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Couple boost life, culture in Tibet

[2014-09-17 07:05]

Ma Xinming and his wife, Sun Lingling, both alumni of China's prestigious Peking University, have served in the Aid-Tibet program since 2010.

Assistance program bears fruit over two decades

[2014-09-17 07:05]

Ma is one of 560 professionals in various fields sent by Beijing's municipal government to be part of the Aid -Tibet program.

'Humanized gene' helps mice learn faster, study finds

[2014-09-17 07:05]

Mice that receive a "humanized" version of a speech and language gene show accelerated learning, a new study said on Monday.

Officials promote new tourism wave

[2014-09-15 06:57]

Tourism ministers from APEC economies have adopted measures to ensure that the Asia-Pacific travel and leisure industry keeps pace with changing consumer trends and advances in technology.

Declaration excerpts

[2014-09-15 06:57]

The Macao Declaration, which passed at the eighth APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting, includes the following:

Macao looks to neighbors for aid with sustainable growth

[2014-09-15 06:57]

To build itself into a world center of tourism and leisure, Macao needs to increase cooperation with the Chinese mainland as well as with other APEC members, experts said in Macao during the eighth Tourism Ministerial Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.

Ease taxes to boost industry, experts suggest

[2014-09-15 06:57]

The tax burden on the tourism industry should be eased to encourage further development of the sector and enable it to make a larger contribution to economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region, according to officials and experts who spoke during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Tourism Ministerial Meeting in Macao.

Sound bites

[2014-09-15 06:57]

"Tourism serves not only as a driving force of economic growth, but as a platform that connects different peoples and destinations around the world."

China can be more competitive

[2014-09-13 07:42]

Policymakers have to deepen reform and spend more funds on R&D to make the country a mature competitor in the global market

Snowden nails US lie on its economic spying

[2014-09-13 07:42]

The US government is an expert at taking the moral high ground when it comes to justice. But instead of being apologetic after the devastating revelations made by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden in June last year, its top US officials, President Barack Obama included, have been claiming that the NSA has been doing exactly what every other nation does.

Red Cross society has to bear its cross

[2014-09-13 07:42]

Many people are wondering what direction the Red Cross Society of China will take in the post-Zhao Baige era. Will the ongoing internal reforms continue and will it take measures to handle humanitarian tasks more efficiently to regain people's trust? The answer: it has no choice but to do so.

West should not decide Ukrainians' fate

[2014-09-13 07:42]

The European Union deserves respect for its economic and social expansion eastward. But the same cannot be said about its military designs, driven by the United States. In fact, things seem to have taken an ugly turn with five NATO members, some of which are also EU member states, deciding to supply weapons to Ukraine to tackle the rebels in its eastern region.