• Public to receive fresh injection of TCM knowledge

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  Merely 9 percent of Chinese aged 15 to 59 have basic ideas about how to preserve health through traditional Chinese medicine, a nationwide survey found, with those younger and better educated having a better understanding of the time-honored science.

• Ability in English no longer needed for promotion

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  A recent policy change by top authorities means that people seeking higher ranks in technical and professional fields will no longer need to pass an English language test as part of the promotion process.

• Public complaints about food, medicine increase in China

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  BEIJING - Public complaints about food and medicine hit 770,000 last year in China, an increase of 36.94 percent over the previous year, according to figures released by the complaint center of the China Food and Drug Administration on Thursday.

• Chinese-American Girl Returns to Look For Her Biological Parents

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  Yang Bing, whose English name is Erika Pioch, a Chinese-American girl who was adopted and brought to the U.S. 16 years ago, recently returned to China, hoping to find her biological parents.

• 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.

• G20 host city goes "spongy"

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  HANGZHOU - Hangzhou, the host city of this year's G20 summit, has launched a project to transform itself into a sponge, capable of soaking up rainwater and retaining it for future use.