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Riders on the storm

[2015-09-04 07:15]

On Aug 11, the People's Bank of China set the trading range of the yuan about 1.9 percent lower against the US dollar, allowing the currency to float at a more market-driven level against the greenback. In the week ended Aug 15, the yuan depreciated by nearly 4 percent.

Brothers in arms on a spiritual quest

[2015-09-04 07:10]

The soldiers I met in Gamba are of a similar age to me, and the question that filled my head, along with the inevitable altitude headache, was how they achieved the transformation from single child to soldier in one of the most inhospitable places in the world.

Border soldiers reveal their higher calling

[2015-09-04 07:10]

Their lives are even harder than the yaks'," said Chokyi, during her weekly visit to a border post halfway up a mountain 2 kilometers from her home in Tranglung, Gamba county.

Be it resolved...

[2015-09-04 06:32]

On path to peace: Cui

[2015-09-04 01:00]

China’s top envoy to the United States has reiterated his country’s commitment to peaceful development a day ahead of a major military parade in Beijing.

Bartender finds $20 bill, buys winning lotto ticket

[2015-09-03 23:17]

You could call it a win-win situation for Hubert Tang.

Across Canada (Aug 28- Sept 3)

[2015-09-03 22:41]

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Xi heralds V-Day with troop cuts at parade

[2015-09-03 22:33]

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a troop reduction of 300,000 on Thursday, the nation’s fourth cut of troops since the reform and opening-up in the 1980s, as he kicked off China’s V-Day parade celebrating the victory in World War II that ended 70 years ago.

China to buy market surveillance technology from Nasdaq

[2015-09-03 05:31]

A securities exchange and financial firms in China have agreed to purchase market-surveillance technology from the operator of one of the best-known exchanges in the United States to keep pace with sophisticated trading technology.

Flying Tigers a symbol of friendship, then and now

[2015-09-03 00:08]

Heritage park opened to honor legendary squadron of American pilots who helped protect China’s skies in WWII, report Joseph Catanzaro, Li Yang, Huang Zhiling and An Baijie.

Incubating China’s classical music stars

[2015-09-02 22:21]

An upcoming international classical music competition in the southern coastal city of Zhuhai, Guangdong province, will make its debut on Sept. 13.

Stocks sell off on growth fears

[2015-09-02 11:09]

US stocks joined a worldwide selloff on Tuesday - following equities' worst month in more than three years - amid continuing concerns that China's slowdown will weigh on the global economy.

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