• Mourners pay respect to Chinese student killed in US shooting

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  Mourners place flowers at the site where Chinese student Jiang Yue was shot and killed in an apparent road rage incident on Jan 16 in Temple, Arizona. A memorial was held Monday afternoon at the location where more than 200 people, including the victim's fellow students, members of the Chinese community and local residents, gathered to mourn her death.

• Police rescue 15 babies from child-trafficking ring, dozens nabbed

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  Police rescue 15 babies from child-trafficking ring, dozens nabbed

• Traffic jams cost average Beijinger $1,126 annually

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  Beijingers lost as much as 7,972 yuan on average to traffic jams last year, the highest in the country, said a report.

• Caution against misguided fears on growth and oil

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  If the only thing we have to fear is fear itself, the International Monetary Fund's decision to cut its global growth forecast for the third time in a year should not be interpreted as a result of worries about the Chinese economy or plummeting oil prices.

• Woman Seeks Overseas Travel to Avoid 'Bombardment' about Marriage

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  Many Chinese singles are worried about their relationship status during the Spring Festival, as their family members and relatives constantly urge and even force them to get married.

• Could this Be the Air Quality Monitor that Changes Everything?

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  Built by a long-term Beijing expat dad obsessed with keeping the air in his home safe for his family, the AirVisual Node could be a game-changer in the emerging home air quality monitoring market.

• Weibo to Remove 140-character Limit

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  Chinese microblogging service Sina Weibo will remove its 140-character limit starting Jan. 28 on its developer platform.

• Three Dead, 53 Injured in East China Fireworks Plant Blast

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  Three people were confirmed dead and another one remains missing after blasts swept a fireworks plant in east China's Jiangxi Province early on Wednesday, according to local authorities. Fifty-three injured people are being treated in hospital.

• Free trade agreements that will transform China Inc

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  China's free trade agreements with South Korea and Australia, which took effect last month, are expected to encourage struggling domestic manufacturers to further upgrade their technology, to return to previous levels of export growth.

• Businessman Swindled in Henan

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  in some ways the bank is an accomplice but they don’t want to take any responsibility. Isn’t there a system for identifying users now? Why will they still let the swindlers take advantage of people