New facilities help to boost trade

As China promotes pilot free trade zones nationwide, Xiamen, Fujian province, has benefited from the strategy as a result of streamlined procedures and upgraded facilities for the promotion of international trade.

Horse riding graduates get off to a good start

A historic high of 7.95 million university graduates will join the jobs market this year. While some are struggling to find work, those with horse riding-related majors from Wuhan Business University are at ease.

Random decision puts country girl on the right track

Zhang Jiaojiao had never seen a horse in real life before she began to major in equestrianism.

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Jiangsu

China is undoubtedly the best market now

Our company brings about 300 foreign models to Shanghai every year, and most of them use China as a training ground to become supermodels in New York, Paris or Milan.

Social media growth prompts need for Chinese faces

The demand for Chinese models in foreign markets is surging these days because the growing purchasing power for luxury and fashion products among Chinese consumers is a big draw.

Government Agencies Face Building Curbs

More public funds will be invested in improving people's lives as the central government approved a new draft regulation on Friday that controls expenditure for new buildings for government agencies, public organizations and institutions.

Ministries address public concerns

Special plates to identify new energy vehicles

Policy digest

Joint conference system to boost private education

Students failing to learn debt-control lessons

Experts call for regulation of peer-to-peer lending to eliminate unscrupulous operators, as Cao Yin and Zhao Xinying report.

Soundbites

Doctor heals children in desert city

On Aug 4, after spending a year providing medical assistance in the Northwest African country of Mauritania, Wang Zhibing returned to his hometown of Harbin, Heilongjiang province.