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Struck down in mid-life

[2014-04-15 07:18]

While most Chinese honor their ancestors on Tomb Sweeping Day, Tao Ye spent a lot of this year's holiday remembering a classmate from primary school who died of cancer a decade ago.

Keeping illness in check

[2014-04-15 07:18]

Ikang Goubin Healthcare Group released a report in 2013, analyzing more than 110,000 health reports that had been collected by the company's centers nationwide.

Enemies share eternity together

[2014-04-14 07:12]

On March 29, Jia Yuxia, finally concluded a search that had dominated her life for more than 60 years.

The New Fourth Army

[2014-04-14 07:12]

In October 1937, the Communist Party of China reached an agreement with the Kuomintang whereby Red Army soldiers and communist guerrillas active in the eight provinces of southern China would join the expanded New Fourth Army of National Revolutionary Army, a unit that symbolized the united CPC-KMT resistance to the Japanese.

Expats seek breath of fresh air outside big, smoggy cities

[2014-04-11 06:32]

As the Air Quality Index is used more often as a quality of life measurement in some Chinese cities, many expatriates are considering their options.

When an only child dies, hope evaporates

[2014-04-10 07:20]

After six months of self-imposed seclusion following the unexpected death of her son, Zhang Liying was determined to muster the courage to have another child.

Beijing boosts bereaved parents

[2014-04-10 07:20]

More than 8,000 bereaved parents in Beijing have joined a free insurance program to help relieve the financial burden as they grow older and become susceptible to illness and accidents.

Parents put kindergartens to the test

[2014-04-09 07:13]

During the past year, Xu Xinchang has been busy visiting kindergartens, doing research and gathering parental feedback.

Nomads embrace changes brought by education

[2014-04-08 07:08]

Long ago, the nomads of Yege township in Qinghai province were noted for drinking and cutting each other with swords. But the aim was not to maim or kill. The reason was honor - the illiterate nomads settled their disputes with swords, not words.

Change likely as India goes to polls

[2014-04-07 07:40]

Opposition leader Modi vows to revive $1t infrastructure program

Advisers' Thatcherite ambitions

[2014-04-07 07:40]

When Indian opposition leader Narendra Modi gave a speech on the virtues of smaller government and privatization on April 8 last year, supporters called him an ideological heir to former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who died that day.

Japanese, US defense chiefs meet on boosting security ties

[2014-04-07 07:40]

Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera held talks on Sunday with visiting US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, centering on improving bilateral defense cooperation.

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