IN BRIEF (Page 20)

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Making a better name

The Chinese are used to naming generations by when they were born and associating their character traits to the times they have lived through.

Post-80ers rise to occasion

The earthquake is a great challenge for young people born after the 1980s, offering them a chance to display their patriotism, said Dr Li Houqiang from the policy research office of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee.

Maturing son makes mom proud

On May 11, my son called to wish me a happy Mother's Day. He is a sophomore at the Command College of the Armed Police Forces in Chengdu, which is thousands of miles away from our home.

Love strong enough to survive 104-hour barrier

A boyfriend's love for his 26-year-old girlfriend is credited with keeping her alive after she had been buried in debris between the bodies of two colleagues for 104 hours.

Go tell it to the mountain

Two young girls helped clear the way for rescuers to get through to Wenchuan county, just days after the May 12 earthquake struck Sichuan province.

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Doctor treated to people's kindness amid suffering

Dr Wang Lin follows a young girl to her school after the child asks the doctor to help her retrieve her pencil box.

Beijing hospital lends expertise

Medical workers at the frontline of quake relief in Sichuan province have received a shot in the arm from a team of 15 doctors and nurses from Beijing's China-Japan Friendship Hospital.

Their boy

He almost never cries. Sometimes, when a visitor looks at the 2-month-old boy up close, the infant will smile and wave his tiny hands.

Baby born in military hospital named 'peace'

Inside a green tent of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) frontline hospital in Qingchuan county, Sichuan province, Yang Chunbo held her 2-day-old daughter in her arms.