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Police Busts Gun Ring, Arrests 9 Suspects in Nanning

Mars Woo   | Jan 17, 2016 02:23 AM EST

Less than a month after busting a gun ring in Wuhan, Chinese authorities again scored big in the government's campaign against illegal manufacturing and selling of guns. On Sunday, police in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, arrested nine people allegedly belonging to a illegal gun running syndicate and busted four underground gun factories. read more

Agricultural Researchers Eyeing Global Outreach

Nicky West   | Jan 19, 2016 05:07 PM EST

Agricultural Researchers at The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (C.A.A.S) have announced the establishment of an overseas agricultural center to facilitate the export of China's agricultural technology and as well as to encourage international cooperation with neighboring countries. read more

Rare 'Horse Month of Monkey Year' Generates Online Laughs

Nicky West   | Jan 18, 2016 06:10 AM EST

The Horse Month of the Monkey Year (also known as Hou Nian Ma Yue) is a rare occurrence on the Lunar calendar that only happens once every 12 years. Many Chinese netizens are overjoyed with the news that there will be a Horse Month in the 2016 Year of the Monkey from June 5th until July 3rd. read more

2 SWAT Officers Killed, 5 Injured in South China Road Accident

Nicky West   | Jan 16, 2016 09:51 AM EST

Two elite police officers died and seven others were reportedly injured after their vehicle collided with a private car in the Southern China on Thursday. read more

Chinese Cargo Vessel Saves Lone French Sailor in Distress on the Caribbean

Charissa Echavez   | Jan 16, 2016 09:37 AM EST

A 72-year-old lone French sailor was rescued by a Chinese cargo ship after his navigation system was destroyed in the Caribbean ocean, leaving him starving and close to death for days. read more

China Eliminates 272 Vocational Qualifications

Nicky West   | Jan 19, 2016 10:13 AM EST

China has announced the removal of more than 272 vocational qualifications as well as additional certification requirements that were the norm since 2014. The removal is aimed towards supporting the creation of new businesses as well as to help bring forth new ideas from citizens within the coming years. read more

China's Health Indicators Reach Medium-High Income Country Levels

Nicky West   | Jan 18, 2016 11:25 AM EST

Citizens of China can now enjoy the same level of health care, on an average, as people from medium and high income countries like the United Kingdom and the United States, Xiong Huang, director of the Publicity Department of the National Health and Family Planning Commission announced on Friday. read more

Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Staged in Shenyang

Nicky West   | Jan 15, 2016 05:11 PM EST

More than 100 artists gathered to show off China's intangible cultural heritage at the Liaoning Theatre in Sheyang during an exhibition on Thursday, Jan.14. read more

Rescuers Respond After Lake Floods Village in Central China

JB Cach   | Jan 15, 2016 04:44 PM EST

Rescuers were able to save 14 people and evacuate hundreds from a flood in Hubei province on Thursday after the dike of a lake formed by construction waste collapsed. read more

China Seeks to Register 'Illegal' Citizens

Ribhu Singh   | Jan 15, 2016 03:58 PM EST

China is working to enroll every one of its citizens, including those conceived illicitly under the one-child policy, so they can qualify for "hukou" papers that permit access to social welfare. read more

Financial Fugitive Returns to China From UK to Face Money Laundering Charges

Desiree Sison   | Jan 15, 2016 01:23 PM EST

Chinese authorities have netted another financial fugitive, who has been hiding in the United Kingdom for three years, after the woman, suspected of money laundering, surrendered to authorities on Thursday. read more

Chinese Blogger Files Lawsuit Over ‘Missing’ Fund to Help China's ‘Left-Behind Children’

JB Cach   | Jan 15, 2016 11:46 AM EST

A prominent Chinese blogger has filed a lawsuit demanding that authorities in Guizhou and Bijie provide information detailing how a fund allotted to help “left-behind children” was spent. read more

Shells of Endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle Found in Nappy Bags at Shenzhen Border

JB Cach   | Jan 15, 2016 11:06 AM EST

More than 40 shells of the endangered Hawksbill sea turtles have been discovered at the Shenzhen border crossing in southern China. read more

Eastern Qing Dynasty Tombs Robbed in Hebei

Nicky West   | Jan 15, 2016 05:49 AM EST

Local authorities on Tuesday confirmed that the Jingling Mausoleum for imperial concubines located at the Eastern Qing tombs in Zunhua city, Hebei province, was robbed by tomb raiders in the wee hours of October 31, 2015. read more

Man in Southern China Buys Truck Using Half a Tonne of Coins

JB Cach   | Jan 14, 2016 12:06 PM EST

Staff at a motor dealership in Southern China were shocked after a man brought some money – including half a tonne of coins – amounting to a total of 80,000 yuan to buy a truck on Monday. Apparently, carrying that weight became too heavy, and he had to buy wheels to transport the money. read more

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