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Premier Li Keqiang meets News Corp official in Beijing

Premier Li meets with Robert Thomson, Chief Executive of News Corp, in Beijing, April 17.

China alerted by serious soil pollution, vows better protection

Under the smoggy sky, another environment hazard is brought into the spotlight in China as an official report confirmed Thursday about 16.1 percent of its soil is polluted.

China's Q1 fiscal revenue up 9.3%

China's fiscal revenue climbed 9.3% year on year in first quarter of 2014 to reach 3.5 trillion yuan, Ministry of Finance said Thursday.

•	Chinese premier seeks stronger China-Hungary ties
•	China calls for early launch of dialogue to resolve Ukraine crisis
•	China announces rural financing package
•	One third of Beijing pollution "imported": research
•	170 dead pigs retrieved from NW China river

Chinese leaders send condolences to S. Korea over shipwreck

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday extended condolences to their respective South Korean counterparts over a ferry accident, which has left a significant number of people dead or missing.

China, Kuwait vow to boost economic ties

Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao met on Thursday with Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti Minister of Amiri Diwan, on boosting economic ties.

China urges Japan to mend strained ties: FM spokesperson

China on Thursday urged Japanese leaders to correct mistakes with actions so as to create conditions for mending the strained relations, according to a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman.

Politics >>

•	China's economy within proper range: Premier Li

•	Relaxed birth policy heightens reproductive health challenges

•	Chinese leaders send condolences to S. Korea over shipwreck

•	Military demands frugal overseas trips, receptions

•	High-ranking officials should study Xi's speeches

Voice of China >>

•	China urges Japan to mend strained ties: FM spokesperson

•	China's GDP growth still high: FM

•	China calls for early launch of dialogue to resolve Ukraine crisis

•	China Voice: Fast or slow, China needs new path to grow

•	Chinese companies unaffected by South Sudan conflict: FM

Health >>

•	Male nurse society established in central China

•	Nation must improve medical services across China, official says

•	Gov't to give public better access to low-price drugs

•	China campaign seizes fake condoms, medical devices

•	China reports human H7N9 case

Entertainment >>

•	Zhou Dongyu poses for COSMOPOLITAIN

•	Qin Lan shoots for fashion magazine in Paris

•	Film “Coming Home” hits screen in May

•	Ni Ni covers BAZAAR JEWELRY

•	4th Beijing Int'l Film Festival opens

China & World >>

•	Japanese buyers eye better China-Japan trade

•	China urges Japan to mend strained ties: FM spokesperson

•	Chinese leaders send condolences to S. Korea over shipwreck

•	Putin says to expand ties with China

•	China, Kuwait vow to boost economic ties

Culture & Edu >>

•	School in Ningxia sets up counselling room for left-behind children

•	Young artists freshen up China's souvenir shops

•	Porn crackdown crucial to cyber development: experts

•	Rare duplicate of Chinese classic to open to public

•	Self-service photo studios popularized in China

Sci & Tech >>

•	China issues first assessment on int'l space activities

•	New snake species found at Mt. Qomolangma

•	New snake species found at Mt. Qomolangma

•	Guangzhou spurs robot use amid rising labor costs

•	Red-crowned cranes in China's Jilin

HK/Macao/Taiwan >>

•	Taiwan will not reopen service pact talks

•	Mainland hopes for implementation of cross-Strait service trade pact

•	Taiwan, mainland police break drug smuggling case

•	Mainland leader welcomes Taiwan trade unions in cross-Strait cooperation

•	Cross-Strait economic cooperation helpful to Taiwan

Business >>

•	Huaxia Bank net profits up 21 pct in 2013

•	China lottery sales surge 20.3 pct in March

•	China Focus: Economic slowdown urges enterprise innovation

•	Jaguar Land Rover to recall vehicles in China

•	China's high-end catering industry sees negative growth

Society >>

•	Beijing holds public hearing on water pricing

•	Xinhua's CNC broadcasts "China Greats" in English

•	Third party to help prevent hospital violence

•	Jaguar Land Rover to recall vehicles in China

•	Xinhua Insight: China alerted by serious soil pollution, vows better protection

Sports >>

•	AFC Champions League: Beijing Guoan draw Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-2

•	China beats Lebanon 3-1 in Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

•	China beats Lebanon to advance to 2014 Asian Club Volleyball semis

•	Coaches to be targeted in China's anti-doping investigation

•	Chinese young footballers to play at Bayern Youth Cup

Opinion >>

•	China Focus: Economic slowdown urges enterprise innovation

•	Xinhua Insight: China alerted by serious soil pollution, vows better protection

•	Commentary: West should cooperate, not threaten, Russia on Ukraine crisis

•	China Voice: Stop making farce in pretext of "human rights"

•	Commentary: China to follow specific national security strategy

Video >>

Embassy: 2 Chinese nationals aboard capsized S Korean ship

China tests ground-to-flight wifi for the first time

Foreign Minister Wang Yi: Political settlement key to Syrian crisis

President Xi hosts security meeting

Biz China Weekly >>

April 7 - April 13

A pilot program to connect the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock markets has been approved by China's top securities regulator. Mutual stock market access will allow mainland and HK investors to trade easily on the other's market.

	4 dead, 284 missing as passenger ship sinks off S. Korean coast

	China's first quarter GDP grows 7.4 pct

	Malaysia to discuss forming int'l panel on missing plane probe

	Obama marks anniversary of Boston Marathon bombings

	Cross-Strait peaceful development should be cherished: spokeswoman

	Thailand likely to hold new general election in July

	Pistorius's cross examination concludes

	U.S. insists on visa denial to Iran's new UN envoy

	No need to fuss over Chinese economic slowdown

	Spring snow hit Toronto with low temperature

Special Reports >>

Infographic: Li Keqiang's speech at opening ceremony of Boao Forum

Qingming Festival 2014

Infographic: New chapter - Chinese President Xi Jinping's Europe Trip

President Xi Jinping attends nuclear summit, visits Europe