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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours Feb 15
2011-02-16 15:55
Snapshots: The world in 24 hours Feb 15, 2011.
Ancient text marks modern Lantern Festival
2011-02-16 09:48
A confucius temple held a ceremony where 80 youths and grown-ups dressed in hanfu and read Chinese classic texts ahead of the Lantern Festival, which falls on Thursday
Sun fires off with major solar flare
2011-02-16 07:15
The most powerful solar flare in years erupted from the sun on Tuesday, sending a blast of X-rays from a hotspot of activity that may still belch solar storms in the days to come.
Berlusconi to face trial over sex scandal
2011-02-15 21:04
An Italian judge ordered Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial on Tuesday on charges that include paying an underage girl for sex.
Snapshots: The world in 24 hours Feb 14
2011-02-15 19:31
Snapshots: The world in 24 hours Feb 14, 2011.
Miners seek justice for black lung disease
2011-02-16 07:16
A total of 124 gold miners in Wuwei city, Northwest China's Gansu province, have been diagnosed with pneumoconiosis but have not received compensation because they had not signed labor contracts with the mine's owners, State broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday.
Manufacturing belts in labor shortage
2011-02-16 07:01
China's booming coastal provinces are facing a labour shortage after the Lunar New Year holidays as the seemingly endless flow of migrant workers dries up. More and more workers in the traditional manufacturing belts in the Pearl River and Yangtze River deltas are staying back in their home villages in the countryside due to rapid urbanisation and economic development in China's interior.
Art major hopefuls way down in 2011 gaokao
2011-02-15 13:51
Spring Festival photos from readers [Part V]
2011-02-15 11:34
Ronaldo announces retirement from football
2011-02-15 10:52
Valentine's Day around the world
2011-02-15 10:54
Auction to feed craving for high-end help
2011-02-15 08:01
Chinese cultural week kicks off in Israel
2011-02-14 11:24
New recruitment drive sweeps China
2011-02-14 11:23
Parents hold matchmaking event for kids
2011-02-14 07:11
Bouquets blossom at Valentine's Day markets
2011-02-14 14:39
Bulldozers move in on Sanya shantytown
2011-02-14 07:05
E-paper
We will not give up search, Li vows
International hunt for missing airliner continues after fruitless six-day search