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To commemorate passing my 50th post, I'll be starting a new series on this blog called "Interesting Headlines", which will just include several one-line news headlines from major Chinese newspapers, and will hopefully help with newspaper reading skills.
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I tend to find that if I can read a headline and get the gist of a story, then I can read the story. But if I can't grasp the overall concept, it's difficult to pinpoint what's being discussed - so I'll be tackling headlines directly, and linking to the news story. You're welcome to tackle it if it sounds interesting.

Almost all news headlines, with a few exceptions, are advanced reading material. I know most of my readers are beginner-level, so I apologize for the emphasis on advanced stuff. But the upshot is that news headlines are very short, which may give lower-level readers a shot at tackling something a bit more difficult. 

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1) 新个税法明起施行: 月入五千每年将减税3360元
Finance: <a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/dfpd/2011-08/31/content_13224775.htm">Read it on China Daily</a>

2) 会说话吉普赛古董算卦机引天价争夺 美当地政府拒卖
Human Interest: <a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqzx/2011-08/31/content_13225695.htm">Read it on China Daily</a>

3) 杭州万松书院举办仿古入学仪式
Children: <a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/dfpd/2011-08/29/content_13207804.htm">Read it on China Daily</a>

4) 探秘印度尼西亚原始部落的木乃伊
History & Culture: <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2011-08/31/c_121936709.htm">Read it on XinHua </a>

5) 重庆国家级森林公园发生火灾 面积已超300亩
Disasters: <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2011-08/31/c_121934715.htm">Read it on XinHua</a>

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