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About 160 million Chinese suffer from high blood fat which can be fatal, medical experts warned yesterday during the launch of a health project.

Retired Teacher Saves Dozens from Flood

Quick thinking by a 55-year-old retired primary school teacher saved a crowd of people stranded on a roof in flooded Huilongba Town in Chongqing.

Breastfeeding Rate Falling Short of Target

Human beings are mammals, characterized by milk-producing organs in the female for nourishing the young. However, some mothers have abandoned the natural way in favor of infant formula to feed their newborns.

Is It a Prison or a Campus?

Zhengzhou Women's Prison in the Henan provincial capital puts a rose on every bedside in its cells.

Domestic Violence in Spotlight

The Ministry of Public Security confirmed yesterday that police will handle cases of domestic violence differently to regular family disputes.

Zhejiang Passes Amendment to Sexual Harassment Law

A risque joke, a suggestive text message, a naughty email. Any one of these could end up landing an amorous male in east China's Zhejiang Province in court if the object of his affections takes offence.

Teen Pregnancies on Rise During Summer Break

More teenage girls have been calling Shanghai's only accidental pregnancy hotline since the summer vacation started.

Fragile Volleyballer's Return Postponed

Universities in Xinjiang Have More Girls than Boys

The number of girls in colleges and universities in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has exceeded that of boys for the first time in history, education officials said.

Chinese Studies, a Sought-After Major

A notebook in hand, Mary Lepneva wrote down all the Chinese phrases that were new to her, while working as a volunteer for the Fourth China-Russia Women's Cultural Week.

85% Chinese Concerned by Gender Imbalance: Survey

Eighty-five percent of Chinese people are perturbed by the mounting gender imbalance in the country, according to a poll by the China Youth Daily and QTick.com.

Women More Active to Become Volunteers for Games

City volunteers for the Beijing Olympic Games see more women applicants after the recruitment went on for a month, said the Games organizers' official website on Tuesday.

Fighting Family Violence for Gender Equality

In the past 15 months, the Xuzhou Anti-Domestic Violence Shelter has received 196 woman victims, and the employees have helped four of them find jobs and start a new life in another city.

Right Moves on Abuse

Several government social relief shelters in east China have been stepping outside their traditional jurisdictions to help victims - most of them women - escape domestic violence and start life anew.

A New Line of Business for Women

The city of Shanghai yesterday launched a new business-building consultation hotline for women.

HIV/AIDS Campaign Targets Yunnan Women

A HIV/AIDS prevention campaign targeting women has begun in Kunming, capital of southwestern Yunnan Province, the China News Service reported.

Change to Divorce Law Sparks Debate

A new effort to better protect the rights and interests of women has raised concerns about gender equality in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen.

A Budding Mom's Highs and Lows

Heavily pregnant Chongqing policewoman Liu Liu leaves office for a yoga institute nearby. Although Liu's husband offers her a lift, the 30-year-old insists on getting there by foot. After changing, she strokes her ball-like belly tenderly, saying: "Hi, my little baby, let's do yoga together."

Training Program to Benefit Female Migrant Workers

An EU-funded training program for female migrant workers launched in Beijing on Thursday, aiming to expand their knowledge, enhance their law awareness, improve their ability to live in the city, and solve the problems they may encounter.

Training Program to Benefit Female Migrant Workers

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