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Photo: A man takes photos of the plum blossom at the scenic resort Plum Blossom Mountain in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Saturday to celebrate the spring.

Bilingual: Female employees work harder and longer than men do, according to a new study by the independent research consultancy Ponemon Institute. The women among the 274 people taking part in trials across the US consistently worked longer period during a 10-minute experiment than their male colleagues. Researchers also discovered that men are less productive when women are around.