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Death toll from China fireworks blast rises to six

The death toll has risen to six from a fireworks blast in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as investigators announced Saturday the body parts that had already been found were confirmed to be those of two missing people.

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Defense Ministry bashes US arms sales to Taiwan

China has decided to suspend scheduled visits between the Chinese and US armed forces after Washington’s announcement of arms sales to Taiwan.

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Millions on move as Spring Festival travel season begins

China on Saturday began its annual mass passenger transportation for the traditional Lunar New Year, with an expected 2.54 billion journeys in the coming 40 days.

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Migrants’ sexual needs aired

GUANGZHOU: More assistance should be offered to migrant workers whose sex lives have been affected by long separations from their spouses, a local official said yesterday.

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Flight returns after passenger burns toilet paper

A passenger burned toilet paper in the washroom on a domestic flight in China Saturday, forcing the plane to return to the departure airport in Urumqi, capital city of Xinjiang.

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Top legislature bashes US arms sales to Taiwan

China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), the top legislature, on Saturday voiced strong protest against Washington’s plan to sell a package of arms worth about US$6.4 billion to Taiwan, urging the US side to immediately withdraw the wrong decision.

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Chinese soccer league to begin on March 20

The Chinese Super League (CSL), the highest tier professional soccer league in China, will start on March 20 despite the ongoing massive match-fixing probe, Xinhunet reported Friday.

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Mentally ill killer gets no-fault punishment

Zhang Wuli, the man who killed his wife and son in Daxing district of Beijing last December, was exempted from legal punishment due to his mental illness, the Beijing Times reported Saturday.

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Russia, China seek to tap cooperation potential

Russia and China have agreed to further tap cooperation potential so as to boost economic and trade ties despite the impact of the global economic crisis.

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Photo: A sign across the Taiwan Strait from Xiamen reads, “The Three Principles of the People will Unify China,” by JoeBorn

Photo: A sign across the Taiwan Strait from Xiamen reads, “The Three Principles of the People will Unify China,” by JoeBorn

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