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Ex-soldier, 82, can't be found after demolition

2011-01-13 14:19

The fate of an 82-year-old former New Fourth Army soldier who stood up against a forced demolition of his house in Binhai county, East China's Jiangsu province, and his family is unknown.

Rear Admiral: stealth jet test not a threat

2011-01-13 10:41

China still legs far behind the United States and other Western countries in weaponry systems and military modernization, although the first test flight of the J-20 stealth fighter jet is a landmark achievement, Rear Admiral Yang Yi wrote in a commentary for the overseas edition of People's Daily.

Studying hard in basement room

2011-01-12 23:01

Huang Jing, a young woman who is preparing for her postgraduate entrance exam, lives in a basement room of three square meters, sina.com.cn reported.

Hotel rooms booked near exam schools

2011-01-12 21:52

During the weekends of the postgraduate entrance exam, most people are willing to live in a hotel near the schools where they are going to take the exam, but in Jinan, Shandong province, it is very hard to book a room, Qilu Evening News reported.

260,000 apply for master's in Beijing schools

2011-01-12 18:54

Among the 1.5 million people who will take the postgraduate entrance exam in 2011, 260,000 are applying to universities in Beijing, Beijing News reported.

Required reserves ratio may rise: Experts

2011-01-12 15:40

Banking experts said the central bank may raise Chinese commercial banks’ required reserve ratio to tame surging domestic liquidity and inflation, China Securities Journal reported Wednesday.

City reaching -10C stops heating to cut emissions

2011-01-12 15:22

A central China city cut off its heating supply from Jan 5 as the temperatures dropped to -10C during a cold spell recently, the Beijing News reported on Wednesday.