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  • Security classes tap mystique of VIP bodyguards

    2011-08-31 07:58

    This summer Yang Xu, an arts major from Zhejiang province, was able to fulfill his dream and become a bodyguard after he completed his 28-day training with Tianjiao Special Consultancy Company.

  • Hold the line to be trendy and reduce radiation

    2011-08-31 07:35

    man makes a call with a telephone receiver connected to his mobile phone in downtown Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, on Monday.

  • Beijing to invest $1.25b to block sand

    2011-08-29 13:04

    Beijing municipality will spend another 8 billion yuan ($1.25 billion) in next four years on forests in Hebei province, in a bid to block sand blown by wind and protect the capital's water source, the Beijing News reported Monday.

  • Beijing cracks down on illegal motorbikes

    2011-08-26 16:20

    Since the crackdown on unlicensed vehicles, Beijing has seized 10,700 motor bikes and 7,300 automobiles, and has detained 982 people for running unlicensed transport businesses.

  • Villagers now warming to sustainable forestry

    2011-08-24 08:29

    53-year-old Liu Xiuying is looking forward to an easier winter this year thanks to a grant that helped improve the energy efficiency of her rural suburban home.

  • Expert says renovations damage artifact

    2011-08-23 10:59

    Culture officials have started investigating complaints that renovations have damaged an ancient compound containing a restaurant and club that had once belonged to a famous comedian.

  • Brands take a stand

    2011-08-20 14:03

    Time-honored brands from across China have gathered in the capital for an exhibition to promote their products.

  • College offers subsidies to disadvantaged students

    2011-08-19 08:39

    To help rural youngsters hampered by financial difficulties, Tsinghua University assigned staff members to collect information on potential university students through the media and the Internet.

  • Children get help to return to class

    2011-08-19 08:24

    Public schools are opening their doors to thousands of pupils left stranded by the latest campaign to close unsafe and unlicensed classrooms.

  • Donation offers hope for toddler

    2011-08-17 08:33

    Thanks to a public donation, a toddler suffering from a severe type of anemia will undergo cell-transplant surgery next week in Beijing.

  • China World Hotel, Beijing offers Oktoberfest indulgence

    2011-08-29 17:27

    China World Hotel, Beijing will present Oktoberfest from Oct 7 to 16. The 10-day festival pays tribute to German Weihenstephan beer.

  • Beijing's stranded students still wait

    2011-08-17 08:23

    The 1,400 pupils of Hongxing Zidi Primary School in Beijing have been struggling to find a classroom to take them in since bulldozers tore down their old one on Aug 9.

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