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Girl's death spark calls for child services oversight

Normalizing trade may bear fruit for US apples

Urban shoppers shifting to online purchases

Beijing turns cold shoulder to Japan

Delicious, festive holiday choices abound for expats

Apple sends in experts to probe employees' deaths

South Africa commemorates Mandela with day of prayers

Ancient expertise provides answers to Sichuan river project

Sanlitun center treats foreigners like natives

Continuity in DPRK policies expected

Diaper firms set to clean up with disposables

China allows rouble in border city

Government orders TV anchors, guests to use Mandarin

University students seek to ace art of love

Smokers on trains to face big fines

Bar lowered for private pilots

Africa will remain important pillar of China's diplomacy

Warmest New Year's Day in Beijing for six decades

Chang'e-3 success sparks star-gazing craze

Moon rich in natural resources, experts say

Candid exchange key to Biden's visit

Kunming animal park bundles up

14 killed in Russian bombing

World honors anti-apartheid hero

Shenzhen facility for abandoned babies has skeptics

Tainted farmland to be restored

Smog disrupts daily life in Nanjing

New family planning rule to create mini baby boom

Rare riot jolts Singapore