Museum owner focuses on fight against flooding

Although the owner of the country's largest piano museum devotes most of his energy to his piano and art museums, He Lijun uses his expertise in geology to fight flooding.

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Jiangsu

Blue-collar jobs now back in vogue

After graduating from junior middle school, Wang Shuai wandered around the Beijing suburbs that summer wondering what to do next. He loved to take things apart and put them back together when he was kid, and fate lead him to Beijing Industrial Technician College, where he "fell in love" with a CNC milling machine.

Perseverance pays off as dreams of gold come true

Compared with those who like to hang the word "dream" over their mouths, Nie Feng from Southwest China's Chongqing, prefers action to talking.

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State to accelerate structural reform

The State Council, China's Cabinet, vowed to deepen systematic reforms to encourage social investment and strengthen the "weak links" of the national economy, such as health, education, water conservancy projects and infrastructure.

Policy digest

State Council to boost key sectors

Ministries address concerns over Zika, insurance

Ministries at the State Council, or China's Cabinet, have responded to public and media concerns over a series of policies and measures they have adopted recently, such as tackling the Zika virus and the regulation of insurance services.

Tianjin mayor suspected of corruption, faces probe

Huang Xingguo, mayor of Tianjin and a member of 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, has been placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption, bringing the number of committee members investigated or convicted to 10.

A foreigner's view on the closure

Michael Werkmeister from Germany has lived in Shanghai for 15 years and is a regular customer of the bars along Yongkang Road.

Rumor leads Shanghai couples to file for divorce

Shanghai natives Tang Tao and his wife, who tied the knot three years ago, were determined to divorce on Aug 30 to save some money.

Timeline: The road to marriage breakups Late August

Rumors began circulating that the city would not allow people who get divorced to buy a home if they already have an apartment either jointly or under the name of either partner until the marriage has been ended for more than a year. It was rumored that divorced buyers would need a 50 percent down payment, instead of 30 percent.