• Female Cop Fighting China's Drug Traffickers

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  To most people who meet her Li Xiaoyan is just like any normal Chinese woman. After washing herself and putting on light makeup, she walks around the city center, strolling from one shop to another. She stops briefly, to take a selfie with a smile.

• City government considers relocating China's first public zoo

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  Parts of the 110-year-old Beijing Zoo may be relocated to improve the living conditions of the animals and ease traffic jams for visitors, an official said.

• Software-makers Claim App Can Make Walking at Night Safer for Women

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  A mobile app called Papa has recently emerged, designed to protect women who walk alone at night by offering user-friendly GPS tracking and alarm functions.

• Super Senior Celebrates Her 110th Birthday in SW China

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  Zhong Shizhao, a woman who lives in a rural part of southwest China's Sichuan Province, celebrated her 110th birthday on March 26, arousing widespread interest in her great age.

• City asks public to choose eco-burials

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  Beijing will promote smaller tombs and ecologically friendly burials as it tries to persuade people to stop renting big tombs for the deceased, officials said.

• New race series aims to promote cycling for pleasure

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  Inspired by a growing enthusiasm for fitness among Chinese people, Internet-based company Le Sports announced on Wednesday the launch of a road cycling series in nine major Chinese cities.

• Former inmate's success story to be shared with other prisoners

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  A Chinese NGO is sharing the story of an entrepreneurial ex-convict with inmates at 681 prisons around the country in the hopes that it will help them turn their lives around.

• Shanghai park triggers huge Disney rush

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  Enthusiastic customers snapped up the first batch of tickets in just five minutes on Monday for the opening day of the Shanghai Disneyland park on June 16, temporarily crashing the official website.

• Mom Keeps Autistic Son Company at School

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  Pang Zhihua, a 55-year-old mother in southwest China's Sichuan Province, has been living a unique lifestyle for the past several years – spending each day together with her son Bao Han, who suffers from autism, and accompanying him to lessons.

• Chinese Police Promote Safety Tips via 'A4 Paper Challenge'

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  Police from Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, have joined in the latest social media craze, dubbed the "A4 Waist Challenge", to raise safety awareness among members of the public.