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Tiffany diamond stolen from Beijing mall

Police with the Dongcheng branch of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau confirmed on Wednesday that they received a report of a diamond ring stolen last Friday from the Tiffany store at Beijing's Oriental Plaza.

Chinese planes search for survivors of sunken boat

China's Ministry of Transport Thursday sent two airplanes to search for missing crew members who were aboard a fishing boat sunk following a collision with a Republic of Korea (ROK) cargo ship in waters near the coast of the ROK.

Public not warned of tainted oil

Local health authorities have admitted waiting five months before announcing that secret recalls had been ordered for a brand of camellia oil that had been found to contain excessive carcinogens.

Ukraine ties rejuvenated by 'epochal' visit

Beijing and Kiev signed 13 agreements on Thursday, the first day of the Ukrainian president's state visit to China, in what analysts are predicting could be the beginning of a new "Silk Road".

NBS to make data more credible

Chinese ship, crew still missing

Gen p-'80 incapable of supporting parents

China Scene: Math-magician throws big challenge

Wild boars ruining crops, causing havoc

Urumqi fair to become national

Miner digs underground home in C China

China sees more thyroid problems

Government & Policy

China to put forward fresh measures to resume six-party talks

Visiting China's special representative on Korean Peninsula affairs Wu Dawei said Tuesday that Beijing plans to put forward fresh measures to resume the stalled six-party talks at an early date.

Govt readjusts Shenzhen's role on 30th b'day

On the eve of its 30th birthday as China's first economic reform zone, Shenzhen received a lavish "coming out" gift from the central government.

Foreign & Military Affairs

China, Japan 'candid exchanges' crucial for future

China and Japan need to continue candid exchanges to smooth over thorny security and diplomatic issues and achieve mutual understanding.

Ashton: China, EU may meet more 'difficult moments'

Before Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Vice President of the European Commission flew to China for a one-week visit, she accepted a written interview exclusively with Fu Jing, China Daily Chief Correspondent in Brussels.

Economy

China bank regulator to curb speculative property investment

China's banking regulator will strictly implement the central government's macroeconomic policies that aim to curb soaring housing prices, an official said Tuesday.

China puts 'super online banking system' into service

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, put its online payment interbank clearing system, or "super online banking system," into service Monday.

Society

Gen p-'80 incapable of supporting parents

A vast majority - a staggering 90 percent - of the post-1980 generation believes it is incapable of supporting parents, according to a recent survey, which polled 1,612 people born in or after 1980.

Miner digs underground home in C China

Chen Xinnian, a 64-year-old former miner in Central China's Henan province, is now anxiously awaiting the results of a government investigation into the underground apartment that he has been digging for about four years.

Odd News

River offers a place to beat the heat

People have dinner in a village river in Kaili, Southwest China's Guizhou province on August 9, 2010. The continuing high temperatures have driven thousands of city dwellers to the village river every day. They swim, play cards and have dinner in the river.

Workers demand wage by humiliating boss

Three migrant workers demanded their overdue wage by tying up their labor contractor and parading him around on a street in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan province on Sunday, the Dahe Daily reported Monday.

Opinion

Containing price concerns

China's consumer price index (CPI) in July rose 3.3 percent year-on-year, 0.4 percentage points higher than the increase in June, figures from the National Bureau of Statistics show.

To pry or not to pry, that is the question

Even if parents can no longer pry into their children's personal communications in Chongqing, maintaining effective communication with ones' children and nurturing their trust, can ensure that they do not stray from the best parental and societal values.