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Here in China the housing maintenance fund is also known as the pension for apartments. Apparently, the fund is to be used for the maintenance and repair of property. However, applying to use the money is an extremely difficulty process. Li Dong has

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The Easter bunny has arrived, chocolate Easter eggs are in the shops, the daffodils are out, and the weather is getting better! Easter is a great time of year, but what are its origins? Originally Easter was called Pascha after the Hebrew word for Pa

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Working Shifts Can Harm Women's Fertility

Schools in north China's Shanxi Province have been banned from organizing overseas study tours for profit after a plane crash killed two Chinese girls in San Francisco. The provincial education department announced the ban in a statement issued on Tu

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