Several ministry-level departments, including those for human resources and social security, civil affairs, and finance, have responded recently to issues of public concern.
In a scene from the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, the arrogant and awkward physics prodigy Sheldon Cooper asks a class of doctoral candidates at the California Institute of Technology if they are familiar with the concept of topological insulators.
Xue Qikun, vice-president of Tsinghua University and winner of first prize in the State Natural Science Award
In a career that has taken her from ordinary worker to lawmaker and now deputy head of a trade union, ex-farmer Hu Xiaoyan has seen migrant workers gain a stronger voice in Chinese society.
Liu Pushun's childhood passion for stargazing began with him counting stars in his courtyard, has evolved into a lucrative business.
Temples, memorial archways and ancient gray houses are attracting tourists to the historic district of Nanning, the bustling capital of southern China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, thanks to months of renovation.
Two thousand years ago, privileged Chinese, such as aristocrats or superrich businesspeople, could expect a lot upon their deaths.
Ye Jing, a 26-year-old investment manager from Beijing, has been busy nianhuo shopping - purchases made specially to mark the upcoming Spring Festival.
Chinese across the world will celebrate the Year of the Pig on Tuesday.
On Monday, Saudi Arabia launched a national industrial development and logistics program, hoping to attract more than $426 billion in investment by 2030 in order to diversify its economy. As part of "Vision 2030", the program is aimed at building the Middle East country into a leading industrial power and logistics hub in the world, by promoting industrial upgrading and integrated development of the industrial, mining, energy and logistics sectors.
Duke University used to be a dream school for many Chinese students. Not anymore, after Megan Neely, an assistant professor, sent an email to all first-and second-year biostatistics graduate students recently telling them to "commit to using English 100 percent of the time".
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