Editor's note: On Thursday, China's Chang'e 4 lunar probe made a soft landing on the far side of the moon, the first such landing in space history. Three experts share their views on this major scientific achievement with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang:
The Nippon Foundation, of which I serve as chairman, and its affiliated organizations, began working with China in the early 1980s, initially on efforts to eliminate leprosy in the country. China had launched reform and opening-up a couple of years earlier and was embarking on a path of economic development. On the streets of major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, people wore monotone clothing of dark blue, gray or green, and walking down a street felt like being in a black-and-white television scene.
Editor's note: Last year marked the 40th anniversary of the launch of China's reform and opening-up policy. China Daily profiles people who experienced or witnessed the important drive.
Cheng Li, the first Chinese-American to lead the Brookings Institution's John L. Thornton China Center, arrived in the United States in 1985 to pursue a master's degree in Asian studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
Interest in travel for those over 60 years old grew in 2018, and their passion for trips is expected to continue to increase this year, travel agencies said.
Schools in Guizhou province and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region are using "smart uniforms" embedded with GPS trackers to make sure students do not skip class and to assure parents of their children's attendance and safety.
China's booming on-demand services market has created millions of delivery job opportunities for migrant workers from rural areas, whose quick work has become indispensable in urban life.
Tucked into a corner of Kashgar's old city, near the busy and bustling hat bazaar, is a cluster of narrow alleys and a range of high and low houses, one sitting slightly uphill from the other. To Mardan Alip, the buildings and dead ends looked like an opportunity: a chance for fun, something to jump on.
National People's Congress adopts amendment to the Constitution
A system of government-run new media outlets, led by those operated by the central government's gov.cn website, should be built by 2022 to offer punctual information disclosure, policy responses and services for the public, according to a recent notice.
Several ministry-level departments, including those for commerce, veterans affairs and public security, have responded recently to issues of public concern.
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