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Graduates face grim hunt for work

[2013-07-03 08:03]

Liu Xiaohong boarded a Beijing-bound train in Changchun, capital of Jilin province, on the morning of June 24. Amid tears, cheers and a great deal of ruined makeup, Liu's classmates helped her lift a large suitcase, containing mementos of the past four years, onto the luggage rack.

Nice work - if you can get it

[2013-07-03 08:03]

The global economy has been hit by a slowdown in the United States and the sovereign debt problems affecting many countries in the European Union.This has delivered a massive blow to new graduates.

Parents learn a costly lesson on homes

[2013-07-02 08:04]

University lecturer Jiang Ying is a typical Chinese parent. She has high expectations for her daughter and adheres firmly to the following logic: To be successful in competitive Chinese society, you have to graduate from a prestigious university.

Class dwellings

[2013-07-02 08:04]

Beijing: A widening gap between close-to-school and regular homes

Taking the reins of great change

[2013-07-01 09:08]

About 20 kilometers from the Sino-Mongolian border, yurts are scattered around the vast greenness of one of the best-known pasturelands in the region.

A growing thirst for water safety

[2013-06-28 08:05]

The issue of polluted groundwater in China has once again bubbled to the surface.

Confusion at the heart of the problem

[2013-06-28 08:05]

Experts say the management of groundwater quality lacks coordination, because four ministries are involved, each with overlapping responsibilities but insufficient resources.

Sources of water drying up

[2013-06-28 08:05]

In addition to pollution, experts say the most pressing problem with groundwater is that levels continue to fall because of overexploitation.

Justice, Tibet style

[2013-06-27 06:48]

When someone is killed in a traffic accident in China the guilty party usually has to compensate the victim's family, and might even serve a prison term.

Local lawyers break the mold

[2013-06-27 06:48]

No one understands or defines the history of Tibetan lawyers better than Yangjen.

Yunnan brews up cups of success

[2013-06-26 06:50]

More than 30 years ago, Shi Youfu grew weary of growing rice and corn in his fields.

From the tree to the cup

[2013-06-26 06:50]

Each year, coffee is harvested during the dry season, which begins in November in Pu'er, when the coffee cherries ripen and become bright red, glossy and firm. The cherries are harvested by hand.

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