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[Metro & Sports]

• The government will do more to achieve gender equality, President Hu Jintao said on the eve of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day.
• Foreigners applying for or looking to renew their China visas through agencies are advised to wait till after the two sessions, despite authorities stating earlier that the visa policy will not see any changes during this time.
• The Beijing times reports a senior Chinese education minister as saying China will send thousands of primary and middle school headmasters overseas for further training.
• A Beijing court has dismissed claims by a Chinese amateur sci-fi writer who sued James Cameron, accusing the Hollywood director of plagiarizing 80 percent of his science fiction story and turning it into the blockbuster 'Avatar'.
• Real Madrid has become the first team in any sport to post revenues in excess of 400 million euros (thats over $540 million US dollars) in a single year, according to an annual survey of the richest soccer clubs by accountancy firm Deloitte.
• China's star NBA center, Yao Ming, can do no wrong on the court in the eyes of basketball fans but some diehards are crying foul over the possibility his firstborn could have an American passport.

[China's Champion] Chinese Angels in Vanuatu

In Vanuatu, there is a group of Chinese doctors taking care of the health of local residents. The female doctors are regarded as the embodiment of beauty and kindness.  

[Chinese Stories] Danba

Danba is well-known for both its watchtowers and pretty Tibetan ladies.

[Cultural Voyage] Taiwan's Salt Sculptures Replicate Chinese Treasures

Some replicas of ancient imperial Chinese animal heads and jade-colored cabbages are on display in Taiwan. They should be in a museum, but they're not, because they are made entirely of salt.

• Disney's latest adventure "Alice in Wonderland" shot to the peak of domestic box office this weekend, garnering a whopping 116 million dollars in ticket receipts and becoming Hollywood's first 100-million-dollar-plus opener outside of the summer and holiday seasons.
• Jang Dong Gun who has turned 38, has finally announced his marriage to actress, Go So Young.

[Strange News]

• Seventy five year old Huang Quan, a farmer in Baishui county, north China Shaanxi Province chuckles as he talks about his unique hobby as a news collector.
• Thousands of Vietnamese fishermen gave a royal sendoff to a 15 ton dead whale, gathering at a southern Vietnamese village to pay homage at a funeral for the creature they call "Your Excellency."
• A Russian chimpanzee has been sent to rehab by zookeepers to cure the smoking and beer drinking habits he has picked up, a popular daily reported.
• A Texas man who missed his senior year of high school to fight in World War II said he has finally received a diploma at the age of 84.

[Real China] Chen Baiyan, a Chinese Woman Entrepreneur in Nigeria

In Nigeria, there is a famous oxygen manufacturing company. The president of the company is a Chinese woman who has been living and working in Nigeria for years and proved herself as a truly successful career woman in a foreign country.