Uyghur Woman, 106, Realizes Dream of Visiting Capital

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A 106-year-old Uyghur woman, Gulaiwaier Maimaitimin, from northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region paid a visit to Beijing recently, realizing her decades-long travel dream.

'Single dogs' facing an age of abuse

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The easing of China's family planning policy marks a turnaround for the fate of one particular demographic - singles of marriageable age are no longer rewarded for staying put at that status. The pressures to tie the knot are now official and the foreseeable future may bring worse news, such as the so-called "singles tax" as adopted in South Korea.

Netizen backlash 'ugly' Spring Festival Gala mascot

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Big chill on the way

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Many parts of China are forecast to experience their lowest temperatures in decades over the weekend, with heavy snowstorms expected to persist in eastern and central areas.

Smog alerts promote online education

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A literature teacher plays guitar to help his students better understand the rhythm of poems through an online education system at Jingshan School in Beijing on Monday.

New law to stamp out domestic violence

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Courts would be required to hear requests for protection by victims of domestic violence and to make a determination within 48 hours, under China's first draft law covering domestic violence.

Smoking rate holds steady despite reduction efforts

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The Chinese Adult Tobacco Use Survey 2015 by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, found that 27 percent of adults smoked in 2010, the same as now, but the absolute number of smokers has climbed. The total smoking population in China is now 316 million, up 15 million since 2010.

Parents try to clear air for children at Beijing schools

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Students at Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Shiyan School attend a physical education class in a plastic dome that shuts out dirty air.

Innocent man who spent 11 years on death row gets compensation

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A man condemned to death three times for murder and who spent 11 years on death row before being cleared has been awarded 1.27 million yuan ($196,000) in compensation.

How Baoding city in Hebei copes with month-long alert for smog

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When a red alert, the highest-level warning, is issued for smog in northern China, vehicle traffic is cut by half, factories are ordered to suspend production and schools close. Zheng Jinran and Zhang Yu visited Baoding, a city in Hebei province, whose 11 million-plus residents have been living under a month-long red alert for smog.