"Having spent 60 years in Beijing, I have seen numerous changes. The river in the park where I exercise, which was once filled with stinky sewage, is now refreshed with clean water. I have also enjoyed many springs in Beijing without being disturbed by dust storms. What really bothers me is the foggy winters. Since the haze is harmful to our health, I hope this problem can be solved soon."
China's teenagers face a growing threat from a new class of drugs called New Pyschoactive Substances that are easy to manufacture and obtain. Zhang Yi reports.
Methamphetamine, known by a variety of street names, including meth, crystal, glass, and ice, is an extremely addictive stimulant that is usually found as a white, odorless, bitter-tasting crystalline powder.
On the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, former fisherman pulls garbage from water
Experts say Christians more open to adopting children with challenges
When a young couple is starting a family through adoption, it's harder to consider a child with special needs. You have this fantasy picture and ideal of what your family is going to be. You feel as though you have already missed out on pregnancy and other experiences many couples take for granted. You don't want to give up on enjoying the newborn stage and becoming the parents of a "perfect" beautiful little baby.
Last year, Han, a 5-year-old girl with a learning disability, became a member of a family in Shanxi province.
Editor's Note: Encouraged by the clustering effect of some of the country's coastal industrial towns, the Chinese central government has decided to build the Chengdu-Chongqing city cluster as a new economic power engine in the country's inland areas. In this Policy Review page, economic advisors suggest that proper coordination and cooperation will be needed to make the clustering program really work to replicate the success of the cities.
Beware the asset price bubbles in China's first-tier cities, especially those driven by credit.
China's enhanced efforts to curb pollution through market mechanisms could risk failure without appropriate emission permit allocation and market liquidity, according to analysts.
Photographs of a celebrity couple holding their 100-day-old daughter in their arms adorned the cover pages of newspapers' entertainment sections and flooded the homepages of many Chinese web portals recently.
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