Thursday, August 07, 2003

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China's 'millennium babies' encounter kindergarten queues: When 33-year-old Zhou Hao in Hangzhou city of China's eastern Zhejiang Province rejoiced at the birth of his baby girl three years ago, he did not expect the simple task of getting the child into kindergarten to be such an ordeal. So far, the little girl has been turned away by several kindergartens in her area because they are already full.

Egyptian works of art exhibition opens in Beijing: A two-week exhibition of Egypt's ancient culture and modern civilization opened in Beijing Wednesday. The exhibition features over 100 works of art including papyruspaintings, modern stamps, portraits of famous Egyptian rulers and photos of jewelry in the time of pharaohs.

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