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Classical Chinese tests necessary

There has been a suggestion recently that tests in classical Chinese language are unnecessary.

Fund our intellectual development

Geniuses 'should not be tolerated'

You spoke the word of the wise

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Shi Yongxin

Saintly Sinner of Shaolin temple

All the drama about Obama

Three younglives riseabove death

A fight to the death

Shadow play in stardom

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Asia faces two economic challenges - IMF

Asia has rebounded fast from the depth of the global crisis. Initially, the region was hit extremely hard, with output in most countries shrinking by much more than even those nations at the epicenter of the crisis.

LETTERS

Make rural teaching an attractive job 2009-10-16 08:06:04

Action speaks louder than words 2009-10-15 07:53:23

Officials' blogs are not decorations 2009-10-14 07:59:19

Let it develop in its own way 2009-10-13 08:01:36

Why no Nobel for China's scientists? 2009-10-10 08:41:23

The richest that doesn't set foot in real estate 2009-10-09 08:09:22

This novel is a slow burner 2009-10-02 07:46:53

Walking a tightrope 2009-09-30 08:49:09

Gentle Blade a good example 2009-09-29 08:17:49

Dearth of migrant workers may be a good thing 2009-09-25 08:26:51

Mine owners in their own traps 2009-09-24 08:24:43

My humble thanks 2009-09-23 08:23:54

Unwise dicision 2009-09-22 08:24:25

Boundary of public power 2009-09-21 07:55:10

Openness of Chinese culture 2009-09-18 08:37:53

'Bu rang' isn't right! 2009-09-17 08:04:15

Tai Chi for the eyes 2009-09-16 08:03:09

Prevent tragedies from recurring 2009-09-15 07:54:22

Affordable housing not to be binned 2009-09-11 07:45:56

Purify Teacher's Day practices 2009-09-10 08:35:15

Labels won't suffice to check official car misuse 2009-09-09 07:53:17

More empathy for each other 2009-09-08 08:00:37

Help the second poor generation 2009-09-07 07:53:12

Best service that the Dalai could do 2009-09-04 07:54:06

Still waters run deep 2009-09-03 07:46:20

Incumbents elect their own sons to be officials 2009-09-02 08:34:20

Why make things so difficult? 2009-09-01 07:53:14

Statistics make NBS chief blush 2009-08-31 07:44:12

Teachers in a tight situation 2009-08-28 08:00:46

A generation of mortgage slaves 2009-08-27 07:50:29