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For Chinese children, the arrival of Spring Festival brings with it cash-filled red envelopes, but the practice is putting strain on the wallets of adults.
The latest demolition of a traditional Chinese courtyard home in the capital has triggered a huge public outcry, as it once belonged to two architects famed for protecting the country's ancient buildings.
Cadmium pollution in the upper Longjiang River has entered the water conservation area in Liujiang River, pushing the cadmium level close to the highest permitted level.
Trade tensions between China and the United States may be exacerbated by the global financial outlook and US election politics, economists said.
A former senior legislator has proposed that the authorities adjust interest rates to prevent inflation from eroding savings.
China witnessed 547 deaths in road accidents during the week-long Spring Festival holiday (from Jan 22 to Jan 28), a year-on-year decline of 34.3 percent.
Top Chinese political adviser Jia Qinglin said China will provide 600 million yuan (about $95 million) in aid to African Union in the next three years.
Urban residents in Beijing left 183.7 tons of paper scraps from firecrackers set off during the week-long Spring Festival holiday.
China is willing to import more marketable products from Ethiopia and encourage greater investment in Ethiopia, senior Chinese leader Jia Qinglin said.
China will continue to crack down on illegal cross-border capital flow this year in an aim to protect the country's economic and financial security.
China's top auditor has warned of potential risks in the fiscal and financial sectors this year, as well as possible risks.
China's retail sales for the Spring Festival holiday rose 16.2% year-on-year, boosted by a variety of promotional events, data from the MOC showed.
