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Movie star's $46,000 'muscles' spark heated debate online

Recently-released photos by the crew of Mr.Six show special effects artists meticulously pasting man-made muscles on the chest of award-winning actor Zhang Hanyu so as to help him play the supporting role of Men Saner, a gallant street gangster always ready for a fight and to help his fellows.

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China's top legislator eyes further parliamentary exchanges with Russia

China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang called for further parliamentary exchanges and cooperation with Russia during his meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday.

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Emergency patient "crawls" onto stretcher unaided

After falling ill on a flight to Beijing earlier this month, a Chinese passenger learned the true meaning of "patient," as he had to "crawl" to his own stretcher and was ferried between hospitals.

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"Bird man" story tells lake's revival in C China

Zhang Shengyuan is a "bird man". The 57-year-old lives in a double-decker boat inside the Yangchaihu section of Honghu Lake in central China's Hubei Province. Every day, he patrols the lake in a canoe, watching birds and noting species and population numbers, and, more importantly, protecting them against hunters.

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Xi, Ma to shake hands in historic meeting: mainland official

​Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou will shake hands in their historic meeting scheduled in Singapore on Saturday, head of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said Wednesday.

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China's legislature ends bimonthly session with revisions, ratification

China's top legislature on Wednesday ended its bimonthly session by adopting revisions to the Seed Law and ratifying the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) agreement.

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Xi, Ma to salute each other "mister" in historic meeting

​Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou will salute each other "mister" in their historic meeting in Singapore on Saturday, the Taiwan affairs chief of the Chinese mainland said here Wednesday.

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Holidays spark shopping spree

Big-spending Chinese tourists are embracing a longer vacation as this year's Mid-Autumn Festival falls close to the National Day holiday in October.

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Villagers angry at verdict on fatal fire

Relatives of a villager who was burned to death in his home during a government demolition attempt reacted with anger and disbelief after a preliminary official investigation said the fire was started by the villager himself.

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HK gov't respects judicial independence: chief executive

​Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying reiterated on Tuesday that Hong Kong enjoys judicial independence, when responding to a speech made earlier by Head of Central Government's Liaison Office in Hong Kong referring to the chief executive's legal position.

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Vice premier attends meeting on Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei development

​Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli on Thursday met with an expert advisory committee on the coordinated development of Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Hebei Province.

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Body of former senior military leader Zhang Zhen cremated

The body of Zhang Zhen, former vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), was cremated Wednesday morning in Beijing.

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China's V-Day military parade not targeting Japan

A military parade held in Beijing on Sept. 3 to mark the end of World War II is not targeting Japan, said a Chinese official on Tuesday.

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China to continue to stabilize stock market: CSRC

China Securities Finance Corporation, Ltd. (CSF) will continue to buy stocks to stabilize the market, the securities watchdog said on Monday.

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President Xi Jinping and premier Li Keqiang visit the museum of Anti-Japanese War

Top Communist Party of China (CPC) and state leaders Xi Jinping (2nd L), Li Keqiang (R), Zhang Dejiang (L) and Yu Zhengsheng (2nd R) visit the "Great Victory, Historic Contribution" exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance against Japanese Aggression near Lugou Bridge, also known as Marco Polo Bridge, in Beijing, China, July 7, 2015. Top CPC and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli visited the exhibition here on Tuesday.

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China's top legislator calls for closer BRICS cooperation

​China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang on Monday urged the world's five leading emerging economies to boost cooperation and play a constructive role in addressing global issues and promoting world peace and development.

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China, Brazil agree to boost parliamentary cooperation

China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang met here Monday with Brazilian Chamber of Deputies President Eduardo Cunha and the two pledged to step up cooperation between their countries' legislatures.