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Man on retrial after 'real killer' emerges 2010-06-05 01:53:42

A man in south China, previously convicted of murder, remains behind bars more than three years after another man confessed to police that he was the "real killer."

Woman dies from bird flu infection in C China 2010-06-04 22:46:23

A 22-year-old pregnant woman died from a bird flu infection in Central China's Hubei province early Thursday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a website report Friday.

China weaves surveillance net ahead of exam 2010-06-04 22:00:28

As millions of students gear up for the national college entrance exam, Chinese authorities are waging war on cheating by building an electronic surveillance network and conducting security checks on students arriving for the exams.

Macao to fund 7 more projects in quake-hit Sichuan 2010-06-04 21:28:22

The government of Macao special administrative region (SAR) Friday announced that it would provide funding to another seven reconstruction projects in China's quake-hit Sichuan province.

HK issues warnings over tainted milk 2010-06-04 20:05:29

The Center for Food Safety of Hong Kong on Friday issued warnings to a licensed local milk factory and a supermarket after a sample of mango papaya low-fat milk was found to contain Bacillus cereus.

Mine that trapped 11 miners operating illegally 2010-06-04 18:56:10

Initial investigations show the flooded mine that trapped 11 miners Thursday in North China's Shanxi province was operating illegally, local authorities said Friday.

Migrant workers feel alienated in the city 2010-06-04 17:10:45

Migrant workers throng into the sprawling factories in southern boomtown Shenzhen, as in other big Chinese cities. They are truly the backbone of modern China. Yet, they find no sense of belonging in the steel-and-concrete forest.

Frequent aftershocks jolt NW China region 2010-06-04 16:20:37

A total of 2,499 moderate and minor earthquakes have jolted the Tibetan county of Yushu in northwest China's Qinghai Province, since it was devastated by a 7.1-magnitude quake on April 14, the Qinghai earthquake administration said on Friday.

Anti-corruption master major set in China 2010-06-04 15:55:52

Renmin University of China will set up a new law degree specialty called "anti-corruption investigative degree", the Legal Daily reports today.

Chinese artwork sold for record $57.1M 2010-06-04 14:18:25

A Song Dynasty calligraphy was sold for a historical high of 390 million yuan (about US$57.1 million) at the Poly 2010 Spring Auction on Thursday, the Beijing Business Today reported Friday.