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Only 1.2 percent of the Chinese people surveyed say they read a lot and 50.7 percent say they read a little according to the newly published National Reading Survey conducted in 2011.
More big cruises are expected to sail into China this year to meet the growing needs of Chinese tourists.
April 23 is UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day. First started in 1995, this yearly event has now celebrated its 17th birthday.
The achievement China has scored in poverty elimination over the past 30 years of economic reform and opening up is a great success, a Russian political expert told Xinhua in a recent interview.
China's stock index futures closed mixed Monday, with the contract for May, the most actively traded, down 0.63 percent from the previous trading day to 2,619.4 points.
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, has announced plans to increase services across China.
Russian warships participating in a Chinese-Russian joint naval drill raised China's national flag on Monday.
China's massive car market may still be young, but the auto industry CEOs descending on Beijing this week will see first hand that it's also growing up fast.
Chinese shares ended lower Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.76 percent, or 18.27 points, to finish at 2,388.59.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, plunged 38.29 points, or 5.25 percent, to close at 690.43 points on Monday.
A group of photos show the peculiar reading positions and locations of Chinese bookworms.
James Cameron' 3-D team, behind the worldwide success of 2009 sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar", is being tapped to assist in shooting "The Art of War".
