"We had an energetic team with thousands of young people from home and abroad, and their joint efforts accomplished the outstanding landscaping designs. The young designers accumulated experience from the Olympics, then contributed to other major events. We will make good preparations for the Winter Olympics bid."
More than three-quarters of the public have expressed their confidence in the effectiveness of the national campaign against corruption, according to a government think tank.
A nationwide austerity drive means frugality is prevailing over lavishness on special occasions.
A case involving an ex-official convicted of bribery after paying only 70,000 yuan ($11,000) for two apartments worth more than 1 million yuan has been sent back to a lower court for retrial.
A private luxury club that former Guangzhou Party chief Wan Qingliang used to frequent has closed and become overgrown with weeds, according to a Xinhua report, which called it "a ruin of corruption".
A new peak in births is likely to occur as a result of the relaxing of the family planning policy and could continue for several years, according to experts.
An online travel agency is offering interest-free loans to staff who have to pay social maintenance fees because they break the family planning policy by having more than the permitted number of children.
Underfloor heating, an incubator and an indoor pool are among the luxury amenities that have ensured that animals at a zoo in Jiangsu province have remained warm and comfortable over the winter.
A man dubbed "Brother Orange" who took selfies on an iPhone in China has become an online celebrity after the images appeared on the phone of a person living in the United States, more than 13,000 kilometers away.
A baby girl born last month with a serious digestive disorder celebrated her first Tibetan New Year on Thursday after a charity appeal secured the operation needed to save her life.
Even after 15 years as a firefighter, Dai Yaqiang still has to muster all his courage every time he enters a burning building.
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