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Job target reached ahead of schedule

Baby sitter held for abuse

A baby sitter who allegedly struck a baby multiple times in an elevator in Zhengzhou, Henan province, has been detained after a video of the assault aroused public outrage during the past week, local police said over the weekend.

Water quality improvements visible with river chief system

China's river chief system - in which government officials are assigned to take charge of protecting waterways in their area - is steadily being rolled out nationwide as part of a broad effort to prevent pollution.

What they say

A lot of the infrastructure in China is really up-to-date, so in that sense it's quite modern and safe. It doesn't seem to have any problems with drugs, drunkenness, street violence or anything like that. I feel quite safe here. If I have been on a night out, I will quite happily walk around until I find a taxi.

Efforts continue to save endangered chinese alligators

On November 27, about 10,000 Chinese alligators were moved from outdoor feeding pools to their winter home at the National Chinese Alligator Natural Reserve in Xuancheng, a city in the eastern province of Anhui.

Misconceptions make life dangerous for China's mlld-mannered reptiles

Last year, three men in Wuhu, a city in the eastern province of Anhui, were given suspended prison sentences for killing a Chinese alligator.

Artist couple build bridges between China and Russia

Vladimir Ganin, a 49-year-old Russian oil painter, and his violinist wife, Anna, have dedicated 15 years to teaching art education at the Hunan Institute of Science and Technology in Yueyang, Hunan province, witnessing China's development in the arts.

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Beijing Declaration

Forum highlights nation's contribution to human rights

China and South-South cooperation have made significant, substantial contribution to the development of global human rights undertakings in recent years, said an official from Guyana at the two-day South-South Human Rights Forum in Beijing that concluded on Friday.

China praised for leading South-South cooperation

The idea of "building a community of shared future for mankind", first floated by President Xi Jinping in 2013, is highly consistent with the UN Charter and will serve as a bedrock of global efforts to safeguard human rights, said human rights officials and scholars at a two-day conference in Beijing that concluded on Friday.

Writing a New Chapter of International Human Rights Exchanges and Cooperation

Editor's note: With the convening of the South-South Human Rights Forum in Beijing on Thursday, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Li Baodong expounds on China's international exchanges and cooperation on human rights.