Each week in Britain, an average of 20 pubs shut their doors. In a world of post-recession austerity, many clearly believe that beer has become a luxury that is too expensive to justify in their daily lives.
Employees suffering from a migraine might want to think up a better excuse when phoning in sick from work, as just one in five bosses consider the headache serious enough to warrant a day off.
The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has been a long-standing home to 13 ethnic groups. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, and the establishment of the region in 1955, its people have witnessed tremendous progress both economically and socially. A series of photographs, chosen by China Daily, highlight just some aspects of the lives of the region's 22 million people.
Residents of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region note improvements throughout the area and speak of their love for their surroundings and hope for the growing prosperity to continue.
The Los Angeles Lakers are giving Metta World Peace another chance.
The contrast in form between Manchester United and Sunderland could hardly be greater as the two clubs prepare to meet at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Midfielder Huang Bowen believes Guangzhou Evergrande's experience of winning the 2013 AFC Champions League can be the key in propelling the Chinese Super League champion to a return to the continental final ahead of next Wednesday's semifinal first leg against Japan's Gamba Osaka at Tianhe Sport Center Stadium.
At the invitation of US President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit the United States this month, providing a crucial opportunity for the countries to further their relationship.
Since launching at the time the world's largest initial public offering in 2010, the Agricultural Bank of China, one of China's four major State-held commercial banks, has maintained its rapid but stable growth.
China's executive talent market is facing a changing environment and the competition between multinationals and Chinese firms is becoming more fierce, say executives from Russell Reynolds Associates, a leading global executive search and assessment firm.
The development stage, industrial structure, factor endowments, market demand and many other characteristics of China and the United States are highly complementary. These have created favorable conditions for sustainable development of bilateral trade based on the theory of comparative advantage. In addition, the acceleration of two-way investment, internal trade of transnational corporations and China-US bilateral trade and investment agreements have all provided practical support to the development of bilateral trade under the current global economic setting.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States coincides with the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, an organization that embodies global partnerships.
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