Blogger 'English useless' post starts war of words
A Chinese blogger's post "English for most Chinese is a rubbish skill" on Monday sparked a row on social media.
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Marriage rate in China hits lowest on record
A major reason for the declining marriage rate is the shift towards people marrying later, according to Shi Zhilei, a director with the Population and Health Research Center at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.
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Survey: Workdays get longer as overall population ages in Beijing
The average number of working hours in Beijing has continued to grow, according to a recent report.
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Chinese fiction contributes to record sales figure in the UK
UK readers set a new record in translated fiction sales in 2018, with Chinese science-fiction and fantasy novels contributing to the surge.
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China's catering industry exceeds 4 trln yuan in 2018
China's food and beverage (F&B) industry posted a record high of 4.27 trillion yuan (636 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue in 2018, the China Cuisine Association said Sunday.
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China launches new stem cell clinic programs
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Sunday announced the launches of three stem cell clinic research programs to treat severe eye and gynecological diseases.
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Palace Museum to get 5G technology
When visitors to the gigantic Palace Museum complex in Beijing feel a need to sit down for a cup of tea or find a bathroom without a long line, they soon will be able to turn to their smartphones for the information they need.
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Students sue over admissions fraud
The biggest college admission scam ever prosecuted in the US has prompted widespread concern over fairness in the admissions process, led to swift fallout for defendants, as well as litigation accusing wealthy parents and elite schools of “rigging” the education system.
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Boeing should realize safety is not empty talk
Following the similar crashes of two Boeing 737 Max 8 planes, a Lion Air flight last October and an Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed earlier this month, leading to 189 and 157 deaths respectively, Boeing issued a statement declaring that safety was the company's number one priority, and the plane manufacturer had full confidence in the safety of the 737 MAX.
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Mosque shooter a white nationalist seeking revenge
The gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings in New Zealand that left 49 people dead on Friday tried to make a few things clear in the manifesto he left behind: He is a 28-year-old Australian white nationalist who hates immigrants.
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