Topic1 6-Days off in Beijing During APECHere is some good news for Beijingers. Government employees and students in the capital will enjoy a six-day holiday as the city hosts this year's APEC, or Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit. Is

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Topic1 Congratulations to the son-in law of our school!A middle school in An'hui Province posted some brief words of congratulation in their campus to Eric Betzig, the American scientist who won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and called him the s

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Topic1 Mask show at Beijing Marathon prompts calls for smog warning systemBeijing's annual international marathon has been held as scheduled over the weekend, despite the city being engulfed by heavy smog, which saw a great number of runners wearing

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Topic1 More space sought for cyclists, pedestriansMonday marked China's Car-Free Day. Chinese cities are asked to provide more public space for cyclists and pedestrians amidst a growing number of automobiles on the road. China's top urban planning au

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Topic1 Weird English names Chinese people give themselvesThe Washington Post has carried an opinion piece on its website saying the adoption of unconventional English names in China and other parts of East Asia is the source of perennial fascination

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Topic1 Pension replacement rate lowChina is getting older year by year since 2000. As we enter an ageing society, do today's retirees have sufficient income to meet their needs? And will you and I have the appropriate pension to maintain our current

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Topic1 Foreign TV shows online will need permitsChina's TV watchdog has released tougher regulations for foreign TV shows available on online streaming sites, raising concerns among Chinese fans and the online video industry. The regulations, release

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Topic1 Chinese Food in Japan Safer Than Japanese Food, Says Japanese WriterIn many Japanese people's opinion, Chinese foods are always paired with words such as polluted and dangerous. However, recently an economic writer named Tachibana Akir puts fo

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Topic1 Most seniors in Beijing exclude in-laws from willsNearly 7,000 elderly citizens in Beijing have registered their last wills and testaments at a welfare center since last March. According to the China Will Register Center, nearly all of them ex

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Topic1 Shanghai adults better at English than their Hong Kong counterpartsThree major cities on the Chinese mainland have outpaced Hong Kong for the first time in this year's English proficiency index or EPI, published by English First (EF), a global

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Topic1 Domestic violence draft law in worksChina has defined the scope of domestic abuse for the first time in a draft domestic violence law published on Tuesday, after years of calls for such legislation. Legislators have been submitting proposals t

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Topic1 World Aids Day 2014Today marks the World AIDS Day. In China, there has been an obvious increase in the number of HIV carriers and AIDS patients. According to the National Health and Family Planning Commission, the number of people living with

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Topic1 Family size violation fees to stayChina's top family planning authority says it will continue charging social maintenance fees for family planning policy violations, although some experts say the 12-year-old fee is outdated and should be aboli

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Topic1 Online bankChina's Tencent Holdings has been given the green light to start operation of its private bank, Webank. Also known as Shenzhen Qianhai Weizhong Bank, Webank is the first one among five private banks that had been approved by China B

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Topic1 College entrance exam reform to take focus off score resultsThe Education Ministry has taken a critical step in its initiative to reform the college entrance exam system, aiming to reverse exam-oriented education to cultivate better talent. Ac

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Topic1 HIV-carrier boy was expelled by villagersMore than 200 villagers in Xichong County, Sichuan Province signed a petition to cast an 8-year-old boy with HIV out of the village, which triggered uproar on the Internet. Villagers are afraid that the

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Topic 1-Teacher Exit Mechanism to be Implemented in Primary and Secondary Schools Being a teacher used to be like holding an iron rice bowl, meaning its a job for life, regardless of performance. But this may no longer be the case, as starting from t

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Topic1-Reform of Urban Management SystemThe central government has published a guide line on the reform of the urban management system recently. It seeks to provide solution to the problem of harsh law enforcement action taken by the urban management

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Topic1-How Liberal Arts Classes are Helping Students Go Global The enthusiasm for Chinese students to study overseas sees no sign of waning. More students are taking note that a well-rounded education including a firm footing in the humanities is ess

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Topic1-Government Budget Report Hard to Comprehend Is the notion The government budget report is so hard to understand true? Some officials claim financial budgeting is a very specialized and professional process, which requires expertise to understa

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