LOS ANGELES - Under wispy willows beside a rippling, rock-rimmed lake, VIPs gathered on last Tuesday at one of the decorative pagodas that dot the landscape at the historic Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in Los Angeles County to participate in a "Golden Shovel" groundbreaking ceremony to launch the Phase 2 expansion of their Chinese "Garden of Flowing Fragrances (Liu Fang Yuan)".
Xi Zhinong has worked for 40 years taking photos of nature not only to capture its beauty but to promote conservation. That is why he feels deeply ashamed not to have known much sooner that the green peacock, a great bird that is culturally significant to China, was on the brink of extinction.
Free trade agreements are needed between China and countries from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in order to provide a new driving force for regional economic growth, said officials and scholars.
China's trade in services reached a record high of 2.98 trillion yuan ($436 billion) between January and July, which was bolstered by the nation's economic resilience and increasing efforts to drive the service sector.
The first DACHINA Dialogue was held by DACHINA Interchange Management GmbH, Brand Academy-Hochschule for Design and Communication and China Central Television on Wednesday in Hamburg, Germany, attracting guests such as Shi Mingde, China's ambassador to Germany, and Carsten Brosda, head of the Hamburg authority for culture and media and global brands including GANI, Alibaba, Volkswagen and Molyneux Mont Blanc.
Special funds to promote mergers and acquisitions within the steel industry are being considered by Chinese policymakers to enhance the overall competitiveness of the sector, according to a report in Economic Information Daily.
Private entrepreneurs in China should step up cooperation efforts with their African counterparts to be an active part of the global value chain so as to generate long-term win-win sustainable development, said a top official.
Editor's Note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up. China Daily interviewed top executives of well-known multinational companies for their views on the country's socioeconomic development.
Three US law firms - Rosen Law Firm, Schall Law Firm and Pomerantz LLP - announced on their official websites on Wednesday they are investigating whether Chinese e-commerce giant JD made false or misleading statements on the case of its founder and chairman Liu Qiangdong or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors.
Growth in China's general economic activities, measured by a private purchasing managers' index, slowed in August, signaling the world's second-largest economy may face stronger headwinds.
Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp has decided to pull out of China after the carmaker known for its minicars failed to offer larger models that consumers favor in the world's largest vehicle market.
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