fat & fit

Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time.

Waitresses, dressed as maidservants greet customers at a cosplay restaurant in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province on Feb 5, 2012.

There are enough exotic foods in China to please the most bizarre-loving gourmets, but often, it is not the love of the unusual that drives the epicurean quest.

Love the subject

Jin Xing fulfilled a promise she made to herself 20 years ago as a young dance student studying in Manhattan.

Chinese people have used fireworks to celebrate festive occasions for centuries, but artist Cai Guoqiang uses pyrotechnics as a medium to convey contemporary art concepts.

62nd Berlin Int'l Film Fest opens

Hilary Duff's six-year-old Chihuahua fell ill before Christmas and is "doing great" after undergoing brain surgery.

Lady Gaga used to make herself sit after eating family meals because she wanted to lose her "voluptuous" curves.

World's top 20 richest soccer clubs

An estimated 6,000 adoring fans braved frigid temperatures on Thursday to get a glimpse of the world's top seeded tennis player Novak Djokovic in the central Serbian town of Jagodina.

A week ago, Jeremy Lin was a mere nobody, worrying about a possible call from his team to announce his cut. After just three games, he has become the brightest star at Madison Square Garden.

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Two car bombs detonated outside security bases in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people.

A win-win exchange

The United States should form a united front with China to combat European Union carbon-emission taxes.

The US-China Business Council said that the two countries need to beef up efforts to advance economic ties.

Qualified non-immigrant Chinese applicants to US can renew their visas without undergoing another interview if their visas expired less than 48 months ago.

Dog geared up for show

Obama announced a compromise that aimed at soothing the concerns of religious organizations.

A bill to legalize gay marriage in Washington state won final legislative approval on Wednesday.

Apple has chosen the first week in March to introduce the successor to the iPad 2

Slide: The 55th World Press Photo Contest 2011

Two car bombs detonated outside security bases in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people.

17 police officers in Rio were arrested after they joined a strike called by firefighters and policemen.

China on Friday refuted allegations that it has sold weapons to Syria "directly or through Iran."

Carbon emission tax

The second edition of Huang Wanli's biography, Lonely Journey Along the River, was published just before Spring Festival.

China's urban population has reached 51.27 percent of the total, thus exceeding the rural population for the first time in history.

Like other holiday seasons, Spring Festival, which ended on Monday, is one of the most expensive times of the year.

Miracle & mirage

The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau hosted “Ayubowan China” at the Light House Galley in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, on Chinese New Year’s Day.

An abrupt temperature drop Monday evening coated Huangshan Mountain in new frost.

A delegation of about 20 master painters and students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts recently completed a visit to the Tibetan-inhabited areas of Sichuan province.

BEIJING / NANJING - A man calling himself "eagle dad" recently stirred up a public controversy after he uploaded a video of his 4-year-old son, whom he had forced to run naked in the snow, to the Internet.

After one of the strangest local weather days in memory, an Oklahoma woman with a sense of humor asked on Twitter earlier this week.

A wedding album which went missing when a caravan was stolen in Northern Ireland 17 years ago has mysteriously reappeared at the home of its owners.

Faced with the difficult task of balancing a budget in austere times, officials in New York's Suffolk County said they had to sack Santa Claus.

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The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau　hosted “Ayubowan China” at the Light House Galley in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, on Chinese New Year’s Day.