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Alibaba holds glitzy 18th birthday party in Hangzhou

[2017-09-11 14:13]

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group held its grandest annual party celebrating the 18-year-old birthday at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou, capital city of East China's Zhejiang province, on Friday.

Sweet smell of 10 million flowers in Harbin

[2017-09-11 13:59]

A large amount of tourists have visited the Provence Lavender Manor this summer, a flower park 30 kilometers far from central Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province.

Hardest thing to do: Soldiers say goodbye to military life

[2017-09-11 11:06]

In early September, a number of Armed Police Force soldiers finished their military service and left the army where they lived for two years or more.

Irma rips through Cuba, then sweeps toward Florida

[2017-09-11 10:55]

Powerful Hurricane Irma roared into Florida with 130 mph winds and knocked out power to more than 3 million homes and businesses in Florida on Sunday.

The world in photos: Sept 4-10

[2017-09-11 10:32]

The world in photos: Sept 4-10

'Beyond the Clouds' - Lijiang in 1995

[2017-09-11 08:02]

Qianjiang River sees seasonal high tide

[2017-09-11 07:57]

A seasonal high tide of the Qianjiang River in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Sept 9, 2017, creates excitement. A high tide usually comes around the 19th day of the seventh lunar month.

Top 10 cities with strongest spending power

[2017-09-11 07:04]

Shanghai has become the city with the strongest spending power, reporting 567 billion yuan ($85 billion) of retail sales in the first half (H1) of 2017, the highest amount of all cities.

Teachers' Day celebrated in China

[2017-09-10 16:51]

A kid who graduated from Hongshan Kindergarten goes back to the kindergarten to visit his teacher in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2017. The Teachers' Day is celebrated in China on Sept. 10 every year. [Photo/Xinhua]

Mexican quake death toll rises to 90

[2017-09-10 18:18]

The death toll from the massive earthquake that struck Mexico on Thursday night has risen to at least 90 after emergency services in the southern state of Oaxaca said late on Saturday there had been 71 confirmed fatalities in the state alone.