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18% of women accept propertyless sons-in-law

Facing ever rising home prices in China, 18 percent of mothers would be willing to let their daughters marry men who rent their homes, according to a survey conducted by the Beijing-based 5i5j Real Estate Service Tuesday.

Survey: China moving ahead

Most Chinese as well as expatriates believe the country is rising and is progressing in the right direction, a survey has found.

Officials sacked after mine fire kills 25

Four government officials were removed from their posts Tuesday after a coal mine fire killed 25 workers in central China, local authorities said Tuesday.

China welcomes more US hi-tech exports

The Chinese market has more potential for US exports, especially high-tech products, as only 6.7 percent of overall US exports went to China, said Ministry of Commerce spokesman Yao Jian Tuesday.

China, Britain pledge to look beyond differences

ASEAN official's visit expected to boost trade relations

More people turning online for session news

250 kids diagnosed with high lead levels

Yuan 'not cause of US woes': scholar

China underscores good-neighbor ties with India

EU launches reconstruction program with China

Man commits suicide after killing mother in SW China

Government & Policy

Juridical organs to beef up gang crackdown in 2010

China's lawmakers and political advisors from judicial organs have vowed to continue cracking down on organized crimes this year to maintain social stability.

NPC adopts amendment to Electoral Law

China's parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), adopted here Sunday the amendment to the Electoral Law, which grants equal representation in legislative bodies to rural and urban people.

Foreign & Military Affairs

Vice-premier urges US to respect core interests

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang Monday urged the United States to respect China's core interests and major concerns.

Wen battles claims of 'arrogance'

Premier Wen Jiabao fought back on Sunday at critics who claim China is arrogant on climate change issues, saying he was not even invited to a key meeting he has been accused of skipping.

Economy

Economy faces threat of double dip

Premier Wen Jiabao warned on Sunday that the Chinese economy could suffer from a "double dip" this year despite its apparent smooth recovery.

China faces most complicated year

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday that China is facing the "most complicated" economic conditions this year, and it will be "very cautious and flexible" in choosing the timing of the stimulus exist to shore up the hard-won recovery.

Society

250 kids diagnosed with high lead levels

Cao Xiaoying, a mother of four children who are all suffering from excessive lead in their blood, looks worried as the smoke rises from chimneys in nearby factories.

SEF chief to visit Taiwan businesses on mainland

A delegation led by Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), will visit Taiwan businesses on the mainland late this month, a statement posted on the website of SEF said Monday.

Odd News

Watermelon carving

A student carve Expo mascot 'Haibao' on a watermelon at Jinan No. 3 Vocational School in Jinan, Shandong province,March 11, 2010.[Photo/CFP]

Panda breaks in to pig pen

Hunger drove a wild panda to break into a Chinese farmer's pig pen and eat the animals' food, which was meat and bone, rather than bamboo

Opinion

Western wrongs and human rights

It's a fact that Western citizens live a "better life". But that does not mean human rights are better protected in the West.

China’s English Idolatry

For the majority of the 400 million corps, however well-intended they claim to be, English is all but a fashion, a new flame, a plaything to parade, the same as a Louis Vuitton bag for an itching nouveau riche.