Foreign entrepreneurs looking to take advantage of China's economic growth may find that the odds are not always stacked in their favor.
If anyone has a problem in Machang, a village in the northeastern city of Changchun in Jilin province, they all know immediately what to do: Go see Li Hualiang.
When Li Bin told his parents in the mid-1990s that he wanted to be a train driver, they attempted to stop him in his tracks.
Xie Junying's job pays her according to the size of a wardrobe. She is a "wardrobe master", which means every day she reorganizes her customers' closets, throwing away unsuitable clothes and giving fashion advice.
Four more cities have been added to the list of national self-independent innovation demonstration zones by the State Council, China's Cabinet, in a move to further promote innovation-driven development.
Over the past week, several ministries, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, have publicized figures that related to the Spring Festival holiday, environmental protection, and responded to a number of questions.
'My dream is to be a soldier guarding the country," said 13-year-old Yongzhi proudly. Sadly, his dream may never come true because a hereditary limb condition means he is unlikely to grow as tall as his peers.
A charity in a northeastern suburb of Beijing which uses an inclusive approach to prepare orphans with congenital disabilities for adoption said the practice has begun to reap sustainable rewards.
Wang Huajun, a taxi driver from Yichang, Hubei province, has been on call for a special passenger for 18 years, and drives her anywhere she needs to go.
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