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Businesses touting their products' magic in helping a woman win back the heart of an unfaithful partner are in for a shock - it won't work. Women hate betrayal the most and don't consider themselves subordinate to men. These are the findings of a major online survey on women's attitudes toward the media.

Findings from First Report on 'Comfort Women'

A group of Chinese researchers, seeking to shed light on the "comfort women" issue, gave their first report on Tuesday, the Beijing Times reported.

Mother's Water Cellar Benefits 1.3 Mln Chinese

Almost 1.3 million people have gained access to drinking water in the past seven years thanks to the Mother's Water Cellar national charity project.

Chinese, Russian Women to Meet at Cultural Week

Chinese and Russian women will gather at the fourth China-Russia Women's Culture Week from July 2to 8 in Moscow, a senior Chines female official told reporters on Friday.

Touch of Silk

A soft spot for colorful silk-spun flowers keeps 67-year-old Li Guiying young at heart. The craftswoman first learnt the art of ronghua and rongniao -- replica flowers and birds made from silk -- at age 17, when she went to work in Beijing Rongniao Factory.

Nude Women and Peking Opera: Pornography or Art?

A selection of photos taken 10 years ago about Peking Opera is now stirring a debate on the Internet. In these six black and white pictures, the female characters are naked.

A Real Tale of Rags to Riches

The public sanitation department of Zhuzhou in Hunan Province is just about the last place on earth one would expect to find a millionaire. Yet, toiling away in a road cleaning section, 53-year-old Ping far more than meets the eye.

Lonely Path to Abortion for Women

Nearly half of young women who called Shanghai's first pregnancy hotline go to hospital for an abortion by themselves without parental support, said officials in charge of the hotline on Sunday.

Jilin Gets Tough on Abortionists

Doctors in northeast China's Jilin Province who illegally perform gender testing on fetuses or sex-selective abortions will face dismissal under new measures aimed at controlling the province's rapidly growing gender imbalance.

Women, 104 and 99, Find the Sky's No Limit

A 104-year-old tea grower and her 99-year-old colleague from southwest Sichuan Province have been named the world's oldest hot-air balloonists.

Chinese WWII Nurse for 'Flying Tigers' Dies at 95

Rita Wong, a Chinese nurse who cared for injured members of a United States Air Force squadron known as the "Flying Tigers" during the Second World War, died at the age of 95 on Tuesday in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province.

More Women Suffer from HIV/AIDS in China

The ratio of men and women among newly reported HIV/AIDS cases in China has surged to 2:1, up from 5:1 in the 1990s, a senior official said on Monday.

Guangdong Gets Tough on Domestic Violence

Lawmakers in south China's Guangdong Province are deliberating a draft law on domestic violence and sexual harassment against women in an attempt to better protect their rights.

How Chinese Pink Collars Allot Their Earnings

Young career women use a quarter of their monthly earnings on beauty products, a recent survey shows. Each year, they spend three and a half months' salary on clothing. Half of them have credit cards, and one fourth of them overdraw these cards.

Women in Urban Cities at High Risk of Disease

A large-scale survey on the health conditions of women in Chinese cities was released on Sunday. The study shows over 90 percent of women have health problems, especially office workers.

China May Contribute to International Space Station: Expert

The 16th IAA Human in Space Symposium, held in Beijing May 21-24, was attended by specialists from around the world. China.org.cn had a special interview Thursday with France's first female astronaut Claudie Haignere, former minister for research and new technologies and a space medical expert.

Divorce Rate on the Up in 2006

2006 saw around 1.9 million Chinese couples separate, a seven percent increase or 128,000 couples than the year before, reported the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Xi'an Reaches out to Pregnant Girls with Center

A relief center for pregnant girls is to be built by the end of this month in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

Women's Life Expectancy Reaches 74: WHO Report

Life expectancy of the Chinese people rises a lot as the country's health conditions has been further improved, according to a recently released report by the World Health Organization (WHO).

More Than 38% of Chinese Officials Are Women

More than 15 million Chinese officials are women, accounting for 38.5 percent of the total, an official report said on Friday.

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