International observers were surprised to see the Democratic People's Republic of Korea celebrate its Army Day on April 25 without any act of provocation, such as a missile launch. Yet the brief tranquility on the Korean Peninsula was short-lived as the DPRK reportedly test-fired a ballistic missile four days later.
As a traditional Chinese saying goes, "Farmers mainly depend on heaven or the weather for food."
Departments and ministries under the State Council, China's Cabinet, have responded to a series of public concerns in the past week, including defaulting on migrant workers' salaries, permanent resident registration, adverse drug reaction monitoring, innovation and entrepreneurship corporation bonds, Internet Plus government affair services and weather disasters.
Do Thi Thanh Hoa was mistaken for a Chinese woman at first when she sang a folk song on Walk of Fame, China's popular television talent show (Xingguang Dadao).
Since graduating in music from Fujian Normal University, Qi Xiaolan, 45, has worked at a State-owned company in Quanzhou, Fujian province, doing a job that has nothing to do with art for 24 years.
"Busy, tired but happy every day," is how Fu Xiuying describes her life. From the Li ethnic group on Hainan Island, Fu has won fame both at home and abroad for her double-sided Li brocade embroidery, weaving artworks using highly refined techniques that span 3,000 years.
Zhong Risheng was determined to go to Africa regardless of his family's protests. The continent's pull was difficult to ignore as was the doctor's passion to help people.
The militaries of the United States and the Republic of Korea are accelerating installation of the controversial Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system south of Seoul.
Two technicians demonstrated their formidable dexterity at a recent display of craftsmanship organized by a vocational and technical college in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.
SOME AGENCIES ADVERTISE THAT they can help mainland students acquire the identity of being "overseas Chinese" so they can sit the much easier national college entrance exam for overseas Chinese students. People's Daily comments:
A VIDEO was recently spread online showing a so-called performance group doing a striptease at a 3-year-old's birthday party in Fuyang, Anhui province. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Culture announced that it has asked the local culture department to investigate and co-work with the police to crack down on illegal activities. Legal Daily comments:
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