China
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Local Chinese Campaigners Call for Protect Traditional Villages and Resist Urbanization
Over the past 10 years, there were about 900,000 natural villages have disappeared in china. A famed writer Feng Jicai predicts “The situation is becoming more serious than anticipated” on Wednesday. Nowadays, many campaigners for the protection of villages same as Feng are concerned by their rapid decline having…
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East Asia
Young women begin wearing spring clothing as it gets warm in Nanjing, China
Combo photo taken on March 5, 2013, shows young women wearing spring clothing as temperature rises in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Li Xiang>
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East Asia
China: University lets men in with lower test scores Major news in <People’s Daily>: University lets men in with lower test scores MEN are being admitted with lower test scores than women for the first time this year in a few non-English majors by Shanghai International Studies University, which is known for language studies. The college entrance exam test…
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East Asia
China: Rescue hero may lose both legs Major news in <People’s Daily>: Rescue hero may lose both legs Rail police student who saved man from train says he would do it again A 20-year-old student who risked his life in an attempt to save a suicidal man from being hit by a train could lose both legs…
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Major news in China on Jul 12: South should encourage North Korea Major news in <People’s Daily>: South should encourage North Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently watched a concert in Pyongyang that featured many Disney characters, including Mickey Mouse. The news spurred speculations among Western media about the possibility that the “unusual” concert signifies a possible North Korean policy shift…
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Politics
China, DPRK mark 51st anniversary of milestone treaty
BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) — Senior political advisor Bai Lichen on Monday attended a celebration banquet to mark the 51st anniversary of signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The banquet was hosted by Ji Jae Ryong,…
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East Asia
Major news in China on Jul 09: Teenager hailed as a hero for saving girl Top news in <People Daily>: Teenager hailed as a hero for saving girl A 16-year-old girl is being hailed a hero after she was badly injured while trying to save a baby from being hit by a truck. Li Shushu lost the skin on her right foot as she dived…
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Major news in China on Jun 29: Leftover men to be a big problem Top news in <People Daily>: Leftover men to be a big problem The sex ratio at birth has been rising in the past 30 years The sex ratio at birth is also known as newborn infant sex ratio. Under natural circumstances, the ratio of every 100 newborn girls to 103…
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Society
311 counties to pilot China’s hospital reform
BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) — China has nominated 311 counties or county-level cities in a program to pilot reform of the country’s public healthcare facilities, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. The national initiative includes 83 counties or county-level cities in east China, 136 in central China and 92…
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Major news in China on Jun 21: Asians top immigrant group to US Top news in <China Daily>: Asians top immigrant group to US A survey released on Tuesday showed that Asians have overtaken Latinos as the largest group of new immigrants arriving each year in the United States. Asian-Americans are not only the fastest-growing racial group in the country, but they also…
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