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Children forced to take adult medication

[2013-12-25 07:03]

Bao Huiling, a senior pediatrician with Peking University Third Hospital in Beijing, is occasionally questioned by parents when they read "this drug hasn't been clinically tested for children under 16" in the users' guides of drugs she has prescribed.

On a high note

[2013-12-24 08:54]

American jazz singer Bob Bellows is delighted to spend the rest of his career in China, but his retirement won't be the end of his musical legacy. It will live on in his 13-year-old visually impaired piano student Deng Peitong.

Books, not loving looks; schools ban puppy love

[2013-12-24 08:54]

If you are a Chinese high school student, don't worry when a fellow student of the opposite sex asks you to stay at arm's length. It doesn't mean they hate you - he or she may only want you to avoid punishment.

Tale of a true survivor

[2013-12-24 08:54]

Wang Wei was close to death in 2008, but thanks to a chance encounter with a top doctor, the 26-year-old is now living a life she never dared hope possible. Liu Zhihua reports.

Santa Claus comes to town in various forms

[2013-12-24 08:54]

While there is no shortage of Christmas-themed parties and nightclub events this month in Shanghai, foreign and even inflatable Santas are starting to make their presence felt around the country.

Children bring Christmas to China

[2013-12-24 08:54]

While most Chinese still regard Christmas as a foreign flight of fancy, the commercial trappings of what many Westerners view as the most magical time of the year are inexorably gaining traction among the country's growing middle class - often through their offspring.

Focus on change

[2013-12-24 08:54]

An award-winning photographer has released a book that documents the extraordinary changes that have taken place in the country over the past 30 years. Sun Ye takes you through the pages.

Stories of city blues

[2013-12-24 08:54]

The protagonists in Xue Yiwei's short stories may encounter a variety of scenarios, but they inevitably find themselves making the same choice: to run away.

Outdoor garments, warm outlook

[2013-12-23 07:45]

In the glamorous fast-paced fashion industry, some fashion houses take about two weeks to turn a sketch in the designer's handbook into a jacket display in the store.

Tailor-made is back in fashion

[2013-12-23 07:45]

It is the least traditional alumni reunion.

All I want for Christmas is...

[2013-12-23 07:45]

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