Controlling air pollution has become a top priority for Baoding, Hebei province, after it was listed as the country's most polluted of 74 major cities in China for five straight months.
Marketplaces provide upgraded service to consumers, as some of the shabby markets were moved to suburban areas and replaced with clean, neat supermarkets in Beijing. About 30 years ago, vendors rode tricycles waiting in line to buy fresh fruit and vegetables, as shown in the picture, taken in 1986.
"You will never be alone. Your family will love you forever," reads an engraving on a tombstone in the northern suburbs of Beijing.
Buddhism has been popular for more than 2,000 years in China. Its different teachings, such as Tibetan Buddhism, have spread over the centuries. Here are some top academies for Buddhism studies:
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Top leaders of the Communist Party of China and Taiwan's Kuomintang will meet in Beijing in early May to discuss CPC-KMT exchanges and cross-Straits relations, a senior official from the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said on Friday.
A senior official has denied claims that there has been a surge in the number of civil servants resigning amid the continuing government frugality campaign.
The number of jobs created in the first quarter decreased for the first time since the global financial crisis, and a senior official warned of the growing impact on the job market of slower economic growth.
A former official who fled overseas more than 10 years ago is being repatriated to China to face charges of bribery and embezzlement involving 250 million yuan ($40.3 million), Global Times reported on Friday.
President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China will push for a "fair and balanced" agreement over the Iranian nuclear issue and is ready to expand cooperation with Teheran.
China rejects new curbs to tighten control of cross-border capital, although outflow pressure surged suddenly last month, the foreign exchange regulator said on Thursday.
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