In 1992, while making short documentaries to illustrate the challenges faced by the Rio Earth Summit, I visited the Brazilian city of Cubatao, known as one of the most polluted cities in the world. You could not eat the bananas that grew in abundance on the riverbank or the fish that shoaled in the "fresh" water. Oil refiners, steel makers and fertilizer producers put a stop to that, if you valued your health.
Top China expert Kenneth Lieberthal believes the country's leadership change in the past few months and the upcoming National People's Congress provide a great opportunity to improve Sino-US relations.
Plans to transform the northern port city of Tianjin into an international trading hub have taken a major step forward, winning support in principle from the central government, according to the city's deputy mayor.
When I was about to leave China Daily's Brussels bureau for Beijing to cover the annual session of National People's Congress, I had an enlightening interview with professor Paul De Grauwe, the European Commission president's former economic policy adviser. Toward the end of the interview, he told me he was extremely worried about Europe's massive youth unemployment.
The legislative process has taken on a new look by embracing the Internet as a channel to engage citizens with hot social issues.
"I will not emigrate to another country because I am not familiar with any foreign language and am not used to foreign food. I have my business in China and live a good life."
An ambitious archipelago of 10 islands located in the Atlantic Ocean, Cape Verde blends political, social and economic stability with modern, transparent and efficient business-friendly legal and regulatory frameworks and is attracting substantial foreign direct investment.
Safe and secure, Cape Verde's banking industry is expanding with the support of China
Cape Verde is on target to attract more than 1 million foreign visitors by 2015
The reform of China's urban economy is advancing northward along the nation's coastline, said Huang Xingguo, mayor of Tianjin.
The government of Tianjin city recently unveiled a master plan for reform of the finance sector over the 12th Five-year Plan period (2011-2015).
To strengthen capacity for sustained independent innovation, Tianjin is building a 30-square-kilometer tech city in its Binhai New Area responsible for research and development work at central State-owned enterprises.
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