This is really good news in the beginning of the year: China and Japan resumed talks over a maritime liaison mechanism in Tokyo on Jan 12. Both sides agreed to initiate the mechanism at the earliest possible date.
A 5-year-old girl from Fujian province nicknamed Maomao became infected with HIV through blood transfusion. This is a serious matter that shows the need for improving blood screening mechanisms in China. The girl was infected during an operation for congenital heart disease in 2010, and tested positive for HIV in September 2014 after she came down with a fever for 17 days.
Despite its rising popularity, marathons make headlines often for reasons other than running in China. In 2013, some runners urinating on the Forbidden City walls grabbed the headlines. Last October, Beijing's heavy smog provided critics with a chance to ridicule the degree of intelligence of those who chose to run at the cost of their health.
US President Barack Obama announced on Dec 17 that he would pursue normalization of relations with Cuba, the island country only 144 kilometers from Key West in Florida, ending the 54-year-old US embargo, but many Americans are still living in the Cold War.
As China's comprehensive capability and international interaction grow, discussions have emerged on how to protect its overseas interests.
STRIKES BY TAXI DRIVERS, which started in Shenyang, Liaoning province, last week, have spread to more provincial capitals such as Jinan, Shandong province, and Nanjing, Jiangsu province, with brawls erupting in Nanjing. It is mainly high fees collected from drivers by taxi companies that have sparked the protests. Comments:
WITH MORE DETAILS about the deadly fire in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, being released, experts nationwide doubt that local bureaucrats issued orders to firefighters contrary to expert opinions, which led to the death of five firefighters. Comments:
Since November 2012 President Xi Jinping has been following a new style of speaking and writing, which is different from any of those adhered to by past leaders.
Despite the low profile and low-level nature with no substantial results, that Chinese and Japanese defense and maritime officials did meet and talk means a lot.
The endeavor against corruption will be "on the road forever", Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Tuesday. This once again emphasizes his views on fighting corruption and Party construction after his earlier comments were first released in a book published on Monday.
Global growth in 2014 was yet again lower than initially expected, continuing a pattern of disappointing outturns over the past several years. Growth picked up only marginally in 2014, to 2.6 percent, from 2.5 percent in 2013. The global growth outlook for 2015 is not rosier either: it is expected to rise moderately to 3 percent, and an average about 3.3 percent through 2017.
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