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China calls on US, Japan to stop twisting the facts

China urged the US and Japan on Wednesday to stop distorting international law and using the "arbitration" on the South China Sea to serve their own political aims.

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Catch'em all: Pokémon Go game becomes an online hit in China

Gamers in Chinese mainland are increasingly upset over their lack of access to Pokémon Go, the latest Nintendo smash-hit game sending countless smartphone addicts worldwide outdoor to hunt down fictional creatures.

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Calling it quits: Divorce rate jumps 6% in China

More than 3.84 million couples called their marriage off in China last year, a 5.6 percent increase from 2014, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Monday, the China News Service reported.

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Flight-tests check routes to Nansha airfields

China said on Tuesday it has successfully flight-tested routes to two new airfields on the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea.

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Inherently biased and unjust 'piece of paper'

Just as anticipated, the South China Sea arbitral tribunal in The Hague delivered an outrageously one-sided ruling in the case initiated by the Philippines.

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Copyright violators to be placed on blacklist in China

Blacklists naming websites, mobile apps and other platforms that violate copyrights will be created as part of the latest campaign to tackle copyright infringement, China's top copyright watchdog said on Tuesday.

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Thousands join search for missing soldier

In Minhou county, Fujian province, more than 2,000 residents volunteered to search for a missing PLA flood fighter who had been caught in a mudslide, Fuzhou Evening News reported.

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China condemns S Sudan attack that killed 2 peacekeepers

China has strongly condemned the attack in South Sudan's capital on Sunday that killed two Chinese peacekeepers and wounded five others, and it called on rival factions in the country to cease fire immediately.

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Fifth lighthouse to shine on S China Sea

China will start operation of its fifth lighthouse in the South China Sea soon, it was announced on Sunday.

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Typhoon Nepartak leaves six dead, eight missing in east China

Six people were killed and eight others remain missing after Typhoon Nepartak made landfall and swept through east China's Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, authorities said Sunday.

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Industry preferences of graduates changing

Preferences of Chinese college graduates for employment have been changing in recent years as the country undergoes transformations in its economic and industrial structure, a recent survey found.

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Homemade bombs hurt four at Shanghai airport

Four people were injured in explosions at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Sunday after a man threw homemade bombs at a check-in counter.

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73 fake colleges exposed

More than 70 colleges have been named and shamed for illegal enrollment and online fraud by a website, said Beijing Youth Daily.

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Cannes kicks off with Woody Allen's 'Cafe Society'

With almost enough star wattage to forget the grim anti-terror measures in place, the Cannes film festival opened on Wednesday with Woody Allen's Cafe Society, starring Kristen Stewart.

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China, US pledge to control risk

2 countries' senior military officials also agree to work constructively to manage differences.Senior military officials from Beijing and Washington have pledged to try to manage their differences in a constructive way and effectively control risks, following recent maritime tensions in the South China Sea.

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In memory of movie star Leslie Cheung

April 1, 2016 marks the 13th anniversary of the death of Canto-pop singer and movie star Leslie Cheung.

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China holds burial ceremony for soldier remains returned from ROK

Remains of 36 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War were reburied in China after they were excavated and returned from the Republic of Korea (ROK), the third batch returned following a handover agreement signed by the two countries in 2013.