TO ENCOURAGE GREEN CONSUMPTION, the State Council, China's cabinet, had subsidized energy-saving home appliance buyers by paying certain amounts to manufacturers who sold their products at discount from June 2012 to May 2013.
THE RECENT CENTRAL URBAN WORK CONFERENCE, the country's highest-level urban planning meeting, asked cities to maintain their traditional traits when it comes to architecture and cultural diversity.
LI HONGZHONG, Party chief of Central China's Hubei province, tried to contact Wu Bitian, bureau chief of work safety of Hong'an county, over the phone on Dec 31, without success.
The Anti-Terrorism Law, the first of its kind in China, took effect on Jan 1, reflecting the State's determination to fight terrorism and clearly stating how the Chinese authorities are going to do it.
One of the biggest policy reforms that will fundamentally change Chinese people's lives is the universal two-child policy that has been in effect since Jan 1, 2016.
China's major diplomatic events in 2015, which started with the first ministerial meeting of the Forum of China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States in January and ended with the China-Africa Cooperation Forum in December, were milestones in its efforts to shoulder more international responsibilities as the world's second-largest economy and largest developing country.
The landmark deal Japan and the Republic of Korea signed on an "irreversible" resolution to the so-called comfort women issue on Dec 28 has taken a twist within days.
Europe ushered in the New Year with heightened security fears on Friday as German police evacuated two train stations in Munich, citing a tip about a planned suicide bomb attack, and Belgium held three people over an alleged plot.
In the megacity of Dubai, a fire broke out on New Year's Eve in The Address hotel, in the area where a massive fireworks display was being prepared.
More than 3,770 migrants and refugees died in 2015 trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea, making the year the deadliest on record for those seeking sanctuary from conflict and poverty, an international migration group said on Thursday.
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