Over the last 21 years, South Korean teacher Cho Sung-hye has contributed much to the friendship between the people of her country and China.
By putting restrictions on the trading of the online crypto-currencies generically known as bitcoin, China appears to have moved ahead of the curve. In the first week of this month, the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, and other financial authorities banned organizations and individuals from raising funds in exchange for unregulated virtual currencies.
The journey of hundreds of commuters into the center of London was brutally interrupted by a dull explosion and a flash of flame as a train stood at Parsons Green station on Sept 15. That evening, the trains were running as normally as before, and people went to the theater, restaurants and bars as if nothing had happened.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has been providing refueling services for US vessels keeping vigil for possible missile launches by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea since April, according to Japanese media reports. Japanese maritime forces' ships have supplied fuel to US vessels equipped with the Aegis anti-missile defense system in the Sea of Japan and elsewhere at least once a month, Japanese officials said.
China's extensive highway network and the millions of cars on roads attest to the country's rapid process of urbanization and modernization driven by economic growth. Unfortunately, while cars were invented to make travel easier and to give us more freedom, they have ultimately enslaved us as we face longer journey times, traffic jams and difficulty navigating the sidewalk among the many illegally parked cars.
Editor's Note: The Communist Party of China will hold its 19th National Congress on Oct 18. In the runup to the meeting, China Daily asked prominent company executives to provide their views on economic developments here and the country's global leadership role. The first two are Jeremy Hunter, president for Henkel Greater China, and Thierry Garnier, president and CEO of Carrefour China.
As the first non-Asian news anchor on Chinese television, Edwin Maher's face is known to millions. Through him, viewers at home and abroad have learned of the profound changes taking place across China.
Despite only arriving in China three years ago, Australian professor Jeffrey Reimers has already had a significant impact on Shanghai's scientific community.
It was during a meal with 10 elderly law professors in 1998 that Jeffrey S. Lehman, vice-chancellor of NYU Shanghai, was first inspired to become a bridge between his native United States and China.
Leonard Pratt's first foray into the world of journalism came when he wrote for the school newspaper at Columbia University in the United States. It was an experience he enjoyed so much he decided to make a career out of it.
There are major emerging challenges facing China's agrifood sector.
US free market absolutist ideologists pump out more irrelevant and confusing rhetoric than a giant squid pours out ink - the wave of criticism for China's anti-corruption policies being a case in point.
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