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Jack Ma lends a hand to his mini version

A 9-year-old boy known as "Mini Jack Ma" is expected to get financial help from the internet tycoon.

Deal signed on organic standards

China signed a landmark agreement with New Zealand on Monday that will see the countries recognize each other's standards for organic products.

New agencies to aid anti-graft fight

China's capital city will integrate all anti-corruption resources to strengthen intra-Party supervision in a more effective way, Beijing Party chief Guo Jinlong said on Sunday.

Choppers to boost rescue services, tourism

Tibet autonomous region will introduce domestically manufactured helicopters to improve rescue services in remote areas and develop tourism.

Pilot projects to improve oversight efficiency

For Lyu Xiaodong, a grassroots disciplinary official in Zhejiang province, recent moves by the Communist Party of China Central Committee will help improve the efficiency of discipline inspection work.

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Writer starts 'Books on the Chongqing Light Rail'

A bookseller in Chongqing municipality has been leaving novels on trains and at stations to inspire more commuters to read, after seeing British actress Emma Watson take part in a similar project in London.

Cost of nannies soars due to increase in demand

New mothers in Shanghai wanting a nanny to care for them and their babies in the months immediately after birth could find that service becoming ever more expensive.

More LGBT plan to reveal sexuality

A growing number of gay men and lesbians on the Chinese mainland plan to come out within five years, according to a survey released by WorkForLGBT, a nonprofit business network that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Chinese firm sends tortoise into space, nearly

A flying machine carrying a special "passenger" - a tortoise - reached an altitude of 12,000 meters on its maiden flight on Thursday night in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Endangered gazelle growing in numbers

There are now more than 1,400 Przewalski's gazelle, a species even more endangered than the giant panda, living around a lake in Northwest China's Qinghai province, its only habitat. According to a survey by Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve, there are 1,464 gazelle living around the lake, about 200 more than the number recorded last year.