Caretaker reluctant to let 'son' go

Zhu Zhenfeng saw his 8-year-old "son" Xiao Ao (assumed name) adopted by a family in the United States on Monday.

Couple's vineyard takes root in China's Bordeaux

In his vineyard along the foothills of the Helan Mountains, Frenchman Thierry Courtade is moving equipment with a forklift.

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Shandong

Infidelity was like a bolt of lightning

Li, a woman from Shanghai who preferred not to give her full name, has been married for 16 years. Last year, she discovered that her husband was having an affair.

You need to learn your partner's love language

Yang Yang, a Shanghai resident who had premarital counseling with her fiance in 2013

Good cop prepares to retire

Over the past 38 years, Wang Jianjun has pretended to be a beggar, a gambler and a hooligan, and has even learned to speak different dialects, leading to him being called an "Oscar-winning actor" for performances that have fooled many.

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Shaanxi

Helping hands wanted for the home

Finding qualified and dedicated domestic workers has been "extremely difficult" for Han Lu, an engineer at a State-owned company in Hubei's provincial capital Wuhan.

The 37-year-old has changed two nannies and been through

Domestic worker numbers to increase as nation ages

There are an estimated more than 20 million domestic workers in China, most of whom are women, according to a report published in June last year by the Department of Trade in Services and Commercial Services of the Ministry of Commerce and the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.

Demand rises for graduates

Domestic service majors from the first university in China to launch the course are so popular that many are approached by potential employers even before they graduate.

German couple help deaf-mute children

Husband, wife supporting handicapped people by employing them

Disabled man completes 2,800 km bike ride to Qomolangma

A one-legged man cycled 2,800 kilometers and crossed 21 mountains more than 3,000 meters high to reach the base camp on Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest in the West, at an altitude of 5,200 meters above sea level, said online portal zynews.