Capital way to reduce the pressure on the center

Zheng Xiangdong, secretary general of the organizing committee of the Beijing International Property Expo

Collector promotes humanistic culture

He cannot play the piano, yet he owns one of the biggest piano museums in China. He is not a painter, yet he just opened an art museum. He is not a mechanic, yet he invented a water-resistive barrier that could potentially help prevent flooding. He is not a tycoon, but simply immersed in his affections.

Museum owner focuses on fight against flooding

Although the owner of the country's largest piano museum devotes most of his energy to his piano and art museums, He Lijun uses his expertise in geology to fight flooding.

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Jiangsu

Blue-collar jobs now back in vogue

After graduating from junior middle school, Wang Shuai wandered around the Beijing suburbs that summer wondering what to do next. He loved to take things apart and put them back together when he was kid, and fate lead him to Beijing Industrial Technician College, where he "fell in love" with a CNC milling machine.

Perseverance pays off as dreams of gold come true

Compared with those who like to hang the word "dream" over their mouths, Nie Feng from Southwest China's Chongqing, prefers action to talking.

Cartoon

State to accelerate structural reform

The State Council, China's Cabinet, vowed to deepen systematic reforms to encourage social investment and strengthen the "weak links" of the national economy, such as health, education, water conservancy projects and infrastructure.

Policy digest

State Council to boost key sectors

Ministries address concerns over Zika, insurance

Ministries at the State Council, or China's Cabinet, have responded to public and media concerns over a series of policies and measures they have adopted recently, such as tackling the Zika virus and the regulation of insurance services.

Tianjin mayor suspected of corruption, faces probe

Huang Xingguo, mayor of Tianjin and a member of 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, has been placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption, bringing the number of committee members investigated or convicted to 10.

A foreigner's view on the closure

Michael Werkmeister from Germany has lived in Shanghai for 15 years and is a regular customer of the bars along Yongkang Road.