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[2015-01-27 07:51]

A lion that became crippled because its toenails grew too long and dug into its paws has been freed from pain after zookeepers cut off its nails on Sunday. The hour-long operation was made more difficult because staff members at the zoo in Zhumadian decided against using an anesthetic, because they were concerned about possible side effects on the old lion.

C-section is no longer cutting edge

[2015-01-26 08:02]

Fang Yan should have had a baby in early July. It would have been the family's second child, conceived after Fang and her husband joined the 700,000 couples that registered to have another child following the 2014 announcement of amendments to China's family planning policy.

Changes in society drive rate higher

[2015-01-26 08:02]

In the 1980s, cesarean sections accounted for about 15 percent of total births in China, but since then the rate has risen rapidly year-on-year, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission.

Hong Kong still popular with mainland students

[2015-01-26 08:02]

Although the "Occupy Central" campaign seriously affected daily life in Hong Kong for more than two months, it has not dampened mainland students' enthusiasm to study in Hong Kong universities.

Entry tougher at HK universities

[2015-01-26 08:02]

Hong Kong universities have raised the bar for Chinese mainland students due to the increasing number of applications.

Agencies prepare art hopefuls

[2015-01-26 08:02]

Jin Sihan knew he would definitely receive audition notices from arts academies or arts schools at universities in the United States, but what he didn't expect was that they would arrive so soon.

Company orchestrates singer's dream

[2015-01-26 08:02]

After receiving professional training at the suggestion of an arts overseas study consulting agency, Jin Sihan has every reason to feel confident his applications to arts schools in the United States will succeed.

Institute on track to meet demand from train operators

[2015-01-26 08:02]

The Guangzhou Institute of Railway Technology is counting down the time until the completion of its new site next year, a development that will enable it to better meet the demands of both students and the railway industry.

Training group backs US online program

[2015-01-26 08:02]

An educational training organization in China has invested in the Minerva program in the United States in hopes of "building a bridge between Chinese and American education".

University goes global with titles for foreigners

[2015-01-26 08:02]

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies has become China's first higher education institution to offer academic titles to its foreign faculty in its "go international" efforts.

Reform to generate new momentum for growth

[2015-01-24 08:01]

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt of the special address by Premier Li Keqiang at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015.

Two dozen top officials investigated

[2015-01-23 07:36]

National prosecuting departments investigated 24 high-ranking officials from January to November last year, including former security chief Zhou Yongkang and former vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission Xu Caihou, for alleged graft, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Thursday.

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