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China urges Japan not to return to path of militarism

China urges Japan not to go down the path of militarism again, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday when commenting U.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Hiroshima, Japan.

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Afghan chief executive to visit China

Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah will be in China from Sunday to Wednesday for his first official visit to the country since taking office, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said Wednesday.

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China, U.S. to hold security consultation

China and the United States will hold their eighth Consultation on Strategic Security and Multilateral Arms Control in Washington D.C. on Thursday, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

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Mozambican president to visit China next week

Invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi will pay a state visit to China from May 16 to 21.

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China hopeful about new Philippine government

China is hoping for a fresh start in diplomatic relations with the Philippines' new government.

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China warns Philippines against "blackmailing" on South China Sea

​China will never "bully" small countries, nor will it tolerate "blackmail" on the South China Sea issue, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said here on Monday.

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Aussie scientists create world's thinnest camera lens

​Australian scientists have created the world's thinnest camera lens, in a breakthrough set to result in mass advancements in medicine and nanotechnology.

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The 'ugliest monkey' raises waves of criticism and laughter

Netizens have taken the title "ugliest monkey in history" from CCTV’s Year of the Monkeymascot, Kang Kang, and branded it on the main attraction at the Taipei Lantern Festivalvenue.

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China urges Japan to deal with historical issues responsibly agreement on "comfort women" reached

China responded to the agreement reached by Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Japan's wartime sexual slavery of Korean women during World War II on Monday, calling on Japan to deal with historical issues in a responsible way.

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China's Internet policy chief urges China-U.S. cooperation in cybergovernance

China's Internet policy chief Lu Wei on Wednesday called for cooperation between China and the United States in Internet governance.

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Coping with Taiwan's dengue epidemic

Lu Mei-chen had been busy covering everything in her three-story home all night and into the morning, just in time before a pest control squad sent by a local health agency came to spray pesticides.

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China's RRR cut not start of strong stimulus

The universal reserve requirement ratio (RRR) cut starting on Thursday is not the start of a strong stimulus for the economy, a senior official of China's central bank told Xinhua on Thursday.

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Senior provincial legislator in NW China removed from post

Lu Wucheng, a senior legislator of northwest China's Gansu Province, was removed from official post and stripped of status as a national law-maker on Sunday.

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For Chinese herbs, one word can mean millions

There's an old saying in China that a word is worth a thousand pieces of gold, but one anti-corruption official's accusations involving the name change of a medicinal herb may prove it can cost much more.

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China to reform college entrance exam system

China is soon to unveil a reform plan on the college entrance examination, considering two separate test modes for technical and academic students, an educational official revealed Saturday.

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What comes after a more flexible yuan?

China loosened its grip on the yuan-dollar exchange rate on Saturday, widening the daily trading band to two percent from one, effective starting next Monday.

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China Mobile's former VP gets life sentence

The former vice president of China Mobile, the country's largest telecom operator, has received life imprisonment for taking bribes, a court in northeast China's Jilin Province confirmed on Friday.