The financial authorities released more measures on Friday to further promote the development of the Beijing-based National Equities Exchange and Quotations, better known as the "New Third Board".
Bank of Qingdao Co, the Chinese lender backed by Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo SpA and an existing investor, is seeking as much as $666 million in a Hong Kong initial public offering, people with knowledge of the matter said.
The murder of a Chinese national, along with a Norwegian citizen, by the Islamic State group is the latest atrocity committed by the terrorists. It should be condemned by all and further strengthen the shared will to eliminate terrorism.
The deaths of an elderly couple in Shanghai, who took their own lives, have once again highlighted the problems faced by many elderly residents in the country.
AT THE JUST CONCLUDED G20 summit in Turkey, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe mentioned China's maritime disputes in the East China Sea and South China Sea in bilateral talks with other leaders. Abe asked China to "demilitarize" the South China Sea at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, too. That is not a smart diplomatic habit, says an article on guancha.cn:
ZHANG JUN, deputy chief of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Party's top disciplinary watchdog, said recently that Party members can enjoy a good life with legal income, but they should avoid excessive spending because that's against the philosophy of the Party. A column in Beijing Youth Daily explains why strict discipline is needed:
A MOTHER IN HEBI, Henan province, Central China, was recently detained on charge of beating her 13-year-old daughter to death because of the girl's poor academic performance at school. Efforts are needed to help less academically gifted and rural children, People.com.cn argued on Wednesday:
The establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and the proposals of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road for integration with economies along the two roads are bold but not challenging moves by China. Yet they are not intended to rewrite established rules of global economic governance.
As temperatures in South China remain low for days together during winter, there are again calls for providing central heating for southern cities. Many people argue that winter is as cold in the south as it is in the north, so why not provide central heating for the southern region as well?
I lived in Paris for five happy years in the 1980s - I met my wife there, my eldest daughter was born there, and I made many French friends with whom I still remain in contact.
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