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Murderer of Chinese student killed in Japan gets 20 years in prison

ATokyocourtsentencedChenShifeng,themurdererofaChinesestudentkilledinJapanlastyear,to20yearsinprisononWednesday.JiangGe,a24-year-oldgraduatestudentfromeasternChi

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China: Grieving mother confronts murdered daughter's former roommate

AvideoreleasedonFridaycapturingaface-to-facemeetingbetweenthemotherofa24-year-oldChinesegraduatestudentkilledinJapanandherformerroommatehassparkedanoutcryamongn

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What is the domino effect of Abe’s early election

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeofficiallycalledforanearlyelectiononSeptember25anddissolvedparliament’slowerhouseonThursday.AnalystssaythatAbehascalledtheelection

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Makeover apps now take over internet

Frequently zooming in and out to the same photo, Zhu Ziyi spends half an hour airbrushing her face to make sure that almost every pore is perfect before posting the photo on her different social media accounts to attract likes. For her "picky" roommate, it takes all the time before going to bed to get an ideal photo with a perfect face.

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Ruling may "open Pandora's box"

A senior publicity official has warned that the possible South China Sea ruling by an arbitration panel may "set a dangerous precedent and open a Pandora's box in the sea".

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Renowned Chinese writer Yang Jiang dies at 105

​Renowned Chinese writer Yang Jiang, known for her prolific output and marriage to an equally famous author, died Wednesday at age 105, state media said.

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Next ICBC chairman set to lead world biggest bank's transformational strategy through to 2024

The new chairman-designate at Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Yi Huiman, looks set to deepen ICBC's push into digital banking as well as strengthen its “for-profit” focus, in a clear distinction from the “national duty” expected of state-owned banks, say analysts who have followed Yi's career and leadership changes at the world’s largest bank.

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China moves to silence a rising online celebrity

Beijing removes Papi Jiang’s monologues as part of its effort to clean up cyberspace

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Celebrities Internet video celebrity told to behave, stop swearing

A popular Chinese internet video celebrity who goes by the moniker "Papi Jiang" promised on Monday to tone down her online videos after being admonished by State authorities.

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China's real estate tycoon's microblog account closed for posting illegal info

​China's top Internet regulator on Sunday ordered the microblogging platforms of Sina and Tencent to shut down the accounts of Ren Zhiqiang, a celebrity blogger and property developer, for spreading illegal information.

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Mourners pay respect to Chinese student killed in US shooting

Grief along with calls for self-defense were expressed on Monday at a memorial service for 19-year-old Jiang Yue, a Chinese exchange student who was shot and killed in a road confrontation in Arizona over the weekend.

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Internet regulator asks public to support pornography trial

China's Internet regulator asked Internet users to support the judicial organ during a live open trial of a video service firm suspected of spreading porn.

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China's former state-assets chief stands trial for corruption

Jiang Jiemin, former head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, went on trial Monday for corruption, a local court said.

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Taiwan administration resigns en masse after election defeat

In an act of solidarity for the incumbent party's defeat in the local Taiwan election on Saturday, all officials from the Taiwan administrative authority resigned on Monday.

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No-confidence motion against Taiwan's Jiang fails

An attempt by Taiwan's major opposition party to impeach Jiang Yi-huah, chief of the island's administrative authority, failed on Tuesday as it was not supported by enough members of the legislative body.

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Taiwan legislative body reviews no-confidence motion

The legislative body of Taiwan on Monday held a meeting to review a no-confidence motion initiated by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) against Jiang Yi-huah, chief of Taiwan's administrative authority.

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Chinese-language films to be put on stage at Venice film festival

A number of Chinese-language films promise to have relevant visibility as the Venice film festival prepares to start its venerable 70th edition on Wednesday reinventing itself with increasing competitions.