• Woman Completes First Half of Flight around World, Making Stop in Hometown

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  Chen Jingxian, 31, is a private airplane pilot. On September 6, Chen successfully landed in Chengdu, Sichuan province, marking the end of the first half of her flight around the world. Flying in a tiny single-engine piston airplane, Chen took off from Cleveland, Ohio on August 1 to begin her around-the-world journey.

• China concerned over downgrade of panda's conservation status

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  China's State Forestry Administration (SFA) said Monday that it was too early to downgrade the giant panda's conservation status after an international group reclassified it from an "endangered" to "vulnerable" species.

• Classic tales from East and West converge in lake extravaganza

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  State leaders and their spouses in Hangzhou for the G20 Summit enjoyed a feast for the eyes on Sunday night with a gala on the city's much-storied West Lake.

• 60 percent of Chinese women control family finances: report

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  Chinese women's financial power is growing with nearly 60 percent controlling and managing the family finances, a report said.

• Fu Yuanhui: I Will Not Join Showbiz

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  China's swimming sensation Fu Yuanhui has recently stated that she will not go into show business, after being thrust into the limelight at the 2016 Rio Olympics with her uninhibited remarks and zany expressions.

• Man gets tattoo in shape of scar to support son after surgery

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  While many use tattoo to cover their scars, a father in Chengdu went in other direction. He got a long scar tattooed on his chest, reported chengdu.cn on Saturday.

• Telecom fraud claims life of another student

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  Just five days after a college-bound student died of cardiac arrest after she was swindled by scammers, another student has died after falling victim to same telecom fraud.

• Nurse Uses Ear Stud to 'Save Life' in Tourist Spot

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  An off-duty nurse recently gave first aid, using nothing more than an ear stud, to "save" a male tourist who fainted from heatstroke when visiting the Great Wall in Beijing, according to reports.

• Student suffers fatal cardiac arrest after telephone scam

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  Xu Yuyu, a college-bound student, died after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest on Sunday after funds her family had raised for her tuition fees were swindled in a telephone scam.

• 109-Year-Old WWII Veteran Regains Lost Photo of Husband

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  109-year-old Zhou Xiulian looked closely at the photo of her 27-year-old husband, tears rolling down her cheeks.