The hollowing out of villages because of the country's industrialization and urbanization drive has given rise to many social problems. The disorderly state of villages as young adults migrate to urban areas leaving only the elders and idle farmland behind indicates the demise of traditional villages.
The Belt and Road Initiative, a grand transnational project comprising the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, is the latest example of China's changing role in globalization - from a participator to a leader.
As G20 finance ministers and central bankers prepare to meet in Ankara on Thursday and Friday, global investors are nervously bracing themselves against the shocks of stock price swings, oil price fluctuations and currency volatility, along with the contraction in China's manufacturing activities.
Global investors still in a shock over the about 40 percent drop in the Chinese stock market since mid-June may not understand the government's latest move, because it may not be enough to arrest the slide in share prices.
President Xi Jinping has signed a mandate granting amnesty to four categories of criminals, 40 years after the country last granted such a pardon in 1975.
Since Aug 10, over 5,000 persons had broken into fenced meadows in Northwest China's Qinghai province to steal black wolfberries, which are believed to have health benefits and sell for more than 160 yuan ($25) per kilo. By Aug 26, the police had detained 22 people for the offence. Comments:
In a regulation that will come into effect in October, female employees in North China's Shanxi province who are diagnosed with menopausal syndromes yet show no obvious sign of recovery after treatment can apply for transfer to another position that better suits their condition. Comments:
Of the more than 1,300 dogs that were spared the chopping block in Yulin, Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region during the local July dog meat festival, only a little over 400 are still alive this week, said media reports. Most of the deaths were caused by infections after the dogs were transferred to a local dog shelter in Gaoyou, East China's Jiangsu province, due to the lack of volunteers to care for them. Comments:
Despite thorny issues that often dominate the headlines, China and the United States are working closely on almost every major global issue. This cooperation is not only out of good will, but also on the fundamental interests of both countries and their shared responsibilities to the world.
It is customary for people and nations to commemorate anniversaries. In the context of World War II, last year France observed the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
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