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Corruption, crowds, chaos … which are the world's worst airports?

Airports are often the gateway into a country, and some are better than others. Travel experts tell us where they’ve had some of their worst times – and some of their best

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Not everyone is happy that Tu won a Nobel Prize

Not everyone is happy that Tu won a Nobel Prize

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Giving China's orphans a chance at life

​Chen Fang gets up at 5 a.m. and rides her electric bicycle for 40 minutes to a villa in Beijing's northeastern suburbs.

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6 things to do in a terror attack: Advice from experts

What should you do if you get caught in a situation like that which took place in Paris last week? Here are some tips from security experts who spoke to the BBC.

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Desperation, money drive patients abroad

​Among the excited shopaholics and selfie-takers among China's outbound travelers is another group - more serious and usually carrying their medical records.

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China's young return to traditional roots

​Dressed in the style of the Han Dynasty that ruled China 1,800 years ago, 6-year-old Chen Quanjin is chanting ancient Chinese classics with several other children about the same age as their heads sway from side to side.

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Surfing in the air

​Are you bored with long flight without access to the Internet? This may soon be history as Chinese airlines take steps to boost their inflight Wi-Fi networks.

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Courageous scholars at the heart of China's wartime education

​Hu Bangding was lucky that Japanese planes didn't drop bombs during his entrance exam 73 years ago.

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Portuguese IT engineer quits city life to promote "green" modular homes

From a distance, Jose Caramelo's automatic mobile home, situated in a remote rural area in southern Portugal, looks just like a white shipping container.

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China Exclusive: China's "sky eyes" help protect world heritage Angkor Wat

Think heritage protection, and the restoration and conservation of historic sites comes to mind. Crowd control and on-site monitoring to limit visitor numbers are also common measures.

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China issues report on U.S. human rights

​China published a report on the United States' human rights situation on Friday.

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China issues report on U.S. human rights

China published a report on the United States' human rights situation on Friday.

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S. Africa witnesses sharp rise in social protests, report says

​There has been a 96 percent increase in social protests in South Africa since 2010, a report by a Britain-based think tank has shown.

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Washing away soil erosion worries

​Thirty-eight years ago, torrential rain swept masses of soil and sand from the bare hills above Lan Linjin's new house, destroying the building and throwing his family into destitution.

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China's war against cancer

​A five-storey gray building within the southeast corner of Beijing's Second Ring Road is one of the city's burgeoning "cancer hotels".

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China's war against cancer

​A five-storey gray building within the southeast corner of Beijing's Second Ring Road is one of the city's burgeoning "cancer hotels".

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Cloisonne, made in China with pride

​The "Made in China" label is seen on clothes and electrical appliances as somehow meaning an acceptable price and barely satisfactory qualify.