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Jailed for corruption, Liu Tienan was the former deputy chair of China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
Anti-Graft Campaign to Target China’s Unclean Media Industry in 2015

President Xi Jinping's commitment to hunt for powerful "tigers" and minor "flies" will continue into the Year of the Ram, which will not be a surprise to anyone who has observed the intensity of Beijing's anti-graft activities since 2012.

China plans to dig deeper underground to tap into more resources.
100-Billion-Cubic-Meter Reserve for South China Sea Gas Field

The China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) announced on Saturday that China's largest producer of offshore gas, the deepwater gas field in the South China Sea, has more than 100 billion cubic meters of reserves.

NBC Nightly News Anchor Billy Williams
NBC Nightly News Anchor Brian Williams To ‘Step Down Temporarily’ Following His News Report Scandal

In a turn of events for the celebrated news anchor Brian Williams, he has willed himself to go off air in the meantime, following an inquiry about his retraction of a news story he made years ago about boarding a helicopter that was struck by a rocket - propelled grenade in Iraq.

Maxwell Morton
Snapchat Selfie With Murder Victim Leads To Pittsburgh Teen's Arrest

Authorities have arrested and charged 16-year-old Maxwell Marion Morton with first degree murder after a "selfie" showing him with the dead body of victim Ryan Mangan surfaced.

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NASA Shows The Other Side Of The Moon: WATCH HERE

No one has ever seen what the moon looks like on a side that is never visible from earth until a detailed animated video showing this view was released by National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Coal miners often work under harmful conditions that expose them to respiratory diseases.
Coal Miners Suffer More from Lung Disease Than Accidents

It seemed that health issues affect coal miners in China more than accidents do. A report recently released to the public has showed that more than half of the reported patients suffering from lung disease are employees working in coal mines.

The Zhongguancun National Demonstration Zone has several tech companies that employ expatriates.
Beijing Eases Procedures to Get Residency Status

Beijing is set to launch a point system in the east suburban district of Tongzhou to allow migrants to have an easier time in claiming their permanent resident permits or "hokou."

German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets State Councilor Yang Jiechi (R) during the 51st Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on Feb. 7.
China, Germany Strengthen Ties in Munich

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with China’s State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Saturday to talk about further cooperation between the two nations.

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Proposes New Net Neutrality Rules, Met With Mixed Reactions

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler recently proposed a new set of rules that will govern how the government and businesses treat the internet.

A fleet of Chinese planes on standby at the Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai.
Direct Flights from China to Rome Now Available

China’s Hainan Airline will be offering direct flights from Chongqing southwest China to Rome starting April 27, the Italy’s Consulate General in Chongqing announced on Sunday.

Brian Williams
NBC's Brian Williams Apologizes For His News Story About Helicopter Incident

Brian Williams, popular news anchor for NBC, apologized about a news story that he told several times. It has been revealed that his helicopter was not fired upon in Iraq, in the incident.

Liu Yunshan (right), a senior Chinese Communist party official, poses for the cameras.
Liu Yunshan Stands Up to Support President Xi at the Two-Year Mark

As Chinese President Xi Jinping approaches his two-year anniversary in the top office in Beijing, a weekend conference gathering of the Central Spiritual Civilization Development Steering Commission provided an opportunity for senior government official Liu Yunshan to rally support for the "new normal" economy that the president declared in May of last year.

Benjamin Button Haircut
‘Benjamin Button Style’ Haircut Offered By Barber To Discipline Misbehaving Kids

Parents of misbehaving and unruly kids now have a new option in teaching their kids some manners and this comes in a form of a very ugly haircut. A barber from Snellville, Georgia, Russell Fredrick has come up with the idea of “Benjamin Button Specials.” This particular style of haircut was borrowed from the movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

A Chinese villager looks up at a political poster.
Chinese University Officials Show Support for Beijing’s Ideological Decree

Officials from Chinese universities, including the Beijing Foreign Studies University and Tsinghua University, have spoken publicly in response to the ideological instructions that have been handed down as part of President Xi Jinping's educational reforms.

Malia Obama With Her Sister Sasha Obama
Malia Obama Tours Prospective Universities and Colleges With Mom, Michelle Obama

Malia Obama, now a high school junior was spotted with her mother, first lady Michelle Obama in New York on Friday visiting colleges. Like other high school juniors, she's on the lookout for the school that she would want to apply in and study.

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