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[2008-03-21 07:04]

What's the rush?

Hatching plans for an early Easter

[2008-03-21 07:04]

This year's early Easter date has caught many expats by surprise. Still recovering from the Chinese New Year holiday break, many said they were unprepared to celebrate the important Christian religious festival and a time especially reserved for family get-togethers.

The love of learning

[2008-03-20 07:33]

Last week, Wang Yixuan from the Inner Mongolia autonomous region took a decision that few of her contemporaries have dared to take. The 30-year-old left her hometown, despite her parents' fierce opposition, and came to Beijing to pursue further studies at Peking University.

Old hands teach young couple new tricks

[2008-03-20 07:33]

I never thought of myself as an old man until a few years ago, when a couple who rented our apartment kept on addressing me as daye (grandpa) and my wife as yi (aunt). The greeting warmed our relationship, so much so that when they wanted to postpone paying the rent for a month we didn't have the heart to refuse.

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[2008-03-20 07:33]

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Life Pulse

[2008-03-20 07:35]

Life Health

[2008-03-19 07:24]

First cut is the deepest

[2008-03-19 07:22]

Mavis Chu has a healthy 6-month-old boy. She wanted a natural delivery but was advised by her doctor to have a cesarean birth because of a previous surgery on her lungs and the size of her baby, 3.9 kg.

When is a kiwi not a Kiwi?

[2008-03-19 07:22]

Contrary to popular belief, the kiwifruit (mi hou tao) is not in fact a Kiwi - that is, it is not native to New Zealand. Instead kiwis originated in China, in the Yangtze River region of the country around Zhejiang province.

Study and you'll live longer: report

[2008-03-19 07:22]

WASHINGTON: If you have been contemplating going back to school to get a degree, this might convince you: A study by the Harvard School of Medicine has shown people with a better education live longer.

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[2008-03-19 07:22]

Life Culture

[2008-03-18 07:34]

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