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Former leaders' libraries

[2013-03-06 07:06]

Mao Zedong, an enthusiastic reader throughout his life, devoured a wide range of topics from history to Buddhism, fiction and military science.

Education through service gives a sense of reality

[2013-03-05 07:54]

When Xi Jinping, China's top political leader, worked as a village head in the northwestern province of Shaanxi in the 1970s, his unstuffy attitude boosted his popularity. Xi was happy to stand in icy water to help farmers reinforce river banks; he organized a small cooperative for blacksmiths and helped build the first methane tank in the province, according to reports from Xinhua News Agency.

Realizing the 'China Dream'

[2013-03-05 07:53]

Ding Yuanzhu, deputy head of the Policy Advisory Department at the Chinese Academy of Governance

Newcomers get chance to shine under NPC spotlight

[2013-03-04 07:47]

Liu Qinglian is looking forward to the upcoming National People's Congress. The 52-year-old from Jinzhou in Liaoning province will present a motion worth13 million yuan ($2.10 million) on behalf of her fellow workers who earn their money breeding sea cucumbers, a traditional delicacy.

Home is where the heart is

[2013-03-01 07:13]

Although he has held a permanent resident's permit for Italy for more than a decade, Yang Changyi, 50, prefers to stay with his family and run his shoe-trading company in China, rather than emigrating.

The lessons learned from SARS

[2013-02-28 07:35]

In early 2003, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, a previously unknown viral illness, was first reported in Asia. The disease raged across China, and spread to other countries in the region; by Aug 7, 2003, it had taken 349 lives on the Chinese mainland, 300 in Hong Kong, and 180 in Taiwan, according to statistics from the World Health Organization.

A shot in the arm for TCM

[2013-02-28 07:35]

During the SARS outbreak, traditional Chinese medicine made a great contribution to curing the previously unknown and deadly disease. As a result, TCM won the recognition of the World Health Organization and improved its status on the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao.

Recalling the past, looking to the future

[2013-02-28 07:35]

Q+A: Zhong Nanshan

Dark days of despair drive many to the final option

[2013-02-27 07:17]

Every three minutes, a person suffering from depression commits suicide in China and a further 11 people attempt to take their own lives.

School's students border on the exceptional

[2013-02-26 08:06]

Twirling a pencil in the fingers of her right hand, Wu Liumei, 13, stopped for a second as she contemplated the equations the math teacher had written on the blackboard, and then continued to take notes.

Yunnan investing in children

[2013-02-26 08:06]

In 2012, Yunnan province invested 67 billion yuan ($11 billion) to improve its education system. The figure was a 39 percent increase from 2011 and the highest amount invested in the past decade, according to the provincial department of education. The investment accounted for about 6.5 percent of Yunnan's GDP in 2012, higher than the 4 percent required by the Ministry of Education.

Progress, but still room for improvement

[2013-02-26 08:06]

While the upgrading project has brought great improvements to border schools, principals said teacher numbers are insufficient and the schools require additional funds to meet the demands caused by the rising number of students from Myanmar.