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Coastal resort Sanya turns ship into library

SANYA, a coastal resort in South China, has converted fishing boats into a floating public library.

2017-09-11

Remaining THAAD elements transported to deployment site

THE remaining elements of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile interception system were transported Thursday morning to the site in southeast South Korea.

2017-09-08

Teacher suspended for slapping students

A MIDDLE school teacher from Hefei, Anhui Province, was suspended and given an administrative warning after being videotaped slapping 38 students in the face, according to the local education authority.

2017-09-08

Hurricane kills 8, Florida braces for storm

HURRICANE Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, has killed eight people and wounded 23 on the French overseas Caribbean islands of Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said Thursday.

2017-09-08

Call issued to control student dropout rates

THE General Office of the State Council has issued a circular requiring efforts to control the dropout rate of students to ensure the implementation of compulsory education.

2017-09-07

First Mars simulation base planned

PLANNERS have mapped out a 400-million-yuan (US$61 million) development plan to turn a red rock basin in China into a Mars scientific research base and eco-tourism site.

2017-09-07

Xi: healthy, stable China-India ties needed

PRESIDENT Xi Jinping yesterday said healthy and stable relations between China and India are in line with the fundamental interests of their people.

2017-09-06

A modern new world along a historical route

FOR centuries, the ancient Silk Road played a key role in commercial and cultural exchange among the countries along its route. Today, entrepreneurs are devoting themselves to rejuvenating the historical route and building a new world.

2017-09-05

City starts work on world’s biggest cycle network

CHENGDU has started the construction of the world’s longest urban cycle lane network with a total length reaching 17,000 kilometers.

2017-09-05

Cop punished for violent law enforcement

SHANGHAI police said Friday that they have suspended a police officer who violently subdued a woman while putting the child she was carrying in danger.

2017-09-04

New social security cards distributed

DISTRIBUTION of third-generation social security cards began in China on Friday, with the new cards supporting direct settlement of trans-provincial medical expenses.

2017-09-04

Pieces of China’s oldest stone arch bridge repaired

MORE than 30 relics from China’s oldest stone arch bridge have been repaired, the first time such work has been undertaken on it.

2017-09-01

China to develop Mach 3.2 HyperFlight

IMAGINE boarding a train in Beijing and half an hour later you are at a meeting in Wuhan, some 1,100 km away. This may become a reality some day, as a Chinese company has announced a plan to develop a supersonic HyperFlight transport network with speeds of up to 4,000 kilometers per hour.

2017-09-01

Hoh Xil gets Internet connection

AFTER a satellite communication facility was put into use Tuesday, China’s high plateau Hoh Xil national nature reserve in Qinghai Province has ended its era without Internet.

2017-08-31

Doctors asked to intervene in abuse cases

STAFF members at Shanghai medical institutions should keep detailed records on the physical condition and medical treatment of patients who may be victims of domestic abuse, the city’s health authorities said.

2017-08-31

16 jailed for abusive loan schemes

SIXTEEN men involved in four cases of lending money at exorbitant interest rates — to juveniles in most cases — with the aim of grabbing residences possessed by their targets’ families, were sentenced to prison terms of two to 16 years by Shanghai district courts Monday.

2017-08-31

Charity project goes viral with praise and doubts

DOZENS of drawings took WeChat Moments by storm, garnering numerous likes yesterday. The paintings all come from a charity activity named, “Little Friends Gallery,” which was initiated by Tencent’s charity platform in order to help people like the painters who are diagnosed with autism, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome.

2017-08-30

Sex offenders barred from jobs near kids

A DISTRICT in Shanghai will permanently bar people convicted of sex-related offenses from entering professions that have close contact with juveniles. It’s the latest effort to better protect minors from potential sexual assault.

2017-08-30

Programs for rental housing to start

CHINA will allow the development of rental housing projects on rural land on a trial basis, authorities said Monday.

2017-08-30

Company fined for disgracing ‘comfort women’

A SHANGHAI tech company has been fined for making emoticons based on “comfort women,” police said.

2017-08-29