Vision of the future
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, along with other members of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli, view "The Road Toward Rejuvenation" exhibition in Beijing on Thursday. Xi pledges to continue targeting the goal of the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation". Photo by Ju Peng / Xinhua
The World Bank is committed to supporting the nation's unprecedented urbanization push, and looks forward to input from China on a major report on urban living, its chief said on Thursday, one day after meeting Vice-Premier Li Keqiang.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Thursday visited The Road Toward Rejuvenation exhibition in Beijing, pledging to continue targeting the goal of "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
Liang Feng'en is a wildlife ranger at the Suiyang Forestry Bureau in southeast Heilongjiang province.
The 18th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is under way in Doha, Qatar. This is the first time that the UN climate change conference has been held in a Gulf country. The State of Qatar is rich in gas and oil. In particular, it has the world's third-largest reserves of natural gas resources, accounting for about 13.5 percent of the world's total. The urban and suburban areas of Doha are a desert oasis, demonstrating once again the ability of humans to transform nature.
The milky latex bled from the Mexican rain-forest tree as Alfredo Rodriguez Arzate swung his machete, climbing the trunk with a rope around his waist and spurs on his boots.
Ralls Corp, owned by executives of Chinese industrial giant Sany Group Co Ltd, has asked a federal judge in Washington to hear its case against US President Barack Obama's decision to scrap the purchase of four wind-farm projects near a US navy facility in Oregon.
State Grid Corp of China, the world's largest utility company, announced plans on Thursday to gain a 41.1 percent stake in a large Australian power company.
Although Antigone was written by Greek playwright Sophocles in the 5th century BC, Li Liuyi - director of the work's first Chinese production - says it has a contemporary flavor.
Australia's Ricky Ponting on Thursday called time on a 17-year Test career that made him the world's second-highest runscorer, announcing this week's clash with South Africa will be his last.