17 dead in building collapse

Seventeen people were declared dead after four residential buildings in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, collapsed on Monday morning.

Mother of singer sues groom-to-be

Two days after Chinese pop singer Zhang Liangying announced her marriage, a lawsuit was filed in Chaoyang District People's Court in Beijing in which Zhang's mother claimed that her share of an entertainment promotion company was improperly altered.

New airport taking shape southern Beijing

China will soon finish construction of basic infrastructure for the new international airport in Beijing, which is expected to serve 45 million passengers annually starting in 2019, project managers said.

Haihunhou tomb excavation concludes with valuable historical discoveries

The excavation of the Marquis of Haihun tomb in Jiangxi province has yielded thousands of valuable historical relics.

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Report: Generation of mothers born in 1990s willing to sacrifice

Career path takes second place for 70% of young women surveyed

Couples catch up on fees for storage of their frozen embryos

The adoption of the universal second-child policy in China has helped Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, a major obstetrics hospital in Beijing, to collect fees owed by its patients, the hospital said.

Overseas, but underwhelmed

Parents are being urged to ensure that they sign contracts and take time to study all the relevant information before allowing their children to take study tours overseas.

I want my son to learn more about the world

Lyu Ping, 40, a senior administrative affairs official at a college in Shanghai, has sent her 12-year-old son on visits to the United Kingdom and Japan this year.

Regretting a 'blind' decision

Beijinger Zheng Bochao sent his 10-year-old daughter on a 14-day study visit to Canada during this year's summer vacation.

Project provides study spaces for kids in need

A 12-year-old boy, surnamed Yin, used to do his homework bent over a low table in the 30-square-meter home he shares with his mother, older brother and sister in Tuhua village in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.

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