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Uyunqimg, vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), met Hungarian Parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover, Vice Speaker Istvan Ujhelyi and Vice Premier Zsolt Semjen separately on Friday. During the meetings, Uyunqimg said China and Hungary have a ...
China has rolled out its annual working plan to beef up food safety in 2011, as more food safety scandals have entered media spotlight and aroused public concerns. The plan was introduced by the General Office of the State Council, and published on the website of the Central ...
Peking University, one of China's most prestigious universities, plans to roll out a controversial program in May that arranges consultations for "troublesome students", including those with "radical thoughts". The program would concern 10 categories of students, including those ...
The authorities in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, halted all the subway construction projects in the city following recent cave-ins on Friday, the China News Service reports. On the morning of Mar 10, water and mud suddenly gushed out from the top of a construction ...
The owner of a coal mine has been placed in police custody after being suspected of causing a gas explosion that left 11 dead in the northeastern province of Jilin, local authorities said. The explosion ripped through the Tonggou coal mine in Baishan city at around 8:40 a.m. on ...
China has been facing a shortage of taxi drivers as cities throughout the country have had trouble in recruiting taxi drivers, the Xinhua news agency reports. Bad welfare and payment, large workload and poor industry management may have contributed to the lack of taxi drivers, ...
World media reports have praised China's efforts in promoting international cooperation to combat climate change and its contribution to a substantive result at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The per capita carbon emission in China is far lower than that in ...
A new round of strong cold air that rolled in on Saturday has brought the first snow of the New Year to large swathes of northern and northeastern China and foggy weather to southern provinces. While it causes inconvenience to commuters, residents welcome the New Year's snow as ...
Revelers ushering in the New Year of 2010 in many parts of the world will be treated with a so-called "blue moon" -- the second full moon in a month if the skies are clear. The term blue moon has nothing to do with the color of the moon. The name reflects the relative rarity of ...
China is speeding up construction of a system for environmental management to handle emergent environmental incidents, an official said on Tuesday. It was revealed by Zhang Lijun, Vice Minister of Environmental Protection, when he addressed a meeting on the ministry's priorities ...
Tibet had witnessed fast rebound in economic growth and public confidence after a deadly riot ravaged the regional capital of Lhasa last year, a senior government official has said. Tibet's gross domestic product is expected to exceed 40 billion yuan (5.9 billion U.S. dollars) ...
China on Monday launched its national Internet TV station, China Network Television (CNTV). The online station currently includes three major channels of news, sports and entertainment and an online community where users can upload self-made video content and communicate with ...
A Chinese mainland official said Wednesday that mainland purchasing groups to Taiwan had notched up deals worth about 14 billion U.S. dollars in the first 11 months this year. Fan Liqing, spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a press conference that the ...
China's plan to build its southernmost island of Hainan into an international tourist destination would have no adverse impact on other countries and regions, Hainan's Communist Party of China chief Wei Liucheng said Wednesday. "We are developing tourism, the economy and society ...
Yalong Bay Tropical Forest Park is the first forest park in the southernmost part of Hainan Province, 25 kilometers away from the tropical seaside tourist resort of Sanya. The scenery is amazing, with endless rolling hills, serene gulfs and lush greenery. It boasts a beautiful ...
China's tourism industry reaped an revenue of 1.26 trillion yuan (185 billion US dollars) in 2009, up 9 percent year on year, on the back of booming domestic travel. Domestic tourists made 1.9 billion trips last year, a rise of 11 percent, which generated 1 trillion yuan of ...
The European Union (EU)'s first full-time President Herman Van Rompuy marked his first working day on Monday with a call for a special summit among EU leaders to discuss economic issues. "This is my first official working day. I am preparing already the next European Council ...
The most expensive ever Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" that landed Beijing and Shanghai Monday touched off great enthusiasm among China's moviegoers in spite of the winter coldness. "It's really thrilling. Two-and-half-hour's enjoyment with the 3-D spectacles plus IMAX technology...
The economic downturn has frozen tourists' enthusiasm to travel to one of Australia's most remote and inhospitable Antarctic outposts, with tourism operators reporting a sharp downturn in bookings. In January 2009 the Australian Antarctic Division reported a record five cruise ...
Earlier this week China announced it would build Hainan Province into a world-class tourism destination. In its International Tourism Destination Strategy for Hainan, large-scale tourism infrastructure will be built according to the proposal by the State Council on Monday. But ...
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Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Policies of China's new leadership in the ...
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), the world's second-largest drug producer by ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
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 ...
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
SHANGHAI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China, the world's top manufacturer and ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Employees demonstrate Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' Xperia Play ...
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
A formation of nine Royal Air Force Red Arrows Hawk aircraft fly ...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
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Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Two models stand beside golf equipment and bags at a recent golf ...
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...