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Fees lifted for private school kids

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An executive meeting of the State Council decided on Wednesday that students in private school during the nine-year compulsory education period will be exempt from tuition and textbook fees starting with spring semester 2017.

Court hears suit over herbicide's health risk

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Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture appeared in court for a hearing on Monday, after three Beijing environmentalists sued to force it to release safety reports on a popular weed killer.

Businesses cannot refuse new bank note

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The People's Bank of China has said no institution or individual can refuse to accept the new 100-yuan note for payment.

Tie prompts calls for speedier reform

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Eight months after a plan was unveiled aiming to catapult China to a future World Cup title, the nation's high hopes ran aground again on Tuesday as Team China tied Team Hong Kong Special Administration Region in a scoreless qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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China's top economic planner announced on Wednesday a cut in wholesale prices of nonresidential natural gas.

Church puts faith in recruitment drive

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When Zou Yunlong decided to enter a seminary and train as a priest, he was fully aware of the price he would have to pay: No wife, no children, living - and possibly dying - alone, and being ready to serve his parishioners at any hour of the day for his entire life.

'The priesthood was like a voice repeating in my mind'

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Meng Dongdong, a fifth-year student at the National Seminary of the Catholic Church in China.

Competition encourages child artists and charity

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An 8-year-old girl who gained admirers nationwide by selling her paintings to earn money for her leukemia-stricken father's medical treatment has a new venue for marketing her art: a national painting contest for children.

Program pairs foreign students with local families

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More than 40 foreign students and 16 faculty families at Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics have joined a program created to help newcomers more easily adapt to Nanchang's environment and culture.

Beware: 11% of free WiFi sites pose dangers

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Beware the perils of free WiFi.

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