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Chinese-teaching majors face bleak job prospects

[2014-05-13 07:24]

In late April, Li Guo returned to the Chinese capital after a one-year voluntary stint teaching Chinese in Peru.

Former college major offers few career options

[2014-05-13 07:24]

Li Guo is a 26-year-old postgraduate student at Beijing Language and Culture University majoring in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages. She worked as a volunteer teacher at the University of Piura in Peru in 2013.

China aids in cutting down space debris

[2014-05-13 07:24]

China has made remarkable progress in controlling and reducing the impact of space debris on exploration and will strengthen cooperation with other nations, according to a senior official.

Beijing slaps polluting firm with highest fine

[2014-05-13 07:24]

The Chinese capital's environmental watchdog handed down a fine of 300,000 yuan ($48,000) to a utility boiler manufacturing company in the city on Monday, the highest penalty since the Beijing Air Pollution Prevention Regulation took effect on March 1.

Around China

[2014-05-12 07:20]

A businessman was cheated out of 700,000 yuan ($112,000) by a friend who claimed he could get his son a job with the National People's Congress, Beijing Times reported. The businessman, surnamed Wu, asked one of his friends surnamed Wang for help, and gave him 700,000 yuan. Wang promised Wu that he would help his son get a job with the National People's Congress but didn't come through.

Quotable

[2014-05-12 07:20]

"The ancient China has a great saying, which is: There is nothing in heaven to fear, there is nothing on earth to fear, there is only one thing to fear - that Kevin Rudd is still speaking Chinese."

The Number

[2014-05-12 07:20]

500 billion yuan

On the web

[2014-05-12 07:20]

Highlights from chinadaily.com.cn

Heavy rains collapse wall, killing 18 workers in Qingdao

[2014-05-12 07:20]

Heavy rains have wreaked havoc on transit systems and caused damage to homes in several regions of China, including Qingdao, Shandong province, where 18 people died when a wall collapsed on them.

Li's visit inspires pioneer Chinese wildlife protector

[2014-05-12 07:20]

Zhuo Qiang established the Mara Conservation Fund to protect lions and other wild animals in Maasai Mara, enjoying the sense of fulfillment from helping the big cats in the Kenyan reserve's savannah.

Nurses treat mentally ill with grace

[2014-05-12 07:20]

Though China's Mental Health Law, which took effect in May 2013, raised the profile of patients with mental illnesses, few in the country are as familiar with their daily struggles as the nurses who care for them.

School announces anti-terror major

[2014-05-12 07:20]

A new anti-terrorism major will be offered at a Chinese university to meet increasing demand for the expertise and strengthen the prevention of terror attacks.

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