
BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) — China on Tuesday sent its condolences after a deadly tornado struck the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a regular press briefing that the Chinese side extends its deep condolences to the victims, as well as sincere sympathy to the wounded and disaster-affected people.
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BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) — “American Dreams in China,” a drama by Hong Kong director Peter Chan, knocked Hollywood blockbuster “Iron Man 3″ off the top of the Chinese box office charts in the week ending on Sunday.
The film, which tells the story of a trio of entrepreneurs who establish an English language training service, [...]
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BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) — Uruguayan President Jose Mujica will visit China from May 25 to 28 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei announced at a regular news briefing on Monday.
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CHENGDU, May 18 (Xinhua) — A pair of two-and-a-half-year-old giant panda twins that were born in Spain returned to China on Saturday.
Pandas “De De” and “A Bao” arrived at the Chengdu Research Base of the Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Saturday after traveling from a zoo in Spain’s capital city of [...]
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BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — “Iron Man 3″ continued to rule the Chinese box office by taking in 206 million yuan (33.5 million U.S. dollars) in the week ending Sunday, China Film News reported on Tuesday.
Adding to its take since it opened with record ticket sales amounting to 116 million yuan on May 1, the [...]
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BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — German automaker BMW will recall 389 cars in the Chinese mainland as part of a worldwide recall due to a defect in the front passenger seat airbags, China’s consumer quality watchdog said Tuesday.
The vehicles being recalled are BMW’s imported 3-Series models produced between December 2001 and March 2003, the General [...]

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) — Vice President Li Yuanchao’s visit to Argentina and Venezuela will help advance bilateral relations between China and the two South American countries, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Thursday.
Hua said Li’s visit to South America is the first to be conducted by one of China’s new leaders.
Hua said Li will [...]
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BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) — China’s number of registered nurses reached 2.49 million at the end of 2012 amid the country’s continuous efforts to build up its nursing population, a senior medical official said on Wednesday.
That meant an increase of 1.15 million from 2005, said Li Bin, minister of the National Health and Family Planning [...]

BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) — “Iron Man 3″ took in 410 million yuan (66.02 million U.S. dollars) in its first five days after debuting on Wednesday, knocking off a domestic drama to be No.1 at the Chinese box office.
“So Young,” a domestic film about love on a campus, finished second with 340 million yuan in [...]
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HEFEI, May 6 (Xinhua) — A fossilized elephant tusk that can be dated back at least 10,000 years has been discovered in east China’s Anhui Province, local cultural heritage authorities said Monday.
A villager spotted the fossil tooth, more than three meters in length, on Thursday while working on his farmland in the township of Gucheng, [...]
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