South Korean heart-throb Kim Soo-hyun has greeted hundreds of screaming fans in Hong Kong. He is best known for playing the lead role in popular TV drama My Love from the Star. But the event was cut short because of the recent fatal ferry accident. W

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According to survey results released on Monday, the number of books read per year by Chinese adults has essentially stayed the same, but newspapers and magazines are falling out of favor. The survey polled over 40,000 adults in 29 provincial-level re

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Since its establishment 65 years ago, the Chinese Navy has been speeding up its process of modernization, both in terms of the quality of its equipment and the skills of its personnel. Liaoning, the nations first and only aircraft carrier, has been i

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William Shakespeare, perhaps the world's greatest playwright, was born 450 years ago Wednesday. The Bard is thought to have invented over a thousand words, and Shakespeare's plays, such as Hamlet and King Lear, continue to be staged across the globe

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China has pledged to supply humanitarian aid to help the people of Syria. The news was confirmed by Chen Xiaodong, director general of the department of West Asia and North Africa in China's foreign Ministry. Chen made the announcement after holding

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Israel broke off peace talks with the Palestinians Thursday, in protest against a reconciliation agreement between the Western-backed Palestinian Authority and the militant group Hamas, the Jewish states sworn enemy. Israels Security Cabinet made the

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The death toll from the South Korean ferry disaster has risen sharply to 87, with 215 passengers still unaccounted for. Among the bodies retrieved on Monday were 3 foreign nationals, including 2 Chinese who were identified by their ID cards. Rescuers

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Carmakers have been showcasing their latest electric cars, hybrids and in-car connectivity gadgets at the Beijing Auto Show. The spotlight has been on electric cars, with 70 new energy models rolled out. Meanwhile, 14 SUV models also made their debut

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US Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States wants Egypts interim government to succeed. At a joint press conference in Washington on Tuesday with visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister, Nabil Fahmy, Kerry called Egypts new constitution a posi

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Starting this January, Chinas market in taxi hailing apps has become a battlefield between two mobile apps, Didi and Kuaidi. The competition between the two apps is backed by two of Chinas largest internet companies, Tencent and Alibaba. Both apps la

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The Philippine government has expressed its regret and has extended condolences to the victims and their families in the 2010 Manila hostage crisis that left 8 Hong Kong tourists dead. In a joint statement, the Hong Kong and Philippine government hav

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The widely acclaimed documentary TV series A bite of China is back! The first episode of the second season has been aired on Monday. The series is about the history of food, eating and cooking in China. Andhere'swhats been simmering behind the scenes

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Australia bids farewell to international military personnel at Perths Royal Australian Air Force base on Tuesday. It came after the visual search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner was called off. So on behalf of all Australians and all the fam

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Car bombs and mortar attacks have killed at least 54 people in Syrian government-held areas of Damascus and the central city of Homs. Two car bombs exploded in a pro-government neighborhood in Homs on Tuesday, killing at least 40 and wounding over a

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The 14th Western Pacific Naval Symposium has opened in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao. Its the first time China has hosted the event, which focuses on building naval security and maritime cooperation among Pacific Rim nations. Naval leaders

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China has for the first time released the official training video of the aircraft on the carrier Liaoning. The six-minute video features the daily training of the F15 fighter jets on the carrier. It records moments from taking off to landing. F15 fig

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In China, one in 100 people are thought to suffer from some form of autism, a disability that has only been formerly diagnosed in the country for about thirty years. Partly because of the slow recognition, autistic people in China face many challenge

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The multinational vessels attending the western pacific naval symposium are set to participate in a joint drill on April 23, to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Chinas navy. However, the Japanese maritime self defense force was not invited to the dr

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The second season of a wildly popular documentary series produced by CCTV has returned to the airwaves. Its called A bite of China and began airing on Friday. When its first season was broadcast in May 2012, it became a hit by striking a chord with v

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The stereotypical notion of Chinas countryside in one filled with quaint villages and farmers tending terraced plots on the side of a mountain. Nowadays, however, a computer, an internet connection and a mobile phone have become as indispensable to r

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