Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor appraised the convenience of high-speed railways after traveling with her family to Guilin, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, for a holiday on Saturday.
Nicholas R. Lardy, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, has observed positive signs on China's economic front since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in Beijing in October.
China is likely to set the slowest money growth target in history, at around 9 percent, next year after top policymakers pledged to control the "master valve" of total money supply, which is recognized as the origin of the surging debt burden and the trigger of asset bubbles.
The world's largest amphibious aircraft, the Chinese-made AG600, carried out its maiden flight on Sunday morning in Zhuhai, a coastal city in Guangdong province.
When it becomes chilly in the north every winter, many "snowbirds" will choose to fly to Hainan, the island province and popular vacation paradise, to enjoy its generous sunshine and unique tropical environment.
As the Christmas holiday arrives and Christians around the world celebrate and share gifts, most Chinese mark the day as not unlike any other. Businesses and customers this year, too, may have experienced a slower shop-till-you-drop environment than in the past for a variety of reasons.
I still remember Christmas Eve in 2007 when my best friend Victoria and I sat beneath the Christmas tree in her house in Auckland, New Zealand, watching as its colorful decorations were illuminated by long strings of twinkling lights.
Item from Dec 25, 1998 in China Daily: To help restore the capital's air quality, several districts in Beijing launched campaigns to get rid of unlicensed barbecue and hotpot streetside businesses.
China will release by the end of the year regional rankings in the green development index, which will encourage local governments to give more attention to environmental protection in national economic development, the head of the National Bureau of Statistics said on Saturday.
China's top legislature urged law enforcement agencies on Sunday to set rules on the collection and protection of personal information to prevent abuse of real-name registration systems.
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