Working together to curb pollution

Hebei province has received huge amounts of financial support from Beijing and Tianjin municipalities to curb its levels of air pollution during the past two years.

Hospitals look to reverse male nurse shortfall

Traditional views and prejudice are discouraging men from entering the nursing profession. Zhu Lixin reports from Hefei.

'I rarely have contact with my female colleagues'

Yang Bin, a male nurse in Hefei

A common goal achieved by stealth

A group of male nurses found it so difficult to win the support of their prospective parents-in-law that they resorted to tricks to gain their approval.

She really loves those tiger feet

For centuries, children in North China wore tiger-head shoes - so named because of the toe cap that resembles the head of a big cat.

Artist with hearing loss teaches disabled children

Chen Hongxi has been teaching art since 2011. But at the Anxiang Special Education School in Anxiang county, Hunan province, the typical becomes atypical.

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Japan urged to deal with Fukushima-affected food

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has urged the Japanese government to take more effective measures to handle the environmental aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and disclose information to ensure marine environmental safety and the safety of people in other countries.

Sino-German ties touted via soccer

A delegation of 15 mayors from German towns and cities played two soccer matches with local teams in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Wednesday and Thursday.

Amateur runners may get shot at 2020 Olympic glory

Riding on the popularity of marathons in China, the sport's national governing body announced on Thursday that it will allow amateurs the opportunity to compete for a place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Going sleepless in Shanghai

People in Shanghai and Guangzhou have the most trouble sleeping, according to an online survey released on Thursday.

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