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Homecoming dilemma for China's "home-fear tribe"

China kicked off its annual travel rush with hundreds of millions heading home to celebrate the new year, but an increasingly large number of Chinese are pondering whether or not to make the homecoming.

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Gaokao shake-up gives students choice of subjects

Students in central Beijing will soon be allowed choice in their subjects for the first time, under a scheme announced by the city's education commission on Thursday.

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Afghan soldiers to receive training in Pakistan

Afghan army soldiers will receive training in Pakistan for the first time in a sign of growing military-to-military contacts, the Afghan embassy said on Thursday.

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E-cigarette may impair immune responses: study

​E-cigarettes may compromise the immune system in the lungs and generate some of the same potentially dangerous chemicals found in traditional nicotine cigarettes, a new study in mice said Wednesday.

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Arts education in rural areas

"Left toes pointed back, arms raised to your sides, knees bent, bodies slightly forward."

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Cities' allure reassessed as rural-urban gap narrows

Many Chinese migrant laborers who left home to pursue their dreams in cities are anticipating that the rural-urban development gap is narrowing and returning to their hometowns in the countryside.

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Looking in the same direction: a Chinese couple explores the world

​After landing in Antarctica, Liang Hong put on a wedding dress watched by penguins.

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India's diplomatic balance conducive to world peace

​While a trace of excitement surrounding the recent high-profile trip to India by U.S. President Barack Obama still lingers, the Asian country's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has come here to convene with her Chinese and Russian counterparts on Monday.

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New round of peace talks on Ukraine crisis ends without deal

​The latest round of peace talks on Ukraine crisis on Saturday ended in the Belarusian capital of Minsk without an agreement.

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Nepali housewives suffer due to gas shortage

​Radhika Subedi, a 58 year-old housewife from Gathhaghar, has not cooked food in her kitchen for the past few days for lack of cooking gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

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Parents advised to properly medicate children

Industry experts are worried about the improper use of drugs for children at home, and advise parents to consult pediatricians in dosage to protect children from any risks.

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African countries vow to set up single African air transport market

​African transport ministers on Wednesday vowed to set up a single African air transport market by 2017.

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Chinese reflect on children's education after girl forces mom to abort

A woman aborted her second baby in central China's Hubei Province after her 13-year-old daughter threatened to commit suicide.

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Australian CEOs confident about 2015: survey

​Australia's top business leaders are more optimistic about business growth than their overseas counterparts and say they will hire more people in 2015, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

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Chinese "makers" turn fake products market into innovation base

Once a gray market notorious for selling copycat electronics, the Huaqiangbei mall in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, has become a paradise for innovators.

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Couples more likely to get healthy together: study

​Couples are more likely to quit smoking, exercise more or lose weight if they take up these healthy habits together, a new study suggested Monday.

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U.S. authority fines two stock exchanges over order type descriptions

​The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Monday that two stock exchanges formerly owned by Direct Edge Holdings have agreed to pay a 14- million-U.S.-dollar penalty to settle charges that their rules failed to accurately describe their order types.