These days it seems many people in Japan are reading their tea leaves to find out about their country's relations with China.
CLEANER AIR AND BLUER SKY CAN BE expected for the capital and its adjacent areas during the week when the APEC meetings are held.
Most of the "temporary" measures taken during grand official events are regular measures clearly written in our environment laws; they are just not so strictly enforced after the meetings end. What China needs is not stricter environmental laws and regulations, but stricter implementation of the existing ones and a greater sense of responsibility for the well-being of ordinary people.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation members will meet in Beijing from Nov 5 to 11 to discuss the future of APEC and the overall development of the Asia-Pacific region. But apart from trade and economics, the APEC meeting will also see diplomacy in full play.
China's richest person is also the highest donor to charity, according to report by China-based luxury magazine publisher Hurun. It reflects the growing interest of wealthy Chinese in charitable causes.
Thanks to technical advances in the digital economy, companies can serve markets without having to be physically present in them. At the same time, sources of income have become more mobile: There is an increasing focus on intangible assets and mobile investment income that can easily be "optimized" from a tax point of view and transferred abroad.
Comment on "Money holds the key to happiness in Asia, survey finds" (China Daily, Nov 1-2)
While looking for a life partner, Chinese women nowadays pay more attention to how thoughtful and secure men are, which is a change from the earlier trend of women falling for prospective husbands' good looks and wealth, says an article on gmw.cn. Excerpts:
Restaurants and food retailers illegally transporting, selling and using poppy shells should be punished according to the law, and the authorities should conduct a thorough probe to find out where these poppy shells are coming from, says an article on xinhuanet. Excerpts:
Since its inception in 2011, the Istanbul Process has become a unique regional cooperation mechanism on Afghanistan, providing an important platform for countries in the region and the wider international community to enhance communication, understanding, coordination and cooperation on Afghanistan.
IN 1996, AN 18-YEAR-OLD MAN CALLED Qoγsiletu was sentenced to death and executed for the rape and murder of a young woman. Nine years later, a widely feared serial killer and rapist confessed he was the real culprit.
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