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Tiffany diamond stolen from Beijing mall

Police with the Dongcheng branch of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau confirmed on Wednesday that they received a report of a diamond ring stolen last Friday from the Tiffany store at Beijing's Oriental Plaza.

Monster traffic jam ... again

About 10,000 trucks were backed up for miles on a northern China highway on Friday, the latest in a series of monster jams that have plagued the overloaded road since maintenance work began on a parallel route earlier this summer.

China, US pledge to advance six-party talks

Senior Chinese and US diplomats have agreed to work together to advance the stalled six-party talks on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

Games will help city become barrier free

As Guangzhou heads into the last 100 days before the opening of the Asian Para Games, authorities pledged on Friday to build a barrier-free environment for disabled participants and local disabled people.

Gang leader jailed 19 years in Chongqing

Death toll rises to 21 in SW China mudlide

Kindergarten children fall ill in NW China

50,000 cotton tents to Yushu quake survivors

5 new cholera cases confirmed in E China county

Illegal brick kiln worker struggles for life

Migrants offered free condoms

Investors eager for slice of wedding cake

Government & Policy

China to put forward fresh measures to resume six-party talks

Visiting China's special representative on Korean Peninsula affairs Wu Dawei said Tuesday that Beijing plans to put forward fresh measures to resume the stalled six-party talks at an early date.

Govt readjusts Shenzhen's role on 30th b'day

On the eve of its 30th birthday as China's first economic reform zone, Shenzhen received a lavish "coming out" gift from the central government.

Foreign & Military Affairs

China, Japan 'candid exchanges' crucial for future

China and Japan need to continue candid exchanges to smooth over thorny security and diplomatic issues and achieve mutual understanding.

Ashton: China, EU may meet more 'difficult moments'

Before Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Vice President of the European Commission flew to China for a one-week visit, she accepted a written interview exclusively with Fu Jing, China Daily Chief Correspondent in Brussels.

Economy

China bank regulator to curb speculative property investment

China's banking regulator will strictly implement the central government's macroeconomic policies that aim to curb soaring housing prices, an official said Tuesday.

China puts 'super online banking system' into service

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, put its online payment interbank clearing system, or "super online banking system," into service Monday.

Society

On their way to taking census

Jiang Jie and Wang Lin, enumerators in charge of some 200 households of the Dongdaqiao community, finished their first interview within 10 minutes at about 3:30 pm on August 23, 2010, as the preliminary phase of the nationwide population census that was launched on Aug 15.

Gen p-'80 incapable of supporting parents

A vast majority - a staggering 90 percent - of the post-1980 generation believes it is incapable of supporting parents, according to a recent survey, which polled 1,612 people born in or after 1980.

Odd News

River offers a place to beat the heat

People have dinner in a village river in Kaili, Southwest China's Guizhou province on August 9, 2010. The continuing high temperatures have driven thousands of city dwellers to the village river every day. They swim, play cards and have dinner in the river.

Workers demand wage by humiliating boss

Three migrant workers demanded their overdue wage by tying up their labor contractor and parading him around on a street in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan province on Sunday, the Dahe Daily reported Monday.

Opinion

Food security

The world grain market has been witnessing speculative fluctuations these days.

Mideast progress

The US-brokered direct talks between Israel and Palestine started in Washington on Thursday.