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Books, ball and a belle: Chinese students studying abroad impressed the school of their choice either by their grades or background in sports--sometimes even by both.
Chinese Students Capitalize on Their Sports Competence to Enter Schools Abroad

Aside from their academic performance, Chinese foreign students highlight their skills in certain sports. Many Western schools consider athletic abilities as one huge basis when approving applications.

Train Tunnel Daredevils
Video of Young Men Barely Escaping Raging Train goes Viral

Most viral videos on the internet involve naked women or couples having sex. However, a clip of young men escaping death in the form of a raging train just went viral.

Alibaba's Singles' Day is the biggest online shopping event of the year.
Restaurant Delays Wages Due to Singles’ Day in China

Alibaba’s annual event caused a restaurant owner to delay the release of wages.

Security: No queue jumping!
Comic Signs at University Cafeteria Go Viral

A number of comic signs posted at the cafeteria of Sichuan Agricultural University have become a hit online recently. The posters were designed by students to stop food waste and queue jumping, according to a university officer.

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A beauty portrait of a brunette, dark-skinned young woman.
Best WOC bloggers to follow for beauty, hair and makeup advice

African-American women spend over $7.5 billion in beauty products in the U.S. Many "Women in Color" video bloggers, or "WOC" video bloggers, as they are often called, haven taken upon themselves to educate the black community when it comes to natural beauty and skin care. Many of them review beauty products to see which ones are good and which are not. Others just lead by example and provide tutorials on hair care and makeup.

Mannequin Challenge
Mannequin Challenge Sweeps across U.S. High Schools

A new craze is sweeping high schools across the U.S. The Mannequin Challenge involves students standing still to create compelling videos of a moment frozen in time.

Japan Green Fireball
Japanese Broadcaster NHK Captures Mysterious Green Fireball in Sky Speculated to be UFO

After Austrians, it was the turn of Japanese on Monday to witness strange green fireball flying across the sky. NHK, a major Japanese broadcaster, captured the celestial phenomenon near Niigata City at around 5:30 am.

Leaves of a mature marijuana plant are seenin a display at The International Cannabis and Hemp Expo April 18, 2010 at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California.
Woman loses 80 lbs. using medicinal marijuana; Studies link Cannabis use to body weight

A 42-year old woman named Becca Foster claims that medicinal marijuana helped her lose a total of 80 lbs. of weight within a year and a half. She confessed going through "cannabis cleanse", which helped her shed all the weight.

A child is dolled up for the Halloween.
Lead, heavy metals found in Halloween makeup for kids

A study conducted by the Breast Cancer Fund found heavy metals and toxic chemicals in children's Halloween makeup. Tests were done on 49 different makeup products and it was found that almost half of them contained at least one harmful chemical such as lead.

Many Chinese parents send their kids to English training schools.
China to Encourage Filipino English Teachers by Loosening Restrictions; Philippines to Be Added in English-speaking List

The Philippines is going to be included in China’s English-speaking list of countries.

Luosifen is a dish of rice noodles boiled with pickled bamboo shoots, dried turnip, peanuts and fresh vegetables in spiced river snail soup.
Speeding Up: Liuzhou’s Snail Noodles Reach the Global Market

Luosifen, traditional rice noodles cooked with river snails, has become popular from being a street food sold at night markets in Liuzhou, Guangxi Region to an export commodity entering the global market.

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” was translated to Chinese by Ma Ainong and published by People's Literature Publishing House.
The Magic Relived: Simplified Chinese Version of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Lands Bookstores Nationwide

Chinese fans of Harry Potter can linger a little more in the wizarding world as the simplified Chinese version of the series' eighth book hits bookstores nationwide on Saturday.

Many standard speakers of Mandarin are not in Beijing.
Study: Chinese Standard Speakers Not from Beijing

A new study reveals that most of the Chinese standard speakers are not from the country’s capital.

A hand-picked Aids patient receives a gift from students during a media event in Ditan hospital to demonstrate China's concern for HIV November 30, 2003 in Beijing, China.
New study ends urban legend that ‘Patient Zero’ brought HIV to U.S.

These days most ongoing studies related to HIV are engaged in discovering how to cure the virus. However, findings of a new study undertaken by scientists at the University of Arizona throw new light on the spread of the disease in the United States.

Many people in China are getting into mindful eating to solve weight problems.
Mindful Eating Gets Interest from Chinese Food Enthusiasts; Physical and Mental Benefits Sought

More Chinese are being mindful eaters to improve their health.

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