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Around the nation: Chinese 'naked' wedding celebrations focus on love - not money Couples, covered in body paint and dressed in underwear, celebrate 'naked weddings' in Zhejiang province to protest against modern China's values, which focus more on money than love PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 24...

Around the nation: Chinese DIY inventor searches for investors to help finish submarine Du Xiutang, 53, of Shenmu county, in Shaanxi province, who has been granted three Chinese patents on his inventions, has spent 300,000 yuan on his submarine, but is 200,000 yuan in debt PUBLISHED ...

Around the nation: Chinese DIY inventor searches for investors to help finish submarine Du Xiutang, 53, of Shenmu county, in Shaanxi province, who has been granted three Chinese patents on his inventions, has spent 300,000 yuan on his submarine, but is 200,000 yuan in debt PUBLISHED : Monday...

Around the nation, March 23, 2015 PUBLISHED : Sunday, 22 March, 2015, 11:57pm UPDATED : Sunday, 22 March, 2015, 11:58pm Traffic backs up on a Kunming highway. Photo: kunming.cn Yunnan Highway confusion Thousands of people were stuck in massive traffic jams on Saturday morning as the...

Around the nation, March 23, 2015 PUBLISHED : Sunday, 22 March, 2015, 11:57pm UPDATED : Sunday, 22 March, 2015, 11:58pm Traffic backs up on a Kunming highway. Photo: kunming.cn Yunnan Highway confusion Thousands of people were stuck in massive traffic jams on Saturday morning as the...

Around the Nation: Chinese teacher shot in head was mistaken as wild boar; free physicals for porpoises Also, seven sentenced to death for Shandong fire and paralysed man walks again PUBLISHED : Friday, 20 March, 2015, 8:02pm UPDATED : Friday, 20 March, 2015, 10:01pm A finless porpoise is...

Around the Nation: Chinese teacher shot in head was mistaken as wild boar; free physicals for porpoises Also, seven sentenced to death for Shandong fire and paralysed man walks again PUBLISHED : Friday, 20 March, 2015, 8:02pm UPDATED : Friday, 20 March, 2015, 10:01pm A finless porpoise is...

China sheds light on its quest to track down fleeing officials Communist Party's anti-graft agency reveals how hundreds of suspects and their offshore assets were brought back to the mainland PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 March, 2015, 11:43pm UPDATED : Thursday, 19 March, 2015, 2:37pm Cary Huang...

Around the nation: China builds 57-storey skyscraper in just 19 days Also, Red Army-theme park 'goes to trash' after lack of funds, and fancy spiral escalators wow Shanghai shoppers PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 17 March, 2015, 9:30pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 17 March, 2015, 9:30pm Construction of the...

Around the nation: China builds 57-storey skyscraper in just 19 days Also, Red Army-theme park 'goes to trash' after lack of funds, and fancy spiral escalators wow Shanghai shoppers PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 17 March, 2015, 9:30pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 17 March, 2015, 9:30pm Construction of the...

Around the nation: Chinese museums ban the use of selfie sticks to protect artefacts Also, hostage-taker drops knife and falls to his knees after change of heart, and angry wife kills hubby who refused to pay for dinner PUBLISHED : Monday, 16 March, 2015, 8:41pm UPDATED : Monday, 16 March...

Around the nation: Chinese museums ban the use of selfie sticks to protect artefacts Also, hostage-taker drops knife and falls to his knees after change of heart, and angry wife kills hubby who refused to pay for dinner PUBLISHED : Monday, 16 March, 2015, 8:41pm UPDATED : Monday, 16 March...

China's mountains of red tape angers its growing middle class Date March 14, 2015 - 3:18PM Dan Levin Jessica Cherry, 5, who is in administrative limbo, at her home in Beijing. Photo: New York Times Beijing: A rambunctious girl with a fondness for drawing and robots, Jessica Cherry looks...

Around the nation: farmer says hands off my Han dynasty relic Also, boyfriend dies after lover stabs him, and boy, 10, takes van for joyride PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 March, 2015, 9:40pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 March, 2015, 9:40pm A farmer in Shangluo found a 2,000-year-old shovelhead but is...

Around the nation: farmer says hands off my Han dynasty relic Also, boyfriend dies after lover stabs him, and boy, 10, takes van for joyride PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 March, 2015, 9:40pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 March, 2015, 9:40pm A farmer in Shangluo found a 2,000-year-old shovelhead but is...

Around the nation: BMW driver drags cop to his death Also, lift firms fail inspections in Guangdong, while father in Shaanxi jailed for five years for abusing stepdaughter PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 March, 2015, 9:48pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 March, 2015, 9:44am A red BMW allegedly sped away...

Around the nation: BMW driver drags cop to his death Also, lift firms fail inspections in Guangdong, while father in Shaanxi jailed for five years for abusing stepdaughter PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 March, 2015, 9:48pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 March, 2015, 9:44am A red BMW allegedly sped away...

Around the nation: Cash-strapped man fails in attempt to extort local police station Aslo: Man plied with alcohol, set up for drink-drive 'crash'; drug-dealing mum used son, 8, as collateral with suppliers PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 11 March, 2015, 7:36pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 11 March, 2015...

Around the nation: Cash-strapped man fails in attempt to extort local police station Aslo: Man plied with alcohol, set up for drink-drive 'crash'; drug-dealing mum used son, 8, as collateral with suppliers PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 11 March, 2015, 7:36pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 11 March, 2015...

Around the nation: Kids claim car with cracker-launched projectile Aslo: Wife tries to divorce husband because she can't stand his cooking; Burglar caught napping after break-in PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 10 March, 2015, 9:09pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 10 March, 2015, 9:09pm The car pictured after it...