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Suicide of WWII veteran soldier arouses concern for senior welfare in China

​Lin Xieshun survived the fight against the Japanese during World War II. But, in times of peace, the 95-year-old took his own life.

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Official suspended after sex photos go viral

An official in east China has been suspended after local disciplinary authorities launched an investigation into photos showing him in compromising positions went viral, the Beijing News reported Tuesday.

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Second trial hears fresh details on student’s death

The defense lawyer of former medical student Lin Senhao, who was sentenced to death in February after being convicted of intentionally killing his roommate by poisoning, presented new evidence at a second trial on Monday, saying the victim died of the hepatitis B virus.

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Student who poisoned roommate faces second trial

Lin Senhao, a former university student who killed his roommate with poison, has been reading classic literature to calm himself before his second trial, set to begin at 10 am on Monday, one of his lawyers said.

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Wukan's winding path to China's democratic reform

Lin Zulian, who has led Wukan since his election two years ago, has been reelected head of the village committee, in south China's Guangdong Province.

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Roommate-poisoning postgrad appeals against death sentence

A medical student at a prestigious university in Shanghai has appealed on Tuesday against the death sentence he received for murdering his roommate with lab poison in April of last year.

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China postgrad sentenced to death for poisoning roommate

A medical student at a prestigious university in Shanghai was sentenced to death on Tuesday after he was convicted of murdering his roommate with lab poison in April of last year.

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"Left-behind" children pains China

Xiao Lin went to school to pick up his academic report alone, while most of his schoolmates were accompanied by  their parents.

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Lonely artist makes fish bones into paintings

In his hands, the bony structure discarded by gourmets is turned into elaborate landscapes and works of art at a gallery in the coastal city of Xiamen in east China's Fujian Province.

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University president assignment spurs concern

Lin Jianhua's appointment as the president of Zhejiang University has sparked wildspreading controversy as netizens complained about the opaque selection process and Lin's lack of outstanding academic achievements.

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Mainland, Taiwan negotiators hold talks over service trade agreement

Chinese mainland's negotiator on cross-Strait ties Chen Deming started talks with his Taiwan counterpart Lin Join-sane here on Friday over a service trade agreement.