ON June 6, after two months of investigation. the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Com- munist Party of China （CPC） announced that it had found more than 1.000 ＂naked officials＂ in the southern Chinese provin...ON June 6, after two months of investigation. the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Com- munist Party of China （CPC） announced that it had found more than 1.000 ＂naked officials＂ in the southern Chinese province. Naked officials refer to those whose spouses and children have moved overseas.展开更多
Government after the start of the Chinese New Year is to review the work of major state organs in the past year and set new targets. This is done during two key sessions held annually in Beijing with the eye of the wo...Government after the start of the Chinese New Year is to review the work of major state organs in the past year and set new targets. This is done during two key sessions held annually in Beijing with the eye of the world on them. One of them, the Third Session of the 12th National People＇s Congress （NPC）, China＇s top legislature, was held in Beijing from March 5 to 15. The other, the Third Session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People＇s Political Consultative Conference （CPPCC）, the nation＇s top political advisory body, was held from March 3 to 13.展开更多
AT 1：18 p.m. on June 13, China＇s fifth manned spacecraft, Shenzhou-10, completed automatic dock ing procedures with the Tiangong-1 orbiting laboratory. After the air pressure inside the vessels equalized about thre...AT 1：18 p.m. on June 13, China＇s fifth manned spacecraft, Shenzhou-10, completed automatic dock ing procedures with the Tiangong-1 orbiting laboratory. After the air pressure inside the vessels equalized about three hours later, commander Nie Haisheng and astronauts Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping entered the lab module, which has been in orbit for about 620 days.展开更多
LONG Xiang has been in Beijing for more than 10 years. After studying at a university in Beijing. he found a job and stayed in the metropolis. However few of his friends and colleagues know he is a member of the Mulam...LONG Xiang has been in Beijing for more than 10 years. After studying at a university in Beijing. he found a job and stayed in the metropolis. However few of his friends and colleagues know he is a member of the Mulam ethnic minority, from south China＇s Guangx Zhuang Autonomous Region. because nobody has ever heard Long speak his ethnic language.展开更多
AS the llth Bei）ing Municipal Congress of the Com- munist Party of China （CPC） came to a close on July 3, China finished reelecting its Party leaders at the pro- vincial level. Out of the 31 provinces, autono- mou...AS the llth Bei）ing Municipal Congress of the Com- munist Party of China （CPC） came to a close on July 3, China finished reelecting its Party leaders at the pro- vincial level. Out of the 31 provinces, autono- mous regions and municipalities, Beijing was the last to reshuffle its munici- pal Party commit- tee, after the Liaon- ing Provincial Party Committee took the lead in October last year.展开更多
Cities begin to hire chiefs to protect rivers and lakes from pollution IN addition to his work as chief of the Communist Party of China(CPC)Committee of Yixing,a city in Jiangsu Province in east China,Wang Zhongsu was...Cities begin to hire chiefs to protect rivers and lakes from pollution IN addition to his work as chief of the Communist Party of China(CPC)Committee of Yixing,a city in Jiangsu Province in east China,Wang Zhongsu was given an extra task.In 2011,he was appointed chief展开更多
reached a pivotal moment as the international community enters the final year of the UN Millennium Development Goals （MDGs）. The MDGs, agreed on by world leaders at a UN summit in 2000, set eight goals： poverty al...reached a pivotal moment as the international community enters the final year of the UN Millennium Development Goals （MDGs）. The MDGs, agreed on by world leaders at a UN summit in 2000, set eight goals： poverty alleviation.展开更多
AMONG the many things in the world at which China ranks number one, smoking is perhaps the most undignified. The number of Chinese smokers totals 300 million, roughly equivalent to the entire U.S. population, and one ...AMONG the many things in the world at which China ranks number one, smoking is perhaps the most undignified. The number of Chinese smokers totals 300 million, roughly equivalent to the entire U.S. population, and one third of the global smoking population. The prevalence of smoking as a habit leaves at least 740 million non-smokers regularly exposed to secondhand smoke and 1.4 million Chinese die from smoking-related diseases every year on the mainland.展开更多
WHILE some Chinese people hailed the news that an informal economic leaders＇ meeting at the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation （APEC） fo- rum would be held near Beijing＇s Yanqi Lake. many others worried whethe...WHILE some Chinese people hailed the news that an informal economic leaders＇ meeting at the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation （APEC） fo- rum would be held near Beijing＇s Yanqi Lake. many others worried whether or not these state leaders would have the courage to come to Beijing in autumn, when seri- ous air pollution might engulf the city and its surrounding regions.展开更多
A CHINESE debutante attracted most of the limelight at the annual Victoria＇s Secret Fashion Show in New York in November 2011. He Sui, a newcomer to the modeling world, was the focus of many photographers as the dark...A CHINESE debutante attracted most of the limelight at the annual Victoria＇s Secret Fashion Show in New York in November 2011. He Sui, a newcomer to the modeling world, was the focus of many photographers as the dark haired beauty walked down the runway in a mermaid inspired ensemble.展开更多
China’s manned space station ambitions take shape with the launch of a prototype module CHINA’S first unmanned space module Tiangong-1,or Heavenly Palace-1,successfully lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch C...China’s manned space station ambitions take shape with the launch of a prototype module CHINA’S first unmanned space module Tiangong-1,or Heavenly Palace-1,successfully lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gansu Province on September 29."The successful launch of the 8.5-ton prototype space laboratory has opened the gates for China’s deep space exploration program,"said Qi Faren,former chief designer of China’s Shenzhou space-展开更多
Anti-fake-news groups emerge to patrol the microblogosphere AS people across China mourned the tragic loss of life in the highspeed train crash on July 23 near Wenzhou,Zhejiang Province,Internet forums were awash with...Anti-fake-news groups emerge to patrol the microblogosphere AS people across China mourned the tragic loss of life in the highspeed train crash on July 23 near Wenzhou,Zhejiang Province,Internet forums were awash with comments,expressing sadness and anger at the accident.But as mil-展开更多
The capital city hosts new blueprints for modern living WHAT does the word"design"will conjure up for you? Luxury clothing,awesome graphics,or fancy furniture? Beijingers found their answers at the 2011 Beij...The capital city hosts new blueprints for modern living WHAT does the word"design"will conjure up for you? Luxury clothing,awesome graphics,or fancy furniture? Beijingers found their answers at the 2011 Beijing Design Week and the First Beijing International Design Triennial from September 26 to October 3. Beijing has succeeded in establishing itself as a global center of modern art and architecture.Now the city wants to make its presence felt in the world of design.The eight-day event involving participants from over 30 countries was the largest design focused展开更多
even to most Chinese outside the scientific community, became the first from the Chinese mainland to win a Nobel Prize in the sciences. The 85-year-old pharmacologist shared this year＇s No- bel Prize in Physiology o...even to most Chinese outside the scientific community, became the first from the Chinese mainland to win a Nobel Prize in the sciences. The 85-year-old pharmacologist shared this year＇s No- bel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Irish-born William C. Campbell and Japan＇s Satoshi Omura.展开更多
ON September 27, the first Confucius Institute Day. all Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms worldwide, along with Hanban. the Confucius Institute Headquarters in Beijing, celebrated the lOth anniversary of t...ON September 27, the first Confucius Institute Day. all Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms worldwide, along with Hanban. the Confucius Institute Headquarters in Beijing, celebrated the lOth anniversary of the institute＇s establishment by providing cultural experiences to millions of people.展开更多
Government tightens grip on supervision and management of vaccinesAfter a half-month investigation,firstphase reports on a vaccine scandal were submitted to an executive meeting of the State Council,China’s cabinet,o...Government tightens grip on supervision and management of vaccinesAfter a half-month investigation,firstphase reports on a vaccine scandal were submitted to an executive meeting of the State Council,China’s cabinet,on April 13.The matter was revealed in February when police in east China’s Shandong Province arrested two persons for selling substandard vaccines worth more than展开更多
Can educational reform improve the country’s vocational education system?Chinese education authorities have recently revealed that they will soon unveil the planned reform of the National College Entrance Examination...Can educational reform improve the country’s vocational education system?Chinese education authorities have recently revealed that they will soon unveil the planned reform of the National College Entrance Examination,known as gaokao,which combines the current vocational training system with academic higher education.Lu xin,vice Minister of Education,made the announcement at the 2014 China Development Forum in Beijing on March 22.She said that under the new gaokao system,technical capability and academic aptitude will be examined by two separate testing models.展开更多
New policy is introduced to prevent juvenile delinquency On February 24,an online post about an assault on a teenage girl raised a public outcry in China.The incident took place in Hefei,east China’s Anhui Province,l...New policy is introduced to prevent juvenile delinquency On February 24,an online post about an assault on a teenage girl raised a public outcry in China.The incident took place in Hefei,east China’s Anhui Province,last September.The suspect,a 17-year-old boy surnamed Tao,set fire to a girl,surnamed Zhou,who had rejected his romantic advances.Tao and Zhou both studied in the same high school in Hefei.The case prompted strong calls展开更多
文摘ON June 6, after two months of investigation. the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Com- munist Party of China （CPC） announced that it had found more than 1.000 ＂naked officials＂ in the southern Chinese province. Naked officials refer to those whose spouses and children have moved overseas.
文摘Government after the start of the Chinese New Year is to review the work of major state organs in the past year and set new targets. This is done during two key sessions held annually in Beijing with the eye of the world on them. One of them, the Third Session of the 12th National People＇s Congress （NPC）, China＇s top legislature, was held in Beijing from March 5 to 15. The other, the Third Session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People＇s Political Consultative Conference （CPPCC）, the nation＇s top political advisory body, was held from March 3 to 13.
文摘AT 1：18 p.m. on June 13, China＇s fifth manned spacecraft, Shenzhou-10, completed automatic dock ing procedures with the Tiangong-1 orbiting laboratory. After the air pressure inside the vessels equalized about three hours later, commander Nie Haisheng and astronauts Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping entered the lab module, which has been in orbit for about 620 days.
文摘LONG Xiang has been in Beijing for more than 10 years. After studying at a university in Beijing. he found a job and stayed in the metropolis. However few of his friends and colleagues know he is a member of the Mulam ethnic minority, from south China＇s Guangx Zhuang Autonomous Region. because nobody has ever heard Long speak his ethnic language.
文摘AS the llth Bei）ing Municipal Congress of the Com- munist Party of China （CPC） came to a close on July 3, China finished reelecting its Party leaders at the pro- vincial level. Out of the 31 provinces, autono- mous regions and municipalities, Beijing was the last to reshuffle its munici- pal Party commit- tee, after the Liaon- ing Provincial Party Committee took the lead in October last year.
文摘Cities begin to hire chiefs to protect rivers and lakes from pollution IN addition to his work as chief of the Communist Party of China(CPC)Committee of Yixing,a city in Jiangsu Province in east China,Wang Zhongsu was given an extra task.In 2011,he was appointed chief
文摘CHINA started the new year by putting its firstanti-terrorism law into effect, representing the country＇s latest efforts to address the issue at home.
文摘reached a pivotal moment as the international community enters the final year of the UN Millennium Development Goals （MDGs）. The MDGs, agreed on by world leaders at a UN summit in 2000, set eight goals： poverty alleviation.
文摘AMONG the many things in the world at which China ranks number one, smoking is perhaps the most undignified. The number of Chinese smokers totals 300 million, roughly equivalent to the entire U.S. population, and one third of the global smoking population. The prevalence of smoking as a habit leaves at least 740 million non-smokers regularly exposed to secondhand smoke and 1.4 million Chinese die from smoking-related diseases every year on the mainland.
文摘WHILE some Chinese people hailed the news that an informal economic leaders＇ meeting at the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation （APEC） fo- rum would be held near Beijing＇s Yanqi Lake. many others worried whether or not these state leaders would have the courage to come to Beijing in autumn, when seri- ous air pollution might engulf the city and its surrounding regions.
文摘A CHINESE debutante attracted most of the limelight at the annual Victoria＇s Secret Fashion Show in New York in November 2011. He Sui, a newcomer to the modeling world, was the focus of many photographers as the dark haired beauty walked down the runway in a mermaid inspired ensemble.
文摘China’s manned space station ambitions take shape with the launch of a prototype module CHINA’S first unmanned space module Tiangong-1,or Heavenly Palace-1,successfully lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gansu Province on September 29."The successful launch of the 8.5-ton prototype space laboratory has opened the gates for China’s deep space exploration program,"said Qi Faren,former chief designer of China’s Shenzhou space-
文摘Anti-fake-news groups emerge to patrol the microblogosphere AS people across China mourned the tragic loss of life in the highspeed train crash on July 23 near Wenzhou,Zhejiang Province,Internet forums were awash with comments,expressing sadness and anger at the accident.But as mil-
文摘The capital city hosts new blueprints for modern living WHAT does the word"design"will conjure up for you? Luxury clothing,awesome graphics,or fancy furniture? Beijingers found their answers at the 2011 Beijing Design Week and the First Beijing International Design Triennial from September 26 to October 3. Beijing has succeeded in establishing itself as a global center of modern art and architecture.Now the city wants to make its presence felt in the world of design.The eight-day event involving participants from over 30 countries was the largest design focused
文摘even to most Chinese outside the scientific community, became the first from the Chinese mainland to win a Nobel Prize in the sciences. The 85-year-old pharmacologist shared this year＇s No- bel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Irish-born William C. Campbell and Japan＇s Satoshi Omura.
文摘ON September 27, the first Confucius Institute Day. all Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms worldwide, along with Hanban. the Confucius Institute Headquarters in Beijing, celebrated the lOth anniversary of the institute＇s establishment by providing cultural experiences to millions of people.
文摘Government tightens grip on supervision and management of vaccinesAfter a half-month investigation,firstphase reports on a vaccine scandal were submitted to an executive meeting of the State Council,China’s cabinet,on April 13.The matter was revealed in February when police in east China’s Shandong Province arrested two persons for selling substandard vaccines worth more than
文摘Can educational reform improve the country’s vocational education system?Chinese education authorities have recently revealed that they will soon unveil the planned reform of the National College Entrance Examination,known as gaokao,which combines the current vocational training system with academic higher education.Lu xin,vice Minister of Education,made the announcement at the 2014 China Development Forum in Beijing on March 22.She said that under the new gaokao system,technical capability and academic aptitude will be examined by two separate testing models.
文摘New policy is introduced to prevent juvenile delinquency On February 24,an online post about an assault on a teenage girl raised a public outcry in China.The incident took place in Hefei,east China’s Anhui Province,last September.The suspect,a 17-year-old boy surnamed Tao,set fire to a girl,surnamed Zhou,who had rejected his romantic advances.Tao and Zhou both studied in the same high school in Hefei.The case prompted strong calls
