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Lonely outpost

[2013-10-23 07:23]

Twenty-five-year-old Luo Jie, who studied at a US university and worked at a five-star hotel in Guangzhou, joined Guangzhou Customs in 2010 hoping to have a stable, respected and financially rewarding job. He did not expect to end up on an island inhabited only by staff of the customs bureau, an oil company and a power plant.

Company Special: UBS: Support for high culture in Beijing Music Festival

[2013-10-23 07:23]

Waves of thunderous applause split the solemn air that usually prevails at Wangfujing Catholic Church on Oct 11 when world-renowned US trumpeter Chris Botti made his Beijing debut.

Breast cancer on the rise in China

[2013-10-23 07:23]

China and other developing countries are experiencing a surge in breast cancer incidence and mortality, according to a new study released by GE Healthcare.

Stay alert, stay healthy

[2013-10-23 07:23]

Healthy lifestyles that help reduce breast cancer risk combine eating and living well.

Scientists find rules of brain development

[2013-10-23 07:23]

Chinese scientists have discovered the basic rules of brain development in primates, which is expected to open up new lines of thinking in treating brain diseases such as epilepsy and autism.

Architect looks to the big picture

[2013-10-22 07:25]

Beijing is full of futuristic buildings, but the new People's Daily headquarters stood out in pictures that caught it from a particular angle, giving it a phallic appearance. Having drawn attention for its shape in April, the building again became an online sensation for the newly plated gold on its surface, an iPhone 5S-like color that makes the building look even more garish.

Beijing, Beijing, where are you?

[2013-10-22 07:25]

My better half grew up in a hutong a stone's throw from revolutionary writer Lu Xun's first home near the Forbidden City. My mother-in-law still lives in the old courtyard house at Caishikou, a home where she has spent the better part of 90 years.

Back to nature for answers

[2013-10-22 07:25]

A Canadian medical scientist has moved to China in the hope of discovering a cure for cancer using a mix of Western and Eastern medical practices.

Beyond massage

[2013-10-22 07:25]

One determined student stepped off the traditional career path for blind people in China, and now savors a new life at university in Britain, Luo Wangshu and Ji Jin report.

Locals' train of thought returns to old station

[2013-10-22 07:25]

The Beiying station in Shanxi's provincial capital Taiyuan was pulled down to give way to an elevated road leading to the newly built south high-speed railway station that started operation in August.

Weatherman with vision dies, age 98

[2013-10-22 07:25]

The weather forecast we check on a daily basis is accurate largely thanks to a man who contributed to the science of meteorology for more than 60 years - Ye Duzheng, one of the founders of modern meteorology in China.

China's bard?

[2013-10-22 07:25]

Cao Xueqin may have the status of Shakespeare in China, but translating that stature abroad is another matter, Raymond Zhou reports.

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