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2 people have died and dozens have been injured in the US, after two explosive devices went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon race. <br><br>

3rd victim in Boston Marathon blasts identified as Chinese national

BOSTON, The United States, April 16 (Xinhua) — The third victim in Boston Marathon blasts was identified Tuesday as a Chinese national, according to officials from the Chinese Consulate. Officials from Chinese Consulate General in New [...]

China issues white paper on national defense

Colonel Yang Yujun, spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, shows a white paper on China’s national defense to journalists on April 16, 2013. China on Tuesday issued a white paper [full text] on national defense, [...]

National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade held in Washington D.C.

People perform during the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade along Constitution Avenue in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, April 13, 2013. The parade is one of the US capital’s biggest public events of the year, [...]

Ye Shiwen continues winning track at National Championships

ZHENGZHOU, April 7 (Xinhua) — China’s magic Ye Shiwen continues her winning track at the Swimming National Championships as she won the 200-meter backstroke here on Sunday. Ye, 17, winner of the 200m and 400m individual medley [...]

Artistic and cultural exchanges strengthen national identity

Updated: 2013-04-06 07:51 By Eddy Li (HK Edition) The central government has repeatedly emphasized that cultural and artistic undertakings represent the national blood. The promotion of arts and culture requires constant cooperation between [...]

Rhinos arrive at National Forest Park in Yunnan

By CCTV reporter Hu Chao Rhinos died out in China in the late 1950s. But in 2010 China adopted several South African white ones. On Sunday six reached the Puer National Forest Park in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. When they’re ready [...]

Police in Japan to launch national cyber crime unit

AFPMarch 29, 2013, 12:17 am TWN TOKYO–Japan will launch a 140-strong nationwide police task force next week to fight cyber attacks, including those from abroad, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The cyber police, including [...]

China releases first national water report

The first national report on China’s water conditions was released Tuesday by the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The nationwide survey covered river conditions, water conservancy projects, [...]

Syria-based opposition, gov’t in national dialogue

视频播放位置 下载安装Flash播放器 Syria’s domestically-based opposition groups and the government on Sunday made a preliminary step toward national reconciliation in the unrest-laden country as they launched the National [...]

Building of memorial to 6th CPC National Congress begins

Princess Norodom Arun Rasmey, the youngest daughter of Cambodia´s late King Father Norodom Sihanouk, was formally elected on Saturday the president of the royalist party Funcinpec and the candidate for the post of prime minister if the party [...]

‘National Year’, ‘Tourism Year’ held in China, Russia

Updated: 2013-03-23 04:00 (Xinhua) BEIJING – Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the opening ceremony of the “Year of Chinese Tourism” in Russia Friday in Moscow. China and [...]

Backgrounder: “National Year,” “Year of Language,” “Tourism Year” held in China, Russia

BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) — Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the opening ceremony of the “Year of Chinese Tourism” in Russia Friday in Moscow. China and Russia have previously [...]

Zhou Mingwei calls for improvements in China’s national image

With sustained economic growth propelling China into the number two spot in global economic rankings, the country’s new leadership must now focus on promoting China’s national image overseas, according to Zhou Mingwei, a CPPCC National [...]

China ready for national legislature’s annual session

[unable to retrieve full-text content]China is ready for the opening of the annual session of its top legislature, with all delegations having arrived in Beijing, according to the session’s press center on Sunday. XINHUANEWS

1st session of 12th CPPCC National Committee opens in Beijing

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The first session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference opens in Beijing, March 3, 2013. XINHUANEWS

What to Expect at the 12th National People’s Congress

The annual meeting of China’s National People’s Congress – the rubber-stamp legislature that is, in theory at least, the head of the Chinese state – is set to commence on March 5 at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. At this year’s [...]

Introduction of National People’s Congress

The NPC, or National People’s Congress, is China’s top legislature. NPC deputies are elected from 35 electoral units from provincial-level people’s congresses, the People’s Liberation Army, the deputy election council of the Hong Kong [...]

National toll road managing free seven days to cancel the card issuer link

zero hour today to February 15, 24 hours, 7 (including 7) passenger car passing through all toll roads in Beijing, will be toll-free. Beijing Municipal Traffic Commission yesterday released during the Spring Festival, Beijing, Tibet, Beijing-Chengde, [...]
Party chief Xi Jinping serves food to Yang Lintai, 72, at a cafeteria supported with government funds in downtown Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province in China

National media scooped by Xi’s online fans

A “mystery” microblogger who has been posting exclusive photographs of Xi Jinping says she is just a “normal office worker” who takes a keen interest in the Party chief’s activities. Party chief Xi Jinping [...]

Real-life stories to hit national TV screens

Updated: 2013-02-04 17:25 By Sun Ye (chinadaily.com.cn) From the army of migrant workers who traveled 1,500 kilometers back home on a motor bike to a pair of Fujian newlyweds who went home by bus, train and ferry, CCTV is releasing several [...]