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Xi'an keeps in step with public comments

[2014-10-15 08:08]

When the legislative body of Xi'an invited the public to comment on its proposals to curb noise pollution, Zhang Guoqing made a telephone call to express his views about the punishment for those making noise by square-dancing and other physical exercises.

Yunnan appoints new chief of Party

[2014-10-15 08:08]

After three provincial-level officials in Yunnan province were investigated on suspicion of corruption, provincial authorities appointed Li Jiheng on Tuesday as the Party chief of the province, replacing Qin Guangrong, who will be moved to another post, Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday.

From soldiers to farmers

[2014-10-15 08:08]

Zhuo Bingzhe vividly remembers how he joined the People's Liberation Army in his hometown in Northwest China's Shanxi province 65 years ago, and moved to the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region as a soldier.

Movies and marriage

[2014-10-15 08:08]

Finding wives for the more than 100,000 unmarried People's Liberation Army soldiers who formed the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in 1954 was one of the most urgent and difficult tasks facing the central government at the time.

New techniques boost crop yields in the desert

[2014-10-15 08:08]

Agriculture is a fundamental industry for the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and one in which it is a highly competitive player. The XPCC continues to build large-scale modern farms, which in 2013 grew a total of 1.47 million metric tons of cotton, accounting for 23.3 percent of the national total.

Willpower and the survival instinct

[2014-10-15 08:08]

Before I became a reporter, my impression of life in the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps revolved around boundless fields of cotton.

Expert calls for team to boost Li's rail promotion

[2014-10-14 08:05]

China's National Railway Administration should establish a working team to boost Premier Li Keqiang's efforts to help Chinese high-speed railway enterprises win projects abroad, a tunnel and rail expert said.

Italy goes on sale for Chinese investors as Li prepares to visit Rome

[2014-10-14 08:05]

Clotilde Narzisi and Luca Soliman have run the Caffe Orefici, 200 meters from Milan's iconic Duomo Cathedral, for 10 years. Forced to sell their business because of high taxes, they say their only hope now is to leave it in Chinese hands.

Convenient, price-friendly Heihe charms Russians

[2014-10-14 08:05]

Cold air was the first welcome present to me from the city of Heihe.

Beijing given 10% of central funds to curb air pollution

[2014-10-14 08:05]

The heavy smog in Beijing last week has once again focused attention on the city's air pollution.

Seat belt fines not enough to change bad habits, experts say

[2014-10-14 08:05]

Transportation experts say softer but more persuasive measures, rather than harsh fines, will encourage drivers to use their seat belts.

Capital's police beef up for APEC

[2014-10-14 08:05]

Police in Beijing's Huairou district have added to and integrated their forces in a move to ensure security at the APEC meeting there in November.

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