Some say Donald Trump has had the "worst", "most unsettling" start to a US presidency in recent history. Some assume the traditional, courtesy honeymoon period enjoyed by each new administration has already ended.
At a recent news conference, Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei said the key to converting the old driving forces for economic development into new ones lies in properly handling the relationship between developing emerging industries and the transformation and upgrading of traditional ones.
ACCORDING TO MEDIA REPORTS, tens of thousands of packages have piled up at a delivery station of YTO Express in Beijing. The company said that the backlog was because many of its employees had not returned from their Spring Festival leave, but normal order was resumed on Saturday. Beijing News commented:
SOUTH CHINA'S GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION was recently praised by the Ministry of Environmental Protection for managing to keep pollution at satisfactory levels during the past three years. Beijing News commented on Tuesday:
REPORTS that a local farmer in Chun'an county in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, has been detained and is likely to face a prison sentence for catching 114 toads has caused a stir. Beijing News commented on Tuesday:
The USS Carl Vinson Nimitz-class carrier strike group has begun patrolling the South China Sea, proving the speculation over the past few days was true. On Feb 12, the US Navy Times reported that the United States Navy was planning to dispatch warships to the South China Sea for "freedom of navigation" operations - in a move apparently meant to challenge China's sovereignty claims over some islands and reefs in those waters.
Car-sharing services provided by companies such as Gofun Chuxing launched by Beijing Shouqi Group and Car2go under the automobile giant Daimler AG are striving for a place in China's burgeoning sharing economy. But they will encounter disappointment unless they avoid or remove the costly speed bumps ahead.
To many people's surprise, one of the most popular recent TV reality shows in China has been Chinese Poetry Conference, a classical Chinese poetry competition devoid of any TV stars. What makes the show's popularity head-scratching is that Chinese classical poetry gives many people a headache during their school days.
Despite the central government's stringent rules on pollution control and emissions, improvement in air quality nationwide continues to fall short of public expectations, especially in the north of the country which is often smothered by heavy smog.
The Ministry of Education recently issued a document stipulating that students admitted to universities can apply for a suspension if they start a business.
CAR-SHARING SERVICES provided by companies such as Gofun Chuxing launched by Beijing Shouqi Group and Car2go under the automotive giant Daimler AG, are gaining popularity among young people in mega cities such as Beijing and Shanghai. Beijing News commented on Monday:
PERSONAL INFORMATION - such as an ID number, phone and travel records - is made available to anybody who can provide a smartphone number and who is willing to pay a few hundred yuan in the underground information market. Beijing News comments:
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