In recent years, Chinese consumers have used the term "cherry freedom" to describe a person's ability to purchase expensive imported cherries without a second thought. Now, though, many are expressing concerns that they may be losing their total "fruit freedom" after sharp rises in the prices of many commonplace fruits, including apples, pears and peaches.
Users of Weibo, a Twitter-like social media platform, have recently been discussing how to eat avocados.
CPI increase sees cabinet move to secure supplies of fruit, vegetables and pork
Several ministry-level departments, including those for education, finance, transport and agriculture and rural affairs, have responded recently to issues of public concern.
Every member of the People's Liberation Army Navy deployed on Zhongjian Island in the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea is asked to plant a tree on the day they arrive.
Having been born and raised in an inland province, I had always pictured life by the sea as blue waves shimmering under the ever-present sunshine, palm trees swaying in the warm breeze and fresh coconut water and succulent seafood always within reach.
Before beginning his descent underground, Xi Sheng puts on a gray diving suit weighing 35 kilograms with the help of two people. The suit is made of rubber, and attached to a safety rope. On most workdays, Xi wears the suit for two to three hours to work in the sewers.
Days before feeding fish fry in the paddy fields, rice farmer Lei Binghua installed a loudspeaker in his farm in Southeast China's Fujian province.
It is not easy for villagers living in mountainous areas to see a doctor at a county hospital due to inconvenient and costly transportation.
President Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of more educational exchanges and cooperation between China and Russia as he received an honorary doctorate from St. Petersburg State University on Thursday.
Deeper energy sector cooperation between China and Russia is expected to drive the development of foreign trade between the two countries, industry analysts said.
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