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Demand for college places outstrips supply

[2014-12-26 07:38]

Yang Jingshuang, 67, said the smartest decision he has made in the past year was signing up for a college for the elderly to learn online surfing skills.

Too few beds to meet rapidly growing need

[2014-12-26 07:38]

Nursing homes serving China's growing aging population have witnessed great opportunities for expansion, yet have a long way to go to come close to meeting the increasing demand.

Community activities help older people adapt to city living after retirement

[2014-12-26 07:38]

From 2000 to 2006, Zhao Deping frequently traveled between Changchun, Jilin province, and Beijing where his son had found a job and decided to settle.

Boy with HIV starts school

[2014-12-25 07:37]

An 8-year-old boy with HIV in Shufangya, Sichuan province, has been admitted to a primary school after media reported that 203 of the village's 900 residents had put their red thumbprints on a petition last week demanding he should leave.

City probes aids threat claims

[2014-12-25 07:37]

Authorities in Nanyang, Henan province, are investigating reports that workers tasked with demolishing homes for a new development are threatening to infect residents with HIV if they don't move out, Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday.

E-commerce to play key role in poverty relief

[2014-12-25 07:37]

China will push forward the use of e-commerce platforms to more than 60,000 impoverished villages in the next five years to aid its relief effort, a senior official said on Wednesday at a conference in Beijing on national poverty alleviation.

Watchdogs to be deployed in all top central govt bodies

[2014-12-25 07:37]

Supervision officers are to be deployed at all central Party and government organizations to intensify the campaign against corruption, a senior official at the top anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday.

Prosecutors to go after crooks who pay bribes

[2014-12-25 07:37]

National prosecutors will target those who offer bribes as they seek to stem corruption among officials, the Supreme People's Procuratorate has announced.

Spreading the word

[2014-12-25 07:37]

Almost every Sunday, Ge Conghui attends a church where, Bible in hand, she joins fellow Christians to sing hymns, listen to sermons, and pray.

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[2014-12-25 07:37]

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Watchdog warns of Christmas-light dangers

[2014-12-25 07:37]

China's Christmas lights may bring more risk than festive cheer, the country's quality control watchdog said on Wednesday.

China's president was busy in 2014 building global cooperation

[2014-12-25 07:37]

China has gathered a rich diplomatic harvest over the past year: maritime tension eased, the APEC meeting in Beijing was a renowned success and leaders traveled extensively with initiatives further linking China and the world.

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