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[Daily News]
Holidays in China in 2012-2013
Chinese people legally enjoy over 115 days off including 104 days of weekends and 11 days of festivals. Employees have 5 to 15 days of paid annual leave.
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[Daily News]
[Sport]China claims fifth consecutive Thomas title
China won its fifth successive Thomas Cup title after defeating South Korea 3-0 in the final on Sunday.
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[Daily News]
China's Jiaolong sets new deep sea dive record
June 25, Good news came as the crew of the Jiaolong submersible surpassed the country’s dive record by going deeper than 7,000 meters after a successful test dive in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday
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Shenzhou-9 succeeds in manual docking with Tiangon
June 24, China's astronauts succeeded in manually docking the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft with Tiangong-1 lab module.It was the first such attempt in China's history of space exploration.
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[Daily News]
Chinese celebs attend Olymic torch relay
During the torch relay of 2012 Olympics Games in Manchester, Britain on June 23, 2012, Leehom Wang and Bai Yansong attend Olymic torch relay.
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[Daily News]
Iranian film awarded top in Shanghai film festival
The Bear, an Iranian film, was awarded top prize at the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival which concluded on Sunday evening.
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[Travel]
Top 10 domestic destinations for rich Chinese 2012
Hurun co-published The Chinese Luxury Traveler White Paper report on Jun 4 with ILTM Asia, and the paper has been running for two consecutive years.
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[Daily News]
Fierce Dragon Boat race in Guangdong
On June 19, thousands of people gathered in Jinli Town to watch the fierce Dragon Boat race which is held every four years. 115 dragon boats and 6,000 people participated in the dragon boat rowin
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[Daily News]
Li Yuchun becomes ambassador of Korean Tourism Org
Li Yuchun is appointed on Wednesday as the new ambassador of Korean Tourism Organization to boost South Korean tourism in the market of Chinese mainland.
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[Daily News]
Dragon boat race kicks off in China's Anhui
Dragon boat race is a typical activity to celebrate the upcoming traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 23 this year.
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[Daily News]
Qu Yuan's hometown marks in Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month on the lunar calendar, is believed to be designed to commemorate the death of Qu Yuan.
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[Daily News]
Splendid cheongsams displayed at Hangzhou museum
Cheongsams, a traditional Chinese women's dress also known as Qipao, at China Silk Museum in Hangzhou, June 20, 2012. More than 110 cheongsams were displayed at the museum in Hangzhou from June 1
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Models at final of New Silk Road Model Contest
Contestants pose during the western final of the New Silk Road Model Contest in Chengdu, southwestern China's Sichuan Province, June 20, 2012.
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[City Guide]
Tianjin -- one of the five national central cities
Tianjin is one of the five national central cities in northern China. It's famous for snacks, such as Goubuli buns and for its beautiful scenery.
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[Daily News]
Dragon Boat Festival in army camp
The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Duanwu Festival, is traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, which falls on June 23 this year.
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[Daily News]
Foreign students greet Dragon Boat Festival
Over ten foreign students of Chinese medicine college of Jiangxi visited a farmhouse here on Monday to greet the traditional Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 23 this year.
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[Daily News]
Astronauts get e-mail from Earth
Astronauts in the orbiting lab module Tiangong-1 received their first e-mail from Earth on Tuesday afternoon, the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) confirmed.
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[Daily News]
Tea art performing contest kicks off in Beijing
There is a tea art performing contest held at the Maliandao street in Beijing, capital of China, June 19, 2012. 20 teams from Beijing,Jiangxi, Anhui, Guizhou and Jiangsu took part in the contest
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[Daily News]
Malaysians make Zong Zi to celebrate Duanwu
"Zong Zi" is a kind of glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves to form a pyramid shape, usually made to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.
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[Daily News]
Dragon boats prepare for upcoming festival
Contestants paddle in the water of the Sanya River in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, June 19, 2012.Dragon boat training started in the river as the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival