Editor's Note: After GDP growth decelerated to a six-year low of 7 percent in the first quarter, the performance of the economy in the second quarter will be crucial in determining whether the annual target of "about 7 percent" can be achieved.
Since the beginning of the year, the MSCI Emerging Market Index, which tracks the stock indexes of countries such as China, Brazil and Turkey, has increased more than 10 percent.
China's output of greenhouse gases is set to start falling five years earlier than the largest emitter has pledged, according to a study by UK academics that indicates an increased chance of global warming staying at safe levels.
The Chinese white goods manufacturer Haier Group is looking to increase its sales in Europe by extending its product range to include consumer electronics and energy management systems.
China has a long tradition of rote learning in its schools, memorization based on repetition geared toward high exam scores. However, many educators and a new generation of parents have acknowledged that this method is outdated.
The United Kingdom's privatized mail operator, the Royal Mail, has recently responded to heavy criticism since its privatization with a trail-blazing move to capture the delivery market across the Chinese mainland.
Emerging markets are likely to see large amounts of money leaving, given changes in the global economic climate. Since last year, developed countries and emerging market economies have had to face a reversal of the economic climate that followed the worldwide financial crisis.
Officials are expected to take a four-pronged approach in the coming months to reduce growth risks.
For the Kazakh nomads in Xinjiang's Uygur autonomous region, modern life maintains a mix of tradition, hospitality and simplicity COVER STORY >> 14-15
Kazakh nomads honor us with a dinner of killed sheep
You'd think they hate each other if you just heard them singing.
The eagle explodes into the fox, talons first, harpooning the canine's back.
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