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Royal Ascot horse racing festival kicks off

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Students resume studies after quake

Family dinners still sweet despite destruction

China

Dolphin dies, swimmers blamed

Official executed for raping 11 minors

An official in Central China's Henan province was executed on Tuesday for raping 11 underage girls.
Sex tape official stands trial in Chongqing

The trial of a former official embroiled in a sex tape scandal opened on Wednesday in a court in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality.
Bus falls into Valley;15 die

At least 15 were killed after a bus with 36 passengers fell into a valley in NW China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Tuesday afternoon.

Bespoke carmaker opens showroom

US-EU talks mean challenges, chances

As the United States and the European Union prepare to begin talks in July on a free-trade deal, European experts noted that this would present China with challenges and opportunities.
Slowing growth takes toll on FDI

Growth of China's FDI in May dropped to just under 0.3 percent, an indicator that global companies remain hesitant to expand in China.
China starts carbon trading in Shenzhen

The city of Shenzhen, in south China's Guangdong province, launched a carbon trading scheme on Tuesday, the country's first market for compulsory carbon trading.

Italian culture pavilion to open in Beijing

Love lost down memory lane

Gary Matzdorff, 92, found refuge in Shanghai during WW II and often nostalgically returns. Shi Yingying in Shanghai catches up with the American and his fond memories.
Weibo draws more than just locals

Micro-blogging site has 500 million users - not all of them from China. Some expats are turning to China's most popular micro blog to get involved in Chinese society.
National college entrance examination ends

The 2013 national college entrance examination ended in some regions of China on Saturday. Approximately 9.12 million people took part in the exam this year.

Ancient hotpot, modern cuisine

Wine journey

While names like Bourdeux and Champagne are familiar to even the most casual of wine drinkers, Australian wines from the Yarra Valley is making inroads into the Chinese market.
Stuff of summer

In winter it is a warm, whitewashed haven serving delicious fish and chips and chicken Kiev, but in summer it transforms into an airy chilled getaway.
Macaroon madness

Seeing a dozen people or so line up inside the Laduree outlet in Hong Kong's Harbour City mall is now a common sight.

A bounty of beautiful brocades

Art of urbanity

Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai are deservedly known as centers for the arts, but Xiamen is set to gatecrash the show.
Developers raze ancient tombs

Five ancient tombs were destroyed overnight in Guangzhou's Luogang district to make room for a metro project on Saturday, raising concern over the protection of relics as economic construction in the Guangdong provincial capital speeds up.
Sounds of Mongolia evolve on band's lips

When the seven Mongolian musicians performed together for the first time in 2008 at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, it was a temporary combination.

Jackie Chan opens 'Chinese Film Festival' in India

Justin Bieber hits photographer in LA

Justin Bieber struck a photographer with his Ferrari while driving away from a comedy club in LA, but the accident was not considered a hit-and-run.
Justin Bieber books space voyage
Justin Bieber investigated for reckless driving
Crystal, Goodman head back to school

One-eyed green monster Mike Wazowski and his giant blue, furry friend James P. "Sully" Sullivan go back in time as "scaring" students in "Monsters University."
Premiere Helen Mirren is ferocious in 'Monsters'

Schools open overseas campus

Cross-border expansion of Chinese universities signifies China's growing clout and rising world interest.

Domestic power of new energy

A new installation at a home in one of China's largest ports could herald an upsurge in domestic use of new energy.

Clearing the air

United effort by Beijing and surrounding cities is needed to fight pollution.

Beijing learns a soggy lesson

Last July, Lyu Hong was driving his SUV in Beijing when the heavens well and truly opened.

President Xi visits 4 countries

President Xi Jinping's second foreign trip abroad since he took office is expected to generate a series of cooperative documents.

Showtime for Chongqing

The economic focus is shifting from China's east to west.

Hunting for clues to fire

Process of identifying the dead is continuing slowly after a fire engulfed a slaughterhouse, killing at least 120.

No giving up in finding survivors

Relatives search hospitals for loved ones in aftermath of blaze.

Help at home is maid to order

Better skills give ayi, the Chinese word for maid, an edge with expat families in China.

From mystery to history

One-time nuclear testing ground in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is still little known.

Etiquette: The class that teaches class

Etiquette courses are on the rise in China.

A German fan of Chinese medicine

It took thousands of miles for Henriette Reker to experience the magic of traditional Chinese medicine, but she believes it was worth it.

Chen Weihua

World owes Snowden debt of gratitude

Berlin Fang

Cure needed for plague of rural pollution

Go to forum

Snowden approaches Iceland for asylum

Iceland has received an informal approach from an intermediary who says Edward Snowden, who exposed the US government's secret surveillance programmes, wants to seek asylum there.
Snowden spying claims rejected

Xi urges cleanup of wrong styles

Xi Jinping, leader of the Communist Party of China, said the CPC's upcoming year-long campaign will be a "thorough cleanup" of undesirable work styles.

FTA will help ease tensions

The free trade talks involving China, Japan and South Korea must be accelerated to help ease political tensions and meet challenges from other FTAs.

Baby formula industry to consolidate

About a third of the country's baby formula businesses will be axed, in what experts are calling a major consolidation of the industry.

China-Europe

Steel pipes symbol of China-EU trade war

MG unveils new car in Britain

Chinese owned auto maker MG unveiled the full range of styles for the MG3 at its Birmingham-based European Design Centre on Wednesday.
Value Retail eyes Chinese shoppers

Value Retail, one of Europe's largest discount outlet chains, is coming to its valued customers with the opening its first complex outside Europe in Suzhou.
Chamber with elevated status

It would be trite of him to say it, but there's no doubt that Kurt Haerri got a big lift out of sharing a table with Li Keqiang at a lunch during the Chinese premier's recent visit to Switzerland.

Obama, Putin face tough talks at G8 summit

G8 statement on Syria 'nothing new'

Syrian analysts said that the G8 leaders brought "nothing new" on the Syrian issue during their two-day summit at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland.
US, Russia to ink new nuke cut deal

President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin said they would sign an agreement on securing and destroying nuclear material.
Czech PM steps down after graft scandal

Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas was forced to quit by a graft and spying scandal involving his closest aide.

A land of smiles for the weary traveler

Vietnam, China to enhance ties

Vietnam and China "have huge potentials for further speeding up cooperation in the future," Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang.
Snowden approaches Iceland for asylum

Iceland has received an informal approach from an intermediary who says Edward Snowden, who exposed the US government's secret surveillance programmes, wants to seek asylum there.
Snowden spying claims rejected
20 killed in another attack in Nigeria

20 people may have been killed in another attack on students and fishermen by the Boko Haram insurgents in the Nigeria northeast Maiduguri city.

Pep's new challenge

Iran qualifies for 2014 World Cup

Tehran's streets were filled with young revellers for the second time in four days on Tuesday after the Iranian national soccer team qualified for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil with a win over South Korea.
Venus Williams out of Wimbledon, citing back

After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, citing a lower back injury.

Obama's Syria policy

Snowden storm stains US

The use of the NSA as a phishing net, designed to get information wholly unrelated to terrorism, need not merely be condemned, but also subjected to penalties.
Pyongyang offers dialogue and hope

It is time the relevant parties held talks to decide how to persuade Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program,so that they can restore permanent peace and stability on the peninsula.
Firms line up for Myanmar opportunity

Multinational companies were lining up to explore the huge commercial opportunities in Myanmar.we're seeing strong, and growing, interest in Myanmar.

Take a visit to Yangtze River

Expert insight: Traveling to Tibet

Tibet captivates many tourists with its unique natural landscape and distinctive local customs.
Treasured Islands

There's something appealing about the idea of escaping the grind of daily routine by cutting and running to a desert island.
Desert oasis

Most tourists to the Inner Mongolia autonomous region seek out the famous grasslands, but you can find a kaleidoscope of colors in Wuhai.

Native American tribe to dub 'Star Wars'

The largest Native American tribe in the United States is seeking to dub the classic 1977 movie "Star Wars" movie in Navajo as a way to help preserve its traditional language.
Police sorry for video mocking homeless

Seattle's interim police chief has apologized for appearing in a 1986 video that showed him and other officers mocking the homeless.

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City Special

Dolphin dies, swimmers blamed

An official in Central China's Henan province was executed on Tuesday for raping 11 underage girls.

The trial of a former official embroiled in a sex tape scandal opened on Wednesday in a court in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality.

At least 15 were killed after a bus with 36 passengers fell into a valley in NW China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Tuesday afternoon.

Bespoke carmaker opens showroom

As the United States and the European Union prepare to begin talks in July on a free-trade deal, European experts noted that this would present China with challenges and opportunities.

Growth of China's FDI in May dropped to just under 0.3 percent, an indicator that global companies remain hesitant to expand in China.

The city of Shenzhen, in south China's Guangdong province, launched a carbon trading scheme on Tuesday, the country's first market for compulsory carbon trading.

Italian culture pavilion to open in Beijing

Gary Matzdorff, 92, found refuge in Shanghai during WW II and often nostalgically returns. Shi Yingying in Shanghai catches up with the American and his fond memories.

Micro-blogging site has 500 million users - not all of them from China. Some expats are turning to China's most popular micro blog to get involved in Chinese society.

The 2013 national college entrance examination ended in some regions of China on Saturday. Approximately 9.12 million people took part in the exam this year.

Ancient hotpot, modern cuisine

While names like Bourdeux and Champagne are familiar to even the most casual of wine drinkers, Australian wines from the Yarra Valley is making inroads into the Chinese market.

In winter it is a warm, whitewashed haven serving delicious fish and chips and chicken Kiev, but in summer it transforms into an airy chilled getaway.

Seeing a dozen people or so line up inside the Laduree outlet in Hong Kong's Harbour City mall is now a common sight.

A bounty of beautiful brocades

Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai are deservedly known as centers for the arts, but Xiamen is set to gatecrash the show.

Five ancient tombs were destroyed overnight in Guangzhou's Luogang district to make room for a metro project on Saturday, raising concern over the protection of relics as economic construction in the Guangdong provincial capital speeds up.

When the seven Mongolian musicians performed together for the first time in 2008 at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, it was a temporary combination.

Jackie Chan opens 'Chinese Film Festival' in India

Justin Bieber struck a photographer with his Ferrari while driving away from a comedy club in LA, but the accident was not considered a hit-and-run. Justin Bieber books space voyage Justin Bieber investigated for reckless driving

One-eyed green monster Mike Wazowski and his giant blue, furry friend James P. "Sully" Sullivan go back in time as "scaring" students in "Monsters University." Premiere Helen Mirren is ferocious in 'Monsters'

Columnists

Iceland has received an informal approach from an intermediary who says Edward Snowden, who exposed the US government's secret surveillance programmes, wants to seek asylum there. Snowden spying claims rejected

Steel pipes symbol of China-EU trade war

Chinese owned auto maker MG unveiled the full range of styles for the MG3 at its Birmingham-based European Design Centre on Wednesday.

Value Retail, one of Europe's largest discount outlet chains, is coming to its valued customers with the opening its first complex outside Europe in Suzhou.

It would be trite of him to say it, but there's no doubt that Kurt Haerri got a big lift out of sharing a table with Li Keqiang at a lunch during the Chinese premier's recent visit to Switzerland.

Obama, Putin face tough talks at G8 summit

Syrian analysts said that the G8 leaders brought "nothing new" on the Syrian issue during their two-day summit at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland.

President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin said they would sign an agreement on securing and destroying nuclear material.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas was forced to quit by a graft and spying scandal involving his closest aide.

A land of smiles for the weary traveler

Vietnam and China "have huge potentials for further speeding up cooperation in the future," Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang.

Iceland has received an informal approach from an intermediary who says Edward Snowden, who exposed the US government's secret surveillance programmes, wants to seek asylum there. Snowden spying claims rejected

20 people may have been killed in another attack on students and fishermen by the Boko Haram insurgents in the Nigeria northeast Maiduguri city.

Pep's new challenge

Tehran's streets were filled with young revellers for the second time in four days on Tuesday after the Iranian national soccer team qualified for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil with a win over South Korea.

After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, citing a lower back injury.

Obama's Syria policy

The use of the NSA as a phishing net, designed to get information wholly unrelated to terrorism, need not merely be condemned, but also subjected to penalties.

It is time the relevant parties held talks to decide how to persuade Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program,so that they can restore permanent peace and stability on the peninsula.

Multinational companies were lining up to explore the huge commercial opportunities in Myanmar.we're seeing strong, and growing, interest in Myanmar.

Take a visit to Yangtze River

Tibet captivates many tourists with its unique natural landscape and distinctive local customs.

There's something appealing about the idea of escaping the grind of daily routine by cutting and running to a desert island.

Most tourists to the Inner Mongolia autonomous region seek out the famous grasslands, but you can find a kaleidoscope of colors in Wuhai.

The largest Native American tribe in the United States is seeking to dub the classic 1977 movie "Star Wars" movie in Navajo as a way to help preserve its traditional language.

Seattle's interim police chief has apologized for appearing in a 1986 video that showed him and other officers mocking the homeless.

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Newspaper

Justin Bieber struck a photographer with his Ferrari while driving away from a comedy club in LA, but the accident was not considered a hit-and-run.
Justin Bieber books space voyage
Justin Bieber investigated for reckless driving

One-eyed green monster Mike Wazowski and his giant blue, furry friend James P. "Sully" Sullivan go back in time as "scaring" students in "Monsters University."
Premiere Helen Mirren is ferocious in 'Monsters'

Iceland has received an informal approach from an intermediary who says Edward Snowden, who exposed the US government's secret surveillance programmes, wants to seek asylum there.
Snowden spying claims rejected

Iceland has received an informal approach from an intermediary who says Edward Snowden, who exposed the US government's secret surveillance programmes, wants to seek asylum there.
Snowden spying claims rejected