Alfred Nobel might have never expected his name to be associated with a Chinese national named Guo Yingsen, who is nicknamed "Brother Nobel" for having said at a job-seeking TV show in 2010 that his theory could win him the Nobel Prize for physics.
At its Feb 17 meeting, the State Council, China's Cabinet, announced a range of measures, which, among other things, supports the conversion of scientific and technological achievements into practice and promotes scientific and technological development, in order to boost economic growth. Some media outlets' comments on the issue follow:
It is surprising that takeovers of international companies and brands by Chinese enterprises have received so little media coverage despite three major deals being struck in the first few weeks of January 2016 alone.
Lao Tzu (about 571 - 471 BC), the Chinese thinker best known as the father of Taoism, famously said more than 2,000 years ago that when someone is mad beyond reason it means that person's days are numbered.
More than 6 million Chinese travelers spent a record 90 billion yuan ($14.29 billion) out of Chinese mainland during the Spring Festival holiday.
China's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) is expected to provide the framework that will allow the country to shift from an energy-guzzling economy toward a more sustainable model.
Editor's notes: At a meeting of the State Council, or China's Cabinet, on Sunday, Premier Li Keqiang laid out measures for the upgrading and sustainable development of Traditional Chinese Medicine to better serve people's needs. Following are comments from the media:
Obstacles include defining targeted groups and sources of funding
As cities in many parts of China have experienced winter smog and haze, Hainan island is becoming more of a desirable destination for those wishing to buy property.
The first quality standards for pollution filter masks will take effect on March 1 in a bid to regulate the rapidly growing domestic market.
There is no better embodiment of the power and appeal of 2016's zodiac animal than Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King.
At an executive meeting of the State Council, China's cabinet, on Jan 27, Premier Li Keqiang announced an overall policy arrangement of providing care for left-behind children, who live in rural hometown while their parents migrate to cities for work. Following are media comments: gov.cn:
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