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62 percent of Chinese speak a local dialect, says survey

A survey released on Thursday has shone light on Chinese attitudes towards local dialects.According to the survey conducted by China Youth Daily and Chinese survey website Wenjuan.com, 62.8 percent of the 2,002 respondents said that they speak their local dialect.

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62 percent of Chinese speak a local dialect, says survey

AsurveyreleasedonThursdayhasshonelightonChineseattitudestowardslocaldialects.AccordingtothesurveyconductedbyChinaYouthDailyandChinesesurveywebsiteWenjuan.com,62

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Chinese power plant in harmony with Dolphin Bay on "Belt and Road"

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At least 32 killed in Taiwan bus crash

At least 32 people were killed after a tour bus overturned on a highway in Taipei on Monday evening, according to local authorities.

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Premier Li stresses poverty relief

​Premier Li Keqiang has stressed that poverty relief measures must make faster progress, calling for innovative mechanisms and more funding in this regard.

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Briton shot dead in Porsche in Thailand's Pattaya resort

A British man has been shot dead in his Porsche in Thailand.

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Fire at oil plant in western Japan forces 3,000 people to evacuate

​A fire broke out at an oil refinery in western Japan on Sunday, forcing nearly 3,000 local residents to evacuate, local media reported.

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Education official shot dead in Afghan

​An education official was shot dead by unknown armed men in Afghanistan's eastern province of Ghazni, a local official said Wednesday.

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4th listed company to start securities trading in Myanmar

​The fourth listed Myanmar company will start securities trading at the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) on Jan. 20, the YSX said in a statement on Monday.

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At least 25 dead in road accident in eastern Thailand

​At least 25 people died after a van collided with a pickup truck and caught fire in Thailand's eastern Chonburi province on Monday.

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Webisodes promote law education in Shanxi

A retired couple in Yuanqu, Shanxi province have become local celebrities after producing their own amateur webisodes in an effort to popularize law education.

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Japan celebrates U.S. return of military training land in Okinawa amid protests for resumption of Osprey flights

The Japanese government celebrated on Thursday the return by the U.S. military of a 4000-hectare training land in Okinawa, while local people continued efforts to protest against the resumption of controversial Osprey flights as well as U.S. military presence in the island prefecture.

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US Osprey aircraft crashes off Okinawa coast in Japan

​The US Marines have suspended flights of all Osprey military aircraft in Japan, after a crash off the coast of Okinawa island.

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Hong Kong universities urged to look beyond mainland to boost paltry foreign student numbers

Official auditor finds that 76 per cent of non-local students in the city come from mainland China and also expresses concern over meeting expenses claimed

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China fully prepared for local gov't debt risks

By floating an emergency plan for local government debt risks Monday, China has addressed an issue that has made headlines for years.

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Confidante of S.Korean president summoned on alleged intervention in state affairs

​Choi Soon-sil, a longtime confidante of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, was summoned on Monday by prosecutors on various allegations, including her intervention in state affairs since Park took office in February 2013.

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Local governments attempt to cool overheated property market

​China's local governments are introducing new policies to rein in soaring housing prices by preventing property speculation.