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Olympic champions Liu Xiang and Lin Dan will spearhead China's efforts to garner the most medals at the Asian Games for the eighth straight time as China unveiled its 1,454-member delegation on October 26, the largest team ever in the game s history. A total of 35 Olympic gold ...
Guangzhou citizens will enjoy free transport on city buses and metro lines during the 31 working days of the Asian Games and Asian Paralympic Games. The Communications Commission of Guangzhou Municipality on October 25 issued the Free Ride Guideline, which identified four special ...
Egyptian and Guangdong officials on October 20 signed 22 contracts on trade and economic cooperation worth a total value of 400 million USD during a business conference in the province. With these contracts, China and Egypt are expected to cooperate in tourism, agricultural and ...
Guangzhou's Asian Para Games volunteers have a myriad of stories to tell after their involvement in one of this city s most memorable sporting events. "Volunteers have not only provided athletes with all-round services, but also let sunlight shine on the entire Athletes Village ...
Guangzhou government officials last November announced that a new policy on endowment insurance allows rural residents to buy endowment insurance which is available at seven premium rates ranging from 10 yuan to 130 yuan. Under the new policy, the government pays a monthly ...
Guangzhou residents can now apply locally for a tourist visa to visit Spain. Previously, such visa applications by Guangzhou residents needed to be sent to Beijing and those who were selected were forced to at their own cost to travel to and from Beijing for a visa interview. GZL ...
Guangzhou Asian Games organizers last week issued a report that the sporting event was conducted frugally and honestly. Guangzhou Mayor Wan Qingliang said that the games major events were conducted within budget and that there were no cases of corruption. Wan s remarks were in ...
Guangzhou Xinhua Publication Group s Yuexiu Book Center opened on December 28 catering exclusively to young readers and offering more than 50,000 titles in a building that has a total floor area of 5,000 square meters. The new book center is equipped with desks and chairs ...
The inaugural Asian Para Games came to a close at the Aoti Main Stadium on December 19, with its flame and spirit to be kept in Guangzhou forever. Dato' Zainal Abu Zarin, President of Asian Paralympic Committee (APC), said the event was "the best Games for athletes ever staged in ...
Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation officials last week announced that the policy of preferential purchase tax for small-displacement cars was abolished as of January 1, 2011. As a result, a 10 percent purchase tax rate will be levied on buyers of small...
Thirteen non-Asian-Games public sports venues in Guangzhou were open to the public last month with more than 320,000 visitors spending more than 8,400 total hours at the sites. During the Asian Games, the Guangzhou Sports Bureau officials said that football, tennis and badminton ...
China's second major auto show for 2010 opened on December 21 in Guangzhou, capping a year of record sales for the country s booming auto market despite the prospect of slowing growth. China overtook the United States in 2009 as the world s biggest car market, with sales surging ...
Environmental measures implemented for the Asian Games and Asian Para Games in Guangzhou proved to be effective, with all indicators reaching or exceeding present targets, announced an expert panel on December 20 that was in charge of these environmental measures. According to ...
Guangzhou Mayor Wan Qingliang met with Hong Kong Trade Development Council President Lam Tin-fuk on December 17, to expand trade between the cities and build a CBD for the Asia-Pacific region and a link between the two cities' convention and exhibition industries. Mayor Wan ...
An emotional opening ceremony of the Guangzhou Asian Para Games was held in Guangzhou on December 12, 2010 as performers, volunteers, staff and a myriad of children made the event a media and sporting success. We should be more concerned about the physically disabled persons by ...
The Standing Committee of the Municipal People s Congress held a briefing on December 21 where Guangzhou Mayor Wan Qingliang reported on the work completed by the city government in 2010. According to Mayor Wan, the city's GDP this year surged 12.6 percent to 942.9 billion RMB, ...
Temperatures in Guangdong dropped to their lowest levels for the same period in more than 30 years last week, according to Guangdong Meteorological Center officials. Temperatures in northern Guangzhou dropped to minus 3 to 1 degrees Celsius and on the expressway linking Beijing ...
The Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China and the Volunteers Department of the Guangzhou Asian Para Games Organising Committee (GAPGOC) jointly announced last week that 100 volunteer families would be recruited from local residents to serve the ...
"A bird learns to fly" is the Fetion name of Huang Sige, a nineteen -year-old Guangdong girl who was deprived of the ability to stand up after contracting poliomyelitis when she was eight months old. On the first day of the Guangzhou Asian Para Games, Huang, in her wheelchair, ...
The first Guanzhou Asian Para Games competition day witnessed the production of a new sports record when Guangdong s Ruan Jianping broke the World Record in cycling with a time of 39.040 seconds despite the loss of both hands. Ruan couldn't ride before her training in 2008. It ...
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China's reform leading group holds first meeting
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's leading group for overall reform ...
Xinhua Exclusive: China advised to highlight community healthcare in addressing
Xinhua Exclusive: China advised to highlight community healthcare in addressing aging issue: WHO official
GENEVA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- China should shift its focus from ...
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Policies of China's new leadership in the ...
China cuts retail oil prices
China cuts retail oil prices
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced on ...
Wall Street slumps following global sell off
Wall Street slumps following global sell off
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks dropped sharply Friday, with ...
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
The Number One Document also proposed a new pricing plan for China's ...
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
A general view of Toy Story Land at Hong Kong Disneyland is taken ...
Malaysia to allow foreign companies make small hybrid cars
Malaysia to allow foreign companies make small hybrid cars
Foreign companies will be allowed to make small hybrid cars in ...
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Employees demonstrate Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' Xperia Play ...
AMR files for bankruptcy protection
AMR files for bankruptcy protection
American Airlines' parent company AMR Corp. filed for bankruptcy ...
Argentina's trade surplus falls 27 percent in 2013
Argentina's trade surplus falls 27 percent in 2013
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's trade surplus in ...
Dreamliner launches its world tour in China
Dreamliner launches its world tour in China
China has become Boeing Co's priority market amid the European debt ...