As the number of Chinese travelers taking trips abroad is projected to be greater than those travelling domestically during the upcoming Spring Festival, we are likely to hear more about the antics of some Chinese tourists abroad in the media this year. Last year's high-profile incidents were aptly put into perspective by most media outlets - the few outrageous incidents were hardly representative of Chinese tourists overall given more than 100 million Chinese traveled abroad last year.
Although six years have passed since the global financial crisis broke out, many countries have not yet overcome its impact with the global economy is still facing uncertainties. And given the economic slowdown, albeit slight, in China, it can be said that the Chinese and global economies have entered stages - which can be called "new normals" - which are far different from those in pre-crisis times.
Waiting for a colleague on a late afternoon in Brussels recently, I got a text message that she was at a police station reporting a robbery and assault case. Later, she called to tell me in detail what had happened: She had left her apartment building in the Schumann area, near the European Union headquarters, just before dusk to take a bus to meet me. But before she could do so, a man wielding a knife forced her to part with her handbag, which among other things contained her wallet, voice recorder and camera, and ran away with it.
The invitation the US government has extended to President Xi Jinping for a state visit, and the similar invitations extended to major Asian countries, which were announced by US National Security Adviser Susan Rice on Friday, has been viewed by some as a signal of United States deepening its "pivot to Asia."
Leading officials at various levels have a key role to play in China's bid to realize the rule of law, says a People's Daily editorial.
Editor's Note: The article is an excerpt of the statement by Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi at the Opening Session of the 51st Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
The only celebrity member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Jiangmen City Committee in South China's Guangdong province, Zeng Zhiwei, aHong Kong-based actor, has been criticized for failing to perform his duty as a political advisor.
Zhang Zhijun, the mainland's head of Taiwan affairs, postponed a visit to Kinmen County, Taiwan, in the aftermath of the TransAsia Airways crash on Feb 4 that killed at least 40 passengers.
Over the past two decades climate change has steadily climbed the international political agenda, but sadly water issues have not received such attention.
The Islamic State group, which controls large swathes of northern Iraq and Syria, recently beheaded two hostages from Japan, a country that doesn't seem to be even remotely a target for the militant group's brutality and contempt for humanity. The murders, of course, have come as an overwhelming shock to the civilized world, as well as a wake-up call for Japanese leaders who failed to negotiate the release of the hostages.
China does not want its genetically modified food (GM) market to be dominated by foreign products (and thus foreign companies). Such assurance by officials of Central Rural Work Leading Group, China's top agency in charge of rural work and agricultural affairs, are necessary to convince the people that the country's leadership is serious about food security.
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