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Flying high once more

[2013-12-26 08:16]

A brain tumor nearly grounded a veteran fighter pilot forever but Shen Wenjie was determined to get back in the air, he tells Peng Yining in Yantai, Shandong province.

What's new

[2013-12-26 08:16]

French honor

Language skills a path to jobs for Tibetans

[2013-12-26 08:16]

Without providing any qualifications or certificates, language schools in Lhasa have led many people struggling with literacy to new job opportunities.

Small screen, big ideas

[2013-12-26 08:16]

Chinese television production is crying out for more original content, but industry forces discourage innovation. Han Bingbin finds out what's on the box.

Find out who is tuning in - before they switch off

[2013-12-26 08:16]

Television channels in China have been exploring new show formats to boost viewership, but many do not know their target audience.

A global stage

[2013-12-25 07:03]

As an actress, Yao Chen adores Angelina Jolie.They have some things in common, like the signature big mouth, and they are now both goodwill ambassadors of United Nations' agency for refugees. On Oct 23 this year, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres presented Yao the certificate of appointment, thanking her for devoting herself to three years of work as UNHCR's honorary patron. "I'm very happy to have someone like you supporting the cause of refugees," he said. "Public awareness of UNHCR in China has multiplied." Before she became the first goodwill ambassador in China for the agency, the 34-year-old actress had visited urban refugees in the Philippines, refugees from Myanmar in Thailand's camps and Somali refugees in Ethiopia's camps as UNHCR's honorary patron. The visits totally refreshed her understanding of the common word "refugee".

Q&A

[2013-12-25 07:03]

If you could talk to a late master in your field, who would you like to talk to and why?

What they say

[2013-12-25 07:03]

She did not become an A-lister overnight. Before My Own Swordsmen (a TV series starring Yao in 2006) made her a household name, she even thought of giving up her acting career. She is fearless because she had planned for the worst.

Documenting trends

[2013-12-25 07:03]

Award-winning director Fan Lixin's documentaries trace the changes in Chinese society. Xu Lin finds out his motivations and dreams.

Urbanization shrinks rural schools

[2013-12-25 07:03]

More Chinese migrant workers have opted to bring their children to the city for quality education, rather than leaving them behind in the countryside.

Autism numbers rising

[2013-12-25 07:03]

More children are being diagnosed with autism, prompting the establishment of a new research center in Shanghai and more efforts to detect the disorder in infants. Wang Hongyi reports in Shanghai.

Promising new drugs seen in technologies of genetics

[2013-12-25 07:03]

Had there be enough medications and treatment when he was young, 42-year-old Guan Tao would not have had deformed legs because of hemophilia, an inherited blood disorder.

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