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Photo: A prospective bodyguard's face is covered by mud and leaves during training in Beijing on Wednesday. A total of 65 trainees, seven of whom are women, took part in the training session in Shunyi district. All trainees, aged from 18 to 30, mostly special troops and retired athletes, attended courses on topics including martial arts, anti-terrorist training and international business etiquette to develop sufficient skills to become bodyguards.

Hot word: Chinese banks' NPL, or nonperforming loans ratio, increased by 0.04 percentage points to 1.04 percent in the first quarter, said the China Banking Regulatory Commission in an online statement published recently.