• Govt office set up to protect juveniles

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  BEIJING - The Ministry of Civil Affairs has inaugurated a new office devoted to protecting minors, especially China's tens of millions of children "left behind" by their migrant worker parents.

• 'Mermaid' becomes first Chinese movie to swim past $460m mark

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  BEIJING- Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid," a comic love story and environmental parable, became the first Chinese movie to pass the 3 billion yuan ($460 million) ticket sales mark on late Friday, according to movie consulting firm EntGroup.

• Pregnancy Brings Hope after Tianjin Blasts

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  A woman who lost her 19-year-old son in the Tianjin warehouse explosion in August has conceived another child through in vitro fertilization.

• Russian Stewardess Shines on Hainan Airlines

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  It's been more than five years since Russian flight stewardess Bazhenova Evgenia, 31, joined Hainan Airlines Co, but to this day, she gets nervous recalling her first flight. "I could not sleep the night before."

• Chinese scientists create functional sperm from stem cells in lab

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  WASHINGTON - Scientists from China said Thursday they have finally succeeded in creating functioning sperm from mouse embryonic stem cells in the laboratory, a major scientific development that could some day lead to a treatment for male infertility in humans.

• Fewer Chinese seek work abroad

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  The global economic slowdown and improved personal incomes at home have led to a decline in the need and supply for Chinese workers overseas.

• 2nd-child plans vex female job seekers

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  Lin Xia, 29, quit her job after giving birth to her first child. She is now preparing to return to work. After several inquiries at a job fair, she found that the employers were concerned about whether she had plans for a second child.

• Chinese-American Youngster Wins Place at U.S. Naval Academy

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  A 17-year-old female Chinese-American student has recently gained a place at a prestigious U.S. institution that will prepare her for life as one of the country's high-ranking military officers.

• Woman in Shanghai Develops Self-made Air Purifier

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  Ni Huan, a woman in Shanghai, has created a self-made air purifier which can filter particle pollutants including PM2.5, the major cause of smog, in her home.

• Granny Returns to Her 20s

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  The elderly lady in her 80s was called upon by her granddaughter, photographer Xi Yu, to help with a recent photo project.