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Pandas benefit from wireless net: The world's dwindling panda population is getting a helping hand from a wireless internet network.

Eight dead from bubonic plague in China: At least eight people have died from an outbreak of bubonic plague in northwestern China but authorities said the disease has been brought under control. Nineteen cases were reported in four counties in Qinghai province this month and 11 people had recovered.

4,000-year-old Tombs Found in Fujian: Eastern China's Fujian Province has been suffering from an extended and severe drought. But the lack of water has brought one benefit: it has revealed 31 tombs dating back about 4,000 years that were long hidden under the waters of Dongzhang Reservoir in Fuqing.

Chinese living in 'fast lane': Many Chinese people simply do not think that there are enough hours in the day. That is the finding of an online survey which shows that people in China are working and studying longer than ever before.