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Schools provide a class act for success

2011-09-28 07:50

Both Ma and the school are a snapshot of education in Dongxiang. The county, with 284,000 residents - mostly Muslims - in Gansu province, is grappling to earn a "passport to progress" by prioritizing education.

Two subway trains collide in Shanghai

2011-09-27 16:55

A subway train rear-ended another Tuesday in Shanghai, leaving more than 270 passengers, including four foreigners, injured.

SW China city breeds 12 pandas this year

2011-09-27 15:20

The 12 newly-born panda cubs rest in a ward at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Sept 26, 2011.

The most beautiful teaching legacy

2011-09-27 13:21

Cao Zhao, 19, followed the career of his sister Cao Jin, a 22-year-old rural teacher of Wushan county who passed away on Aug 26 due to cancer.

Chinese Forbidden City exhibits open at Louvre

2011-09-27 11:38

About 130 artifacts from the Forbidden City, China's ancient imperial palace museum, started to greet the French public in the Louvre Museum on Monday in an exhibition that will run until Jan 9, 2012.

Boeing hands first 787 to ANA

2011-09-27 11:29

Boeing Co workers presented the company's first 787 Dreamliner in the pouring rain to All Nippon Airways on Monday, capping nearly a decade of development of the world's most advanced jetliner.

Rich realize value of giving for charity

2011-09-27 07:50

An audience of 6,000 was expected for the concert in Guizhou province, but more than 20,000 attended. The singer topping the bill was no rock star but 43-year-old businessman and high-profile philanthropist, Chen Guangbiao.