The nation's largest and most influential tourist event - the 2012 China Tourism Day - will open on May 19 in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province.
When the first Beijing International Automotive Exhibition was held 22 years ago, 216 motor vehicles were on display, and that number included motorcycles.
Some 3.4 million passenger vehicles were sold in the first quarter of 2012, up about 2 percent compared to the same period in 2011, sluggish growth attributed to a cooling economy and higher gasoline prices nationwide.
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China Daily motoring writer Han Tianyang takes a look back at what moved the market and made the news over the past 12 months
Company premieres range of luxury off-road models to gain foothold in growing market
Editor's note: Foreign and domestic automakers are showcasing a record 1,125 models at the Beijing Auto Show. Some 120 vehicles are making their global premieres. China Daily has highlighted nine models for our readers.
The government of Northeast China Heilongjiang province will focus its goals on agricultural production and develop the rural area. It targets total grain production of 60 billion kilograms with a 12 percent increase of income for rural residents in 2012.
Urbanization in Heilongjiang province has made remarkable progress in recent years and the urbanization rate hit a record high by increasing to an annual rate of 80 percent.
In the snowy regions of northeastern China lies Heilongjiang, a province with a wintry landscape that draws millions of tourists to visit each year.
In spite of the global economic crisis, China's investment overseas has had an upward trend, so that by now this investment and cooperation, along with foreign trade are an important part of its opening-up.
The more China developed and expanded its foreign trade over the past decade, the more the competition from emerging nations grew and the greater the conflicts of interest and trade disputes emerged.
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