42 significant contributors honored medals and titles
Guo Lanying, opera singer, born December 1930
Guo is an opera singer and vocalist who has made great contributions to China's music and music education. As a singer and performer, she is well-known for her popular songs and the vivid characters she portrayed. As a vocal artist and music educator, she helped establish the folk opera performance system and helped develop traditional Chinese vocal arts.
'The people's hero':
Aireti Mamuti, policeman, born October 1969, died September 2016
Mamuti is former deputy director of the public security bureau of Pishan county, Hotan prefecture, in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region. He died in September 2016 when searching for class-A wanted fugitives. He was seriously wounded by a suicide bomber and later died in hospital. For 27 years while working as a policeman, he fought on the frontline to safeguard social stability and security. With his counterterrorism combat experience, he led police to successfully solve a series of cases.
- Most Chinese provinces reach high level of human development: report
- Sun Yat-sen University researchers penalized following misconduct probe
- Nankai University researchers disciplined following investigation
- Chinese premier stresses need to ensure workplace safety
- China steps up nationwide efforts to restore 'mother rivers'
- International Policing Forum focuses on the rise of cybercrimes
