Relics-protection authorities along the Grand Canal see the listing of the world's longest artificial waterway as a World Cultural Heritage site as a new starting point for its preservation.
As the northern starting point of the Grand Canal, Beijing is to put forward multiple policies to better preserve this flowing history, which was listed on Sunday as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
China's online trading platforms might be held accountable for substandard food sold through their websites, one effect of tougher rules on food safety contained in a draft amendment being reviewed by the top legislature.
Editor's note: Chongqing lies at the convergence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers and its position has allowed it to act as a crossroads for inland trade. But the municipality's ambitions extend beyond its borders. China Daily recently explored the municipality and its focus on becoming a major international trade hub.
Each workday, Li Yingmu rides his motorcycle on the 10-minute commute to his job at a factory in Chongqing's Liangjiang New Area. It's a short trip for Li, but a far cry from the challenging life he led not so long ago as a corn and wheat farmer in the nearby fields.
Aviation in Chongqing got its start in the early 1940s, when the city served as an important base for the 1st American Volunteer Group, popularly known as the Flying Tigers, which came to aid China against Japanese aggression during World War II.
A total of 4.4 million air passenger trips were made in 2013 between China and the United States, according to the latest official Chinese data. Seventeen companies from China and the US carried the passengers and 150,000 metric tons of freight, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said. China and US authorities have deepened cooperation as the air transport market grows bigger.
"We're worried. Selling vegetables can barely cover our living expenses."
A Beijing property developer said on Saturday it has terminated cooperation with the new Transformers movie, wants Paramount Pictures to make edits to it and is asking China to suspend screenings of the blockbuster film.
Experts said nations should resort to dialogue to resolve territorial disputes
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