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[2014-05-26 07:06]

Shanxi University was co-founded in 1902 by British missionary Richard Timothy and then Shanxi governor Cen Chunxuan with the school motto of "Being industrious, strict, honest and creative".

Foreign teachers building closer ties with locals

[2014-05-26 07:06]

When Magdalena Lowczynska arrived in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, to teach English at a local kindergarten in 2011, she hardly ever went out due to the language barrier and new environment.

Green projects by college helping to clean up wastelands

[2014-05-26 07:06]

Walking through the dense walnut forests in Yuxian, a small county in Shanxi province, it is hard to imagine that the bright green hills used to be barren wasteland left by extensive coal mining.

Social security lacking in online jobs

[2014-05-26 07:06]

Online businesses play a major role in employment, but few workers in the sector are signed up for social security, a study showed.

Unusual new careers profitable but often unregulated

[2014-05-26 07:06]

Only one thing is common among today's unusual new career options - their diversity. New occupations are surprising people with their strange job descriptions, such as online porn appraiser or human punch bag. Experts warn that people should be cautious of such careers.

Research shows post-1990 generation picky about jobs

[2014-05-26 07:06]

Members of the post-1990 generation looking for work apply for multiple positions and hold high expectations of the jobs, a reflection of young people's changing attitudes amid the country's development, recent research showed.

Hanoi's charges 'irresponsible'

[2014-05-23 07:07]

Expert: Philippines, Vietnam form front to challenge China on territory

Riots dampen country's investment climate

[2014-05-23 07:07]

Wen Yong, a Chinese businessman in Vietnam's southern Binh Duong province, recalled the horror on May 13 when anti-China riots broke out there.

'Naked official' in Guangzhou reportedly under investigation

[2014-05-23 07:07]

Fang Xuan, former deputy Party chief of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, is under investigation because of his status as a luoguan, or "naked official", Hong Kong media reported on Thursday.

Opinions mixed on subway ban of food, drinks

[2014-05-23 07:07]

Beijing's legislature is considering whether to allow people to eat and drink on subway trains, as members of the city's People's Congress urged on Thursday that such behavior be banned.

Central Asian farmers to reap benefits

[2014-05-23 07:07]

Farm planting technologies and anti-drought grain seeds, which have long been driving parts of western China's agricultural sector, are finding new growth thanks to Central Asian countries' rising demand to improve the output of various farm products.

Culture Special: Protecting ancient villages

[2014-05-23 07:07]

Shandong province has launched a campaign to further strengthen protection of its traditional villages and towns amid the nationwide wave of rapid urbanization.

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