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Chinese man acquitted of murder receives state compensation

A Chinese court granted a man who spent more than 11 years behind bars after a false murder conviction 1.27 million yuan (200,000 U.S. dollars) in state compensation on Monday.

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AIIB to open in mid-January

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will open in mid-January next year, said Chen Huan, who is in charge of preparations for the bank's launch.

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How Airbus bet on China and won

​Chen Juming says his "secret joy" is to sit and count Airbus aircraft as they take off, land and taxi at Beijing International Airport.

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HK must complete "de-colonization": former HK affairs official

​A former Chinese official said Sunday that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) did not complete "de-colonization" in line with law after its return to the motherland in 1997, which is one of the deep-rooted reasons for Hong Kong's comparative setback in economic and social development in recent years.

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HK must complete "de-colonization": former HK affairs official

​A former Chinese official said Sunday that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) did not complete "de-colonization" in line with law after its return to the motherland in 1997, which is one of the deep-rooted reasons for Hong Kong's comparative setback in economic and social development in recent years.

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U.S. Congress members urge Attorney General to review dropped "spy case"

​Twenty-two members of U.S. Congress on Thursday urged the country's Attorney General Loretta Lynch to review espionage-related charges brought against a Chinese-American hydrologist and asked her to determine whether race played a factor in the so called "spy case".

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Chinese grandfather deported by Finnish authority triggers debate

​A controversial immigration incident has ignited discussion both in Finland and China: A Chinese grandfather visiting his daughter in Finland on a tourist visa babysat for his Finnish son-in-law for money only to end up being deported by the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri).

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Rebuilding gives poor farmer a fresh start and better life

Visitors to Chen Zongqiang's new home are impressed by the sausages and bacon that are hung in his spacious, villalike, two-story house.

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Six inmates commit suicide, ending Taiwan prison standoff

Six convicts carrying rifles and handguns who took hostages at Kaohsiung Prison in southern Taiwan killed themselves early Thursday morning, ending nearly 14 hours of standoff with the police.

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Two jailed for killing endangered donkey in Tibet

Two men received jail sentences after being convicted of killing a Kiang, a highly endangered Tibetan wild donkey in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

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Connecting remote rural area with mobile Internet

Using smartphones for the first time in their lives, villagers in a remote mountainous region in southwest China are now connected to the world thanks to mobile Internet.

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Suicide after spree killing in China school

The death toll from a stabbing spree by a student's father has risen to four after a teacher died in hospital on Monday night in central China's Hubei Province.

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Actress Joan Chen:When you watch it and feel a bit transformed, that is a good movie

The film which makes Chinese American actress Joan Chen feel "a bit different" when she walks out of a theater is the one that she will vote for at the ongoing Venice film festival, where she is a member of the international jury this year.

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China to further tighten disciplinary inspections

The Communist Party of China (CPC) will continue its fight against officials' undesirable work styles, a senior official said on Tuesday.

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Illegal fetus gender testers busted

Police in east China's Wenzhou City have cracked a gang suspected of offering illegal fetus gender tests via medical institutions in Hong Kong, it was announced on Tuesday.

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Mainland negotiator arrives in Taiwan for cross-Strait talks

Chen Deming, president of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday for a new round of cross-Strait talks.

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China vows self-sufficiency in grain production

China seeks self-reliance in staple production, including wheat and rice, following growth in domestic grain output over the past decade, a senior Chinese agricultural official