China can make "valuable contribution" to Arctic research: Norwegian FM

Aug. 30 ,  Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Stoere Monday applauded China's scientific research efforts in the Arctic. "Developments in the Arctic have global effects...China can make a valuable contribution," Stoere said in a speech delivered at the China Institute of International Studies in Beijing. "Today we have an international scientific presence (in the Arct...

Beijing's Mentougou to Build Seven-star Hotel

Southwestern Beijing's Mentougou District will build a seven-star hotel and a 500-meter-high tour tower in the near future, the head of the district said on Friday. According to a report from the Legal Evening News, Wang Hongzhong told the media at Friday's news conference that the plan to extend Chang'an Avenue, Beijing's main east-west artery, 6.4 kilometers westward so as to join the suburba...

China region gets $247m help for drought

The government of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in South China will allocate about 1.68 billion yuan ($247 million) to some projects to guarantee 3 million rural residents' access to safe drinking water in one year, gxnews.com.cn reported on Tuesday. The projects, including rain collecting, will be built in the Dashishan mountainous area, which is greatly in need of water. Large government ...

Shanghai steps onto world's catwalk

Aug. 24 , -- The world's fashion capitals can no longer feel secure about their dominance after Asian metropolises Hong Kong and Shanghai sashayed into prominence, this year's Top Global Fashion Capitals reveals. The list, compiled by American non-profit group Global Language Monitor, puts New York back on top as the world's top fashion capital, reclaiming its spot from Milan this year. ...

Exciting bullfighting event held in SW China

Exciting bullfighting event held in SW China

China's yuan weakens against U.S. dollar Thursday

Aug. 19 ,The value of China's currency Renminbi (RMB) weakened against the U.S. dollar Thursday as the central parity rate of the yuan was set at 6.7898 per U.S. dollar, higher than the 6.7895 Wednesday, according to the data released by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. China's central bank announced on June 19 this year that it would further the reform of the formation mechanism of ...

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Children's Painting Exhibition on Shanghai Expo Opens in Bangladesh

"Hello, Shanghai Expo",a children's painting exhibition titled  opened in Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka Tuesday. Joint organized by Shanto-Mariam Foundation of Bangladesh and CRI-SMF Confucius classroom, the exhibition attracted nearly 200 children, said Yang Weiming, director of CRI-SMF Confucius classroom. She said, "The 2010 World Expo is holding in Shanghai, we expect the Banglades...

“Light labor”Exercise

TRADITIONAL Chinese exercises include not only sophisticated routines but many simple, easy ones. "Light labor" is one of them. As its name indicates, "light labor" means exercises re¬quiring light movements. The principle is to act within one's capability and never overreach. Sun Simiao, a great Tang Dynasty physician a thousand years ago, said, "To keep fit, regu¬lar exercise is necessary, but...

Laughter and Joy — the Best Medicine

WHEN people become ill, the first idea that rolls through their mind is to see a doctor. They are seldom aware that their trouble may be caused by emotions. Modern medical re­search shows that many diseases afflicting adults are the result of emotional problems. According to traditional Chinese medicine, emotional traumas are a major cause of disease. Over 2,000 years ago, the Huangdi Ne...