• 'Chinese Nightingale' Zhou Xiaoyan Passes Away at 99

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  Renowned Chinese singer and educator Zhou Xiaoyan passed away at 99 in a Shanghai hospital on the morning of March 4.

• Interpreter Shines at National Conference

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  Interpreter Yao Mengyao has recently become a hit after working at the press conference for the annual session of China's top advisory body on March 2.

• China's plan to raise retirement age meets mixed reactions

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  BEIJING-- For millions of Chinese, retirement is still a long while off, however, their concerns for it have arrived a lot sooner than expected.

• China shuts down 28,000 illegal websites in national crackdown

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  BEIJING -- Fifteen million illegal publications were confiscated and 28,000 websites deemed pornographic or featuring other illegal content were shut down in China in 2015.

• China marks World Wildlife Day with pledge of greater protection

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  China pledged to make more efforts to protect endangered wildlife to mark World Wildlife Day on Thursday. The State Forestry Administration will revise laws and regulations for the protection of wild animals, according to a statement released by the country's top forestry authority on Thursday.

• China High-Schoolers Carry Out Survey on Siblings' Feelings over '2nd-child'

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  A group of high school students in Shanghai conducted a survey over the recent holiday season, to find out how elder brothers and sisters feel about their parents having a "second child."

• Rising Chinese Singer Endorses Famous Japanese Guitar Brand

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  Kelly Yu Wenwen, a youthful, rising-star Chinese singer-songwriter, has uniquely become the first woman to gain a contract as a spokesperson for famous Japanese guitar brand Ibanez.

• Bright Spark Appointed Official of Shanghai Youth League

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  Shi Yichan, a 29-year-old woman devoted to voluntary services, was appointed as part-time vice-secretary of the Shanghai Youth League, a government-backed initiative for young people, on February 29.

• China's lunar probe sets record for longest stay

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  BEIJING - Chang'e-3, China's first lunar lander, has been operating on the moon for over two years, the longest time for an active probe, according to a Chinese scientist.

• Shanghai's economic transition leads to migrant exodus

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  Shanghai saw a decline in migrants in 2015, the first time in 15 years, according to a report published by the city's statistics authority.