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40 Years On

Parental hopefuls seek fertile ground overseas

[2018-08-03 07:54]

The easing of China's family planning policy was a boon for Zhang Yinhe and his wife Xu Mengsha, who had decided to freeze an embryo for use during in vitro fertilization in the hope of having a second child someday.

Fear of loneliness prompts second-child birth boom

[2018-08-03 07:54]

Despite the extra financial pressure of raising a second child, Dai Shujuan and her husband wanted another baby so their firstborn would have a sibling to share life's joys and difficulties.

Cyclist completes his cleanup marathon on Tibetan highway

[2018-08-03 07:54]

Lin Peng spent three months riding his secondhand tricycle and picking up trash on the way

Helicopter company gives impoverished students wings

[2018-08-03 07:54]

Chenre Yeshe, 21, is one of nine children from a herder's family in Damshung county in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region. Her new job as a helicopter pilot makes her hometown proud.

Former world champion wrestler adjusts to office life in Lhasa

[2018-08-03 07:54]

Even though she can see the Potala Palace and a sports field from her Lhasa office window, former world champion wrestler Sherab Drolma admits to doubts over the past year about whether she is cut out for office work.

Hong Kong taps into the kindness of strangers

[2018-08-02 07:26]

Xie Yujie stood looking over the land that was home to his ancestors for 350 years. The 65-year-old has often returned to this spot in the decade or so since he and his neighbors were relocated to safeguard the purity of the Dongjiang River, which supplies up to 80 percent of Hong Kong's fresh water.

HONG KONG'S CHANGING ROLE IN CHINA'S TRANSFORMATION

[2018-08-02 07:26]

Editor's note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of China's reform and opening-up policy. China Daily talks to people who have experienced or witnessed the important drive.

Firefighters battling PTSD alone and in silence

[2018-08-01 07:52]

Every time he returns to base after a mission, firefighter Wu Yadong throws away his used gloves and tries to forget what he has seen.

I panicked when I attended my first fire

[2018-08-01 07:52]

Guo Wang, a novice firefighter with the Wangjing Fire Department in Beijing.

Zhengzhou zookeepers teach star elephant overcome disability

[2018-08-01 07:52]

Babu had one-third of his trunk amputated after an accident 22 years ago

Entrepreneur keeps love of reading afloat

[2018-08-01 07:52]

Three boats linked by ropes and docked off the coast of Sanya, Hainan province, are loaded not with nets, tackle or flopping fish - but instead are filled to the gills with books.

PhD student wins online fans with science humor

[2018-08-01 07:52]

The conservative image of chemical engineering PhD candidates at prestigious Chinese universities has been upended by the whimsical inventions and humor of Bi Xiaotian, a 25-year-old student at Beijing's Tsinghua University.

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