Item from Feb 26,1990, in China Daily: Today is New Year's Day for Tibetans. An eight-day grand ritual began in Beijing on Feb 18 at the Yong hegong Lamasery, the largest in Beijing, with more than 80 lamas chanting sutras. The religious program, which occupies seven-hours a day, includes the burning of evil paper figures, the circling of the lamasery by lamas and laymen, and the reciting of sutras.
Many young people who returned home for family reunions during the recent Spring Festival had to face uncomfortable questions about their personal lives, such as those concerning pay and marital status.
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China will make more small and micro businesses eligible for tax breaks in an effort to encourage innovation and boost employment at a time of downward economic pressure, officials at the State Council's executive meeting decided on Wednesday.
China's air force will soon commission the J-10B fighter jet, the most advanced military aircraft the country has ever developed on its own, information released by military observers show.
A draft proposal for China's first anti-terrorism law was reviewed by lawmakers on Wednesday and, if approved, is likely to accelerate improvements in the management of aviation airspace to guard against terrorist attacks.
Annual sessions of the National People's Congress and National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Spring Festival appears to be no longer a time solely for family reunions in China.
The reason the mummified remains of a monk found encased in a Buddha statue have received so much attention and even caused surprise may be due to a lack of understanding of Buddhism, according to a Chinese expert.
China's top disciplinary body has pledged to persist with its iron-handed crackdown against corruption and other misconduct.
A FIFA task force recommended on Tuesday that the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament in Qatar should be played at the end of that year to avoid the summer heat.
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