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Gaokao battle concludes

2011-06-09 10:50

Students cheer after finishing gaokao, the national college entrance examination, at a school in Guiyang, the capital of Southwest China’s Guizhou province, June 8, 2011. A total of 9.33 million people sat the exam this year.

Disney's fury at Mickey scam

2011-06-09 08:23

Hollywood giant Disney will launch a probe into unlicensed performers dressing as its most famous characters to extort cash from tourists outside the Bird's Nest stadium.

Swim with fish

2011-06-09 09:08

A tourist swims near corals at the Egyptian resort of Madinat Makadi near Hurgada June 8, 2011.

US, S Korea launch joint military exercises

2011-06-08 13:36

A South Korean Army's K-1 tank releases smoke bombs to hide itself during the US-South Korea joint military exercise at a shooting range near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 45 km (28 miles) north of Seoul, June 8, 2011.

Making perfect horse sense

2011-06-08 08:12

Riding horses to work may be the answer to frustrated car owners in traffic-trapped cities such as Beijing.

Free luxury limos for gaokao examinees

2011-06-08 10:54

Students take a luxurious over-sized Hummer for free to Pengzhou Vocational Middle School in Chengdu city, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, to attend the national college entrance examination or gaokao on June 7, 2011.

Floods leave 14 dead, 35 missing in SW China

2011-06-07 08:55

Continuous downpours have triggered severe floods in a county in southwest China's Guizhou province, leaving 14 dead and 35 missing by 8 am on Tuesday.