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A story about a college freshman who called his mother at midnight because he got a nosebleed has triggered heated debate about the lack of basic living skills among young people.

Many argue the poor state of self-reliance among youth is a by-product of China's one-child policy and an education system that values exams over experience.

19-year-old Xiao Ning is a student at the Xi'an University of Technology in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. He called his mother at midnight after he got a nosebleed because he had panicked and that all his roommates were asleep. His mother, surnamed Zhao, talked him through the crisis.

Zhao admits her overprotective parenting has pampered her son who, as a result, lacks the ability to live independently.

Experts say the problem is not uncommon among college students in China.

Net users questioned whether the country's education system has only taught students to pass tests and not independent living skills. Others blamed parents for being overprotective that may breed incompetence in their children.

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After concerns about U.S. surveillance and a monopoly probe of Microsoft, there is some good news for China's homegrown operating system, OS; and a desktop version may be ready next month.

The Chinese Academy of Engineering says the OS will be first seen on desktop devices and later expanded to smart-phones and other mobile devices.

According to the developers, there are still problems in the program, including a lack of research funds and too many developers pulling in different directions.

China has more than a dozen mobile OS developers with no independent intellectual property rights because their research is based on Android. Officials say that future development should be led by the government.

The end of Windows XP and the government ban on the procurement of Windows 8 have opened the door for domestic OS developers. Their key to success lies in an environment that can help them compete with the world's top operating system developers Google, Apple and Microsoft.

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China's production of new energy vehicles has surged by 280 percent year-on-year during the first seven months this year, thanks to government support for the fledgling industry.

China made almost 26,000 new energy vehicles in the period. Among them, the output of pure electric passenger cars soared almost 700 percent from a year earlier, while the output of plug-in hybrid passenger cars climbed around 10 times that a year earlier.

China has issued measures to promote the use of new energy vehicles in its bid to save energy and combat pollution, including tax exemptions, subsidies for car purchases and requirement for government organs to buy more new energy cars.

New energy cars are exempted from a 10-percent purchase tax between September 1st this year and the end of 2017.

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As the deadly Ebola outbreak continues in West Africa, health officials are working to calm fears about how the virus spreads, while encouraging those with symptoms to seek medical care. The following are questions most commonly asked by web users about Ebola, along with answers and advice from health officials and doctors.

1. How is Ebola spread?

It spreads by direct contact with an Ebola patient's blood or other body fluids such as urine and sweat. The highest concentration of virus is thought to be in blood, vomit and diarrhea.

The most vulnerable people are healthcare workers, family members or others who care for the sick. Because of the deadly nature of the disease, health workers should wear protective gear, especially when handling things like contaminated syringes.

2. Can Ebola spread in the air, like flu or tuberculosis?

There is no evidence Ebola can be spread in the air by sneezing or coughing. Ebola is in some ways similar to the AIDS virus because it is spread through body fluids. Unlike those infected with HIV, those with the Ebola virus are considered infectious only when they show symptoms, which include fever, vomiting and diarrhea.

3. Can the spread of Ebola be stopped?

Yes, the spread of Ebola can be stopped, by isolating anyone with symptoms while testing is done, taking precautions while providing them with medical care and tracking down anyone they were in close contact with when they got sick. Those who have had direct contact with an Ebola patient are advised to take their temperature twice a day for three weeks. If they show symptoms, they should then be isolated and tested.

Ebola first appeared almost 40 years ago. In past Ebola outbreaks, many cases have been linked to people burying their loved ones, involving ritual cleansing of the body and kissing the body. The World Health Organization recommends that only trained personnel handle the bodies of Ebola victims.

Doctors say there isn't any reason to think we can't stop the outbreak in West Africa, using what we have done in the past.