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Posted on May 23, 2012 21:15
Thousands of tons of untreated wastewater is discharged directly into Beijing's rivers, effectively turning them open sewers.
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Posted on May 23, 2012 18:36
Amid inflammatory rhetoric, tight sanctions and increased talk of military action, Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council as well as Germany are back at the negotiating table on May 23. This is a follow-up meeting after both sides held talks in the Turkish capital of Istanbul in mid-April.
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Posted on May 23, 2012 00:50
North Korea Tuesday slammed claims it was planning another nuclear test, as US special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies arrived in Beijing for talks with China's chief nuclear envoy, Wu Dawei.
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Posted on May 23, 2012 00:40
We don't think Yang was right in posting the message as it was, but we think the demand for his dismissal is harsher than his message.
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Posted on May 23, 2012 00:30
Foreigners coming to China should be scrutinized to find out whether they have sufficient cash funds, a property or a job, said 94.4 percent of voters in a survey on Sina Weibo.
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Posted on May 22, 2012 21:05
It is unnecessary and unhelpful for us to take this fishing row to a diplomatic level, even exerting doubts over China's relationship with North Korea.
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Posted on May 22, 2012 18:35
The rare species of finless porpoise living in the Yangtze River and an adjacent lake is dying off at an alarming rate.
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Posted on May 22, 2012 01:10
Twenty-eight abducted Chinese fishermen safely reached a port in Dalian, Liaoning Province yesterday, bringing gruesome accounts of their 13 days of captivity at the hands of unidentified North Korean captors, as analysts warned that similar cases may happen again in the future.
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Posted on May 22, 2012 00:35
The lengthy court trial for this case has exposed China's perplexing attitude toward the death penalty.
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Posted on May 21, 2012 20:55
Hebei Province has dispatched 15,000 officials to villages that surround Beijing to improve local livelihoods and maintain stability.
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Posted on May 21, 2012 01:00
The case should be a turning point for China in its handling of border disputes between China and North Korea.
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Posted on May 21, 2012 00:50
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng left Beijing for New York Saturday, reportedly to begin his law studies at New York University. The weeks-long diplomatic drama is finally settled. The process is worth pondering.
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Posted on May 20, 2012 19:10
When the teacher asked how many boys and girls were in the class, one boy loudly answered, "we have 22.5 boys and 22.5 girls." All the students laughed except one.
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Posted on May 20, 2012 16:48
The Pentagon on May 18 falsely accused China's military expenditure of being non-transparent and said the country was responsible for cyberspace intrusions against US computers.
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Posted on May 19, 2012 01:15
China said Friday that it would remain on “high alert” around Huangyan Island in the South China Sea to prevent provocations after Philippine President Benigno Aquino III stopped a group of about 20 Philippine protesters from landing on the shoal.
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Posted on May 18, 2012 11:03
Lai Changxing, the alleged kingpin of a notorious smuggling ring, was sentenced to life in prison for smuggling and bribery by the Intermediate People's Court of Xiamen on Friday morning, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
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Posted on May 17, 2012 20:25
In March, about a dozen UN entities issued a joint statement calling for the closure of all compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centers, as they raise "human rights issues and threaten the health of detainees."
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Posted on May 17, 2012 16:14
Owners of three Chinese fishing boats, which were allegedly seized by an unidentified North Korean ship on May 8, told the Global Times on May 16 that they cannot meet the captors' ransom demand and hope local authorities can help resolve the issue.
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Posted on May 17, 2012 16:10
China has come up with its second prototype of J-20, coded 2002. Photo: huanqiu.com
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Posted on May 17, 2012 01:05
On the morning of May 1, 70-year-old Wang Yunqing arrived outside the China office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Liangmahe South Road in Beijing along with more than 20 other people claiming to be evictees from a forced demolition in 2008.
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