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Foreign Ministry opens micro blog, attracting fans

2011-04-19 11:07

The micro blog account Waijiao Xiaolingtong, literally foreign affairs information, believed to be the official account of China's Foreign Ministry, attracted 37,925 followers in six days after posting its first message.

Rape victims choose silence over losing face

2011-04-18 17:21

Most of the 116 women who were raped by a farmer over 17 years in East China's Anhui chose bitter silence, rather than justice, for fear of losing face, media reported.

60k nests make birds of a feather flock together

2011-04-18 16:11

Beijing has built more than 60,000 man-made bird’s nests in the city's gardens and forest farms in the past ten years, attracting over 20,000 pairs of birds to settle down and nest in the capital each year, Beijing Daily reported on Monday.

Health chiefs investigate false HIV results

2011-04-18 14:04

Health authorities in East China's Jiangsu province have begun an investigating a false HIV diagnosis made in 2009, Beijing Times reported Monday.

Beijing traffic congestion eases

2011-04-18 13:32

Beijing witnessed a one hour reduction in traffic congestion in the first quarter of the year, thanks to the latest efforts to tackle the gridlock, qq.com reports.

Beijing college students to get lessons in love

2011-04-18 10:52

The capital's lovelorn students are set to get a helping hand after it was reported a course in the art of love could be included in the college curriculum in Beijing.