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40 Years On

Writer sees libraries as key to cultural development

[2018-03-29 07:24]

For the past 17 years, Ma Huijuan's biggest pleasure has been immersing herself in reading. But borrowing books can be even harder than borrowing money in her home in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region.

Workshop urges action to protect critically endangered duck

[2018-03-29 07:24]

Few people have heard of the Baer's pochard, a duck that at first glance resembles the mallards readily seen around Beijing.

Around China

[2018-03-29 07:24]

Guangdong

Burial trend in China is moving against tradition

[2018-03-28 08:19]

Gao Yihuan is only 27 but she's already decided how she wants to be buried after she dies.

Innovative robot learns how to walk

[2018-03-28 08:19]

Forget about the robot soldiers marching through the human world in sci-fi movies. Two-legged robots in reality are mostly able to take only short steps and they're prone to falls.

Railway envisioned linking Xiongan to western neighbor

[2018-03-28 08:19]

A high-speed railway will be built from Xiongan New Area, in North China's Hebei province, to Xinzhou in neighboring Shanxi province, according to the Shanxi government.

With gravity waves, every second makes a difference

[2018-03-28 08:19]

When a gravitational wave reaches Earth, every second counts. So data processing speed is crucial when it comes to how much astronomers can learn from these space-time ripples.

MAKERS OF LUCRATIVE TCM CAST NET WIDER FOR FUTURE SUCCESS

[2018-03-28 08:19]

In recent years, traditional Chinese medicine has become a global phenomenon as a growing number of people in the West investigate the use of age-old remedies to treat modern ailments.

Experts cast doubts on product's beneficial effects

[2018-03-28 08:19]

During last month's Spring Festival holiday, a post on the micro blog of the National Health and Family Planning Commission advised the public not to purchase ejiao, stating that the gelatin product made from boiled donkey hides was "not as nutritious as chicken eggs for the human body".

Hawking's death puts ALS patients in spotlight

[2018-03-27 07:37]

Public awareness of the rare disease, known as 'gradual freezing', is growing in China, as Zhang Yi reports.The recent death of Stephen Hawking from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis had great resonance in China.

This illness shows me how precious life is

[2018-03-27 07:37]

Pang Jihong, 47, from Shandong province, cares for her 46-year-old husband, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Guidelines show continued progress

[2018-03-27 07:37]

The State Council's plan for setting up regulations and submitting them for legislation this year has reflected China's progress in reform and opening up as well as its progress on policy transparency and consistency, experts said.

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