• Violence, legislative inaction harming HK, leaders say

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  The escalating violence on Hong Kong's streets and filibustering in the legislature are bringing Hong Kong to a standstill and will destroy its competitiveness, city business leaders and political heavyweights cautioned.

• Woman Advocates Spirit, Dresses of Hui'an Women

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  Dazuo, a village in Hui'an County, in Southeast China's Fujian Province, is home to a special group of people — Hui'an women, who are known for their industriousness and unique clothing. Since 2008, Zeng Meixia, a Hui'an woman who lives in the village, has indulged her passion for advocating the spirit and traditional dresses of Hui'an women throughout the world.

• Missing children found safe in nearby village; 5,000 had been searching

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  Three children whose disappearance inspired a massive search were found safe in Changshan village on Friday morning, nearly 72 hours after they were last seen in Pujiang county, Zhejiang province.

• More youth involved in drug trade

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  The number of youths using illegal drugs increased last year, accounting for 62 percent of registered users nationwide, the 2015 China Drug Situation Report shows.

• Moms cry out for baby-care upgrade

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  Experts and the public have called for improved baby-care rooms, sparked by a celebrity's online account of her recent embarrassing experience.

• Legendary lane attracts thousands

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  Top official's visit and prime spot on New Year TV gala cements popularity and story of historic walkway

• Ties shine during Lunar New Year in US

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  Perhaps someday the growing camaraderie between China and the US over Lunar New Year could spill into the political arena.

• China's last gun-toting tribe

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  Some 2,500 residents of Basha Miao ethnic village in remote Congjiang County of southwest China's mountainous Guizhou Province continue to preserve the Miao people's traditional way of life passed down from generation to generation for more than 2,000 years.

• Two 'kissing' birds become unexpected online hit

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  Stealing the spotlight from Chinese celebrities showing off their love online on Valentine's Day, a photo of a gander "kissing" a goose went viral online and turned many Internet users into scriptwriters penning romantic stories about the two love birds.

• Chinese, US firms to jointly build large auto theme park in Northeast China

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  LOS ANGELES - A 500-acre automobile theme park is planned to be built in Northeast China's Liaoning Province jointly by Chinese and US firms.