China's booming film industry, which took in 44 billion yuan ($6.7 billion) at the box office last year and is set to surpass the US as world No 1 by 2017, needs better trained staff if its production values are to match those of Hollywood, according to a leading director.
Abbot Shenghui may be hundreds of kilometers from his monastery in Central China's Hunan province, but as a deputy to the National People's Congress, he retains his special role as teacher to the people.
With supply-side structural reform as one of the highlights of this year's political consultative and legislative sessions, Hong Kong is set to play a big role, according to an expert.
As the annual sessions of the top legislature and political advisory body unfolded, China Daily collected questions on issues that netizens care most about and solicited answers from political advisers, legislators and senior government officials.
President Xi Jinping has called for telling good stories about China. As the storytellers, we strive to present audiences in foreign countries with a genuine picture of China.
I didn't expect "electric cooker" to become a buzzword at the two sessions this year, given that "toilet seat" aroused heated discussions with Premier Li Keqiang at last year's event.
China will continue to expose and punish corrupt senior government and Party officials, judicial authorities said on Sunday, after figures showed a rise in prosecutions last year.
China will continue to severely punish those involved in separatist and terrorist activities this year, the Supreme People's Court said in its annual work report.
China's top political adviser on ethnic and religious affairs has said he believes the Dalai Lama's recent speech in Geneva was born out of "major frustration" over "increasingly unpopular 'Tibetan Independence' activities".
China Central Television, the State broadcaster, aired a documentary on Sunday about the United States' double standards on human rights.
Stepping onto the soccer pitch at Beijing No 4 High School, where he started playing the game about 50 years ago, Zhang Lu, vice-president of Chinese Super League club Beijing Guo'an, couldn't help recalling fond memories of dribbling a rubber ball on the then-worn-out turf every evening after school.
As the Chinese skiing industry gains momentum ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, observers have called for a top-down design to integrate relevant businesses and provide sustainable post-Olympic development.
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