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Daily PE to help kids fight battle of bulge

02-Sep-2008
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Like children across the country, youngsters in Beijing returned to class yesterday, but kids in the capital have one new subject to deal with - how to trim their expanding waistlines. According to a ruling issued by the city's education bureau, pupils at the capital's primary and middle schools will now have daily physical education classes to help fight the flab. Latest statistics from the Beijing Center for... [read full story]                    

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Battle of the Bulge in Beijing

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