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Editor’s note: Wang Zhongbing, 51, has been mayor of Zhanjiang for five years. He wants to transform the southernmost city of Guangdong province into another… Read More »Doing his best to make it better

More companies set to develop weapons and produce military equipment China will enable more private enterprises to take part in the development and production of… Read More »Private firms’ access to arms sector widens

China and the World Bank signed an agreement on Thursday to set up a $50 million fund to help reduce poverty. The initiative comes on… Read More »China, World Bank pledge $50m for poor

Two Hong Kong students who initiated the “Occupy Central” last year will stand trial on Friday for allegedly obstructing a police officer from performing his… Read More »HK ‘Occupy Central’ leaders to stand trial

PITTSBURGH – The first of more than a dozen people charged in a China-based testing scam, in which clients paid imposters to take standardized tests… Read More »Chinese national pleads guilty in Pennsylvania to test-taking scam

Beijing made a strong protest about Tokyo’s legislative campaign to lift restrictions on Japan’s armed forces, describing them as “unprecedented”, during a meeting on Thursday.… Read More »Tokyo told to respect neighbors

Police in east China’s Jiangxi Province have launched an investigation into self-proclaimed qigong master Wang Lin over alleged kidnapping and murder. The victim, a company… Read More »‘Master of qigong’ questioned by police

Hundsun Technologies Inc, the financial software company backed by e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, has halted the services of its controversial HOMS trading system… Read More »Hundsun halts new account openings after probe

State-owned China Railway Investment Corp has opened tenders for 351 bullet trains, which it claims is the largest train order in history. The contract requires… Read More »Railway firm issues $10.6 billion trains tender

Chinese film director Jia Zhangke will head the inaugural jury at the upcoming 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), organizers of the event announced Wednesday.… Read More »Chinese director Jia Zhangke to lead Toronto film festival’s inaugural jury