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Author offers tips for relaxing on the job

World
2009-11-9

NEVER mind the recession. Workers can still find ways to do less and get away with it, says the author of a tongue-in-cheek look at the workplace, "How to Relax Without Getting the Axe." The secret is learning...

China's lakes shrink as drought crisis continues

National
2009-11-5

CHINA'S second-largest freshwater lake, Dongting, had shrunk in area by more than half in just a month, a meteorologist said yesterday. The water area of the lake, spanning the central provinces of Hubei and Hunan,...

Mom's jogging a lifesaver for son

National
2009-11-5

A WOMAN in central China's Hubei Province who walked 10 kilometers a day to make sure her liver was healthy enough for a transplant to her son has undergone a donation operation, the Wuhan Evening News reported yesterday. ...

Throngs mourn 3 heroes of river rescue

National
2009-10-29

A GRAND memorial service was held yesterday in central China's Hubei Province to honor three college students who died rescuing two children from the Yangtze River on October 24. Thousands holding chrysanthemum...

Liver-miracle mother prepared for donation

National
2009-10-28

A MOTHER, 55, in central China's Hubei Province has walked 10 kilometers every day for seven months, lost weight and eradicated her fatty liver so she can donate part of the organ to her son. It was almost impossible...

AI may increase rare sturgeon

National
2009-10-26

CHINESE fisheries scientists remain cautiously optimistic about the fate of the rare Chinese sturgeon, which has been successfully bred using artificial insemination. "The initial success of the artificial propagation...

Relatives Jailed After Chef's Death

National
2009-10-19

EIGHT people have been jailed for between two and five years for disrupting public order after the death of a chef in Shishou City, central China's Hubei Province, in June. The brothers and cousin of 24-year-old...

8 sentenced to jail over unrest after chef's death in Hubei

National
2009-10-18

A LOCAL court yesterday sentenced eight people to jail terms ranging from five years to two years and a half for disrupting public order in Shishou City, central China's Hubei Province, in June after the death of...

Man commits suicide after stabbing three girls

National
2009-9-7

A MAN committed suicide by jumping off a dormitory roof after stabbing his girlfriend and her two roommates, seriously injuring them in central China yesterday, a Wuhan-based newspaper reported today. The 22-year-old...

Man dies after stabbing three

National
2009-9-7

A MAN jumped to his death from the roof of a dormitory building yesterday after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend and two of her roommates in central China's Hubei Province. The three victims from Hubei Normal...