From the Chinese press

Bachelors face deeper crisis

Couple creates self-sufficient love nest

Do you live on your own?

Spotted seals get special attention

The dull roar of the engine lasted for about an hour as the boat headed across the aquaculture area to a small island in Liaodong Bay of the Bohai Sea. Ma Zhiqiang, 55, motioned for the boatman to reduce speed so as not to disturb the animals there.

Breeding area in Bohai Sea slated to get better protection

China's only national nature reserve for spotted seals will be narrowed for more effective protection, an official with the protective administration said.

Law graduate spurns courtroom for kitchen

Zhang Tianyi graduated with a master's degree in law from Peking University, but instead of spending his days in a courtroom he prefers to sell rice noodles, a specialty from his hometown.

Miss California says key to success is to 'keep trying'

In 2001, Elaine Chao became the first Chinese-American woman to join the cabinet of a US president. Eight years later, Barack Obama became the first African-American president of the United States. In 2011, Gary Locke became the first Chinese-American ambassador to China.

Time, money drawing more readers to digital devices

Wang Siyuan's longtime reading habit was shaken up when China gained access to the Internet 20 years ago.

Chinese cities' four modernizations

Among the most significant developments driving China's economic growth and rising living standards is the shift from a rural, agricultural society to a modern, urban one.

Building universities of applied sciences

Chinese universities have been churning out graduates by the millions each year, but an increasing number of graduates find it tough landing a job. Meanwhile, enterprises are complaining they have difficulty recruiting skilled workers that meet their requirements.

Fighting judicial corruption

REDUCED TIME IN PRISON AND PAROLE HAVE long been seen as the ways ex-officials escape the punishment they deserve for the crimes they have committed.

Better Internet governance

A series of non-obligatory international norms promoted at a recent Internet conference in Brazil will be helpful to the establishment of global Internet governance, but it remains urgent that some specific rules be worked out to ensure cyberspace is not used as a means for some countries to target others.

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