• School Teacher Retires after 30 Yrs Dedicated to Rural Students

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  A hardworking teacher, Zhao Xinzheng, 60, who has been employed at a school in an underprivileged rural village in northwest China's Shaanxi Province for nearly 30 years, recently announced his intention to retire.

• Half of farmers not interested in migrating to urban areas

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  Fifty percent of farmers responding to a survey said they have no plans to move to towns and settle down in urban areas, reported 21cn.com on Thursday.

• Uni Students' Fan Pics of Popular TV Drama Go Viral Online

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  Photos made by undergrads at Neijiang Normal University, southwest China's Sichuan Province, recently became a hit on the internet, after they recreated scenes from a popular South Korean military drama-of-the-moment Descents of the Sun.

• Woman's claim of assault at hotel triggers outrage

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  An online post in which a woman claimed she was assaulted at a four-star Beijing hotel while staff turned a blind eye has triggered public anger and calls for more protection of women.

• Unclaimed bodies clog morgues, cost money

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  A lack of regulations relating to the disposal of corpses that are unclaimed or caught up in legal disputes has left morgues clogged with bodies, some of which have been in cold storage for decades.

• Crazy in love? Not China's college students!

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  BEIJING - Students at Tianjin University can now enroll in courses in what is possibly the most difficult subject of all - love.

• Wheelchair-Bound Woman Chases Dreams 'Above'

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  Li Yujie, 26, a woman who survived a serious disease and paralysis in her childhood, has recently flourished as a writer, and now travels the country giving back to others as an inspiring public speaker.

• Woman uses microblog to 'talk' to her dead mother

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  "Mom, I dreamed about you all night. I dreamt that you had come back to me, but I know you are gone..." says a post-80s girl named Lulu in a Sina Weibo post.

• 10 Beijing streets designated off-limits to electric bicycles

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  Riders of two-wheeled electric bicycles in Beijing risk having to fork out 20 yuan ($3) if they ride on one of the 10 streets prohibited by a new traffic rule, which takes effect on Monday.

• Research due on anti-pollutant role of China's forests

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  National research on the role of forests in controlling PM2.5 and other air pollutants is expected to conclude next year.