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China Focus: First national reading week begins as China builds book-loving society

BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- As spring unfolds across China, so do the pages of countless books. On Monday, the country's first national reading week and the fifth national reading conference opened ...
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China dispatches Y-20B to carry soldiers' remains back from ROK

ZHENGZHOU, April 20 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday dispatched a Y-20B large transport aircraft to the Republic of Korea (ROK) to carry back the remains of a number of Chinese soldiers who died during the ...
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China's reading rate rises amid digital reading boom: survey

NANCHANG, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Amid a growing trend of digital reading, the comprehensive reading rate of Chinese adults climbed to 82.3 percent in 2025, according to a national survey released on Mon ...
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China's power use up 5.2% in Q1

China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, reached more than 2.51 trillion kilowatt-hours in the ...
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4.2 mln Afghans face acute shelter crisis in 2026: UN

KABUL, April 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 4.2 million people in Afghanistan will require emergency shelter and non-food items throughout 2026, according to the United Nations Human Settlements Program ...
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Traditional Sanyuesan Festival celebrated across China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 19, 2026 shows an event celebrating the Sanyuesan Festival in Qionghai, south China's ...
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Ceremony to worship Huangdi held in Xinzheng City, China's Henan

A ceremony to worship Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, is held in Xinzheng City, central China's Henan province, April 19, ...
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Scientists map over 1,000 hidden coral reefs in northern Australia

The team mapped and classified over 3,600 coral and 2,900 rocky reefs, creating the first comprehensive view of northern Australia's reef boundaries, with final datasets available through public data ...
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Ceremony honoring Chinese ancestor held in central China

The ancestral worship ceremony honoring Huangdi, also known as the Yellow Emperor, is held in Xinzheng, central China's Henan ...
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China's power use up 5.2 pct in Q1

BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, reached more than 2.51 trillion kilowatt-hours in the first quarter of 2026, up 5.2 percent year on ...
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Australian man charged over 200 kg cocaine import

SYDNEY, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A 41-year-old Australian man has been charged by police over an alleged attempt to import 200 kg of cocaine into the country by sea. A joint statement on Monday from feder ...
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Great cinema crosses cultures, Beijing film festival jurors say

Film professionals from China and abroad gathered at the 16th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) jury press ...