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Topic2 Tsinghua crowned 'wealthiest'

Beijing's Tsinghua University, one of the two most prestigious² institutions for higher education in China, has been crowned the country's wealthiest school, with annual revenues reaching 12.36 billion yuan ($1.93 billion), according to a new ranking.

What is the ranking about? What does it mean?

Topic3 Unnecessary C-sections come under scrutiny³ in AnhuiHealth authorities in Anhui have issued a provincial⁴ guideline for cesarean sections, aiming at bringing down the excessively high level of such procedures. It is the first regulation of this kind. How shall we choose between natural birth and C-section?

Topic4 Beijing subway beggars easy to confront, but hard to fineThe Beijing Youth Daily reports that subway beggars are still proving hard to tackle in Beijing. Even when caught red-handed, they simply do not have enough money to pay the fines.

In the three months since May this year, only 40 out of over 300 cases have been dealt with adequately punished according to regulations. So how serious is the beggar problem and how should this issue be tackled?

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