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The Beijing News October 10, 2008 The Beijing News reported today that a senior at August First High School died during a 1,200 meter run yesterday. The run is a requirement at the school, which is located in Beijing's Haidian District. The cause of death has not yet been determined. Last week, the...
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Beijing Morning Post October 9, 2008 Historian Yan Chongnian, who was slapped at a book signing by someone who reportedly took issue with his sympathy for the Qing Dynasty, has been a hot topic of conversation both on and off-line for the past few days. Follow-up reports say that the attacker is facing...
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Yangtse Evening Post October 8, 2008 The Chinese people usually take deep pride, sometimes unduly so, in the so-called "traditional Chinese virtues" (中华民族传统美德). One thing that these virtues dictate is that one must think first of the needs of children and the elderly (尊老爱幼) because they require...
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The Beijing News October 7, 2008 Yan Chongnian (阎崇年), a scholar specializing in Qing history and Manchu culture, was attacked on October 5 when he was in Wuxi to promote his new book, The Kangxi Emperor . The prolific author was smacked twice in the face, allegedly because the attacker disagreed with...
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The Beijing News October 6, 2008 Beijing's tourism hit a new peak over the week-long National Day holiday, which concluded on Sunday. According to The Beijing News , 5.25 billion yuan in tourism revenue was generated from the 2.35 million tourists who visited the city last week. The year-on-year...
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Information Times September 28, 2008 The highlight of the Shenzhou VII mission, a space walk, was carried out yesterday by Zhai Zhigang, one of the three astronauts on board of the spacecraft. Today, newspapers across the nation featured a photo showing the Chinese space walker waving the national flag...
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China Business View September 27, 2008 Most newspapers kept the Shenzhou 7 space mission on the front page today, but some negative news also found its way next to reports on the national prestige project. Bright Dairy, the company that owns the White Rabbit candy brand, announced yesterday that it will...
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The Beijing News September 26, 2008 The successful launch of Shenzhou 7 dominated today's front pages, with most newspapers printing a photo of the rocket blasting off into the sky, or the three astronauts smiling and waving to the camera. To commemorate the latest step forward for the space program...
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Sanjin Metropolis News September 25, 2008 The top headline in today's Sanjin Metropolis News , a Taiyuan-based newspaper, reads "Premier Wen moved the United States with genuine feelings." The article reported on Premier Wen Jiabao's speech, delivered during a luncheon hosted by "friendly...
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Yangtse Evening Post September 24, 2008 Five hundred 18-year-old freshmen men at Shanghai's Fudan University had their first shave yesterday in a ceremony celebrating their entrance to manhood. Today's Yangtse Evening Post put the story in a big front page photo. The newspaper didn't say...