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A family's life ruined by polio

[2014-05-23 07:07]

Polio is an enduring torment for Zhang Yiming, who lives in a village in Jiangsu province. His younger brother wasn't given a polio vaccine in infancy and contracted the disease in early life, leaving the 30-something unable to walk or even stand without assistance.

Immunization makes its mark

[2014-05-23 07:07]

The Expanded Program on Immunization in China was initiated to support the government's efforts to control the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases through timely vaccination, effective surveillance, and by strengthening China's routine immunization program.

New vision for university education?

[2014-05-22 07:00]

As a boy, Li Jinsheng dreamed of becoming a lawyer. However, his family was poor, so he left school at age 18 without taking the gaokao, China's national university entrance exam, and started working to support his parents.

Special skills for special cases

[2014-05-22 07:00]

Visual impairment changes the way children obtain information about the world around them and limits opportunities to learn via the visual elements in the school curriculum and elsewhere. This means that, in addition to regular classroom studies, blind or visually impaired children need to embrace specialized skills, said Han Yao, who works for an NGO called Yi Xin that promotes disabled people's rights, teaching children with visual impairments.

Chinese police to get with the Parisian beat

[2014-05-21 07:07]

Xie Wen is planning to travel to Europe. However, even though Xie's first stop on the continent will be Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, she won't be visiting the French capital.

Knowing the districts of Paris

[2014-05-21 07:07]

To discover which arrondissement your hotel is in, just check the postal code. For example, the postal code for Paris (75001) begins with 75, and the 01 stands for the 1st arrondissement.

Tourists urged to play safe

[2014-05-21 07:07]

In 2012, more than 900 Chinese tourists visited the consular section of the Chinese embassy in France to obtain emergency travel permits because their passports had been stolen, a 50 percent increase compared with 2011, according to the embassy's website.

Stay alert, embassy tells travelers

[2014-05-21 07:07]

According to the official website of the Chinese embassy in France, public safety levels in France are good overall. However, tourist attractions, public places and certain neighborhoods in Paris, Marseille and a number of other cities have seen many tourists, especially those from China, become the victims of crime. Now that the tourist season is getting underway, the embassy is reminding Chinese citizens to be vigilant against thieves and take measures to avoid injury and the loss of personal property.

ASEAN leader 'sends wrong signals on conflict'

[2014-05-20 07:42]

China has hit back at comments by the secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that Beijing's actions in the South China Sea have infringed Vietnam's territorial sovereignty.

Building bridges via education and cultural exchanges

[2014-05-20 07:42]

Zhu Yujia hasn't been sleeping well recently because the teacher of Vietnamese from Kunming, Yunnan province, is worried about the safety of 10 of her students who are currently studying at Hanoi University.

Business shrinks for contractors

[2014-05-20 07:42]

Chinese contractors, such as Yunnan United Trade Co, have been badly affected by the rioting in Vietnam.

Entrepreneurs ask Vietnam to guarantee safety

[2014-05-20 07:42]

Wang Guijun, deputy president of the Business Association of China in Vietnam, said many Chinese companies are waiting to see how the situation develops before deciding whether to remain in the country.

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