Small App,Big Difference

<正>WeChat a free text and voice messaging app developed by Shenzhen-based Tencent Holdings Ltd.has become a leading light in the field of social networking tools in China.According to Tencent WeChat has over600 million users around the world,with 450million in China.Nearly one third of China's population use the app.It is predicted that the number of domestic WeChat users will reach 500 million by the end of this year.Ever since its launch in January 2011.WeChat has been updated multiple times,with every update adding new features to the app.The application is exerting a sweeping influence among the Chinese.One notable example that illustrates how this application has changed people's lives is the giving out and receiving of electronic red envelopes,or Lucky Money,through WeChat during this year's Spring Festival in February.WeChat has made it more convenient for people to communicate with each other.People can send text and voice messages,pictures,and videos to others free of charge,     

Folk Songs Flying in Nanning

NANNING, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southwest China, is a beautiful city with a lively culture and centuries-old history. It is located in the south of the Tropic of Cancer and has a sub-tropical climate. Abundant sunshine and precipitation fill the city with luxuriant plant life. Its lush green landscape has earned Nanning the name of Green City.     

The NBA＇s ＂China Derby＂

IF the sheer number of deals the American National Basketball Association （NBA） has with Chinese television stations around the country is anything to go by, basketball is big business in China these days. In addition to arrangements with 51 local and regional broadcasters in China, the NBA has concluded marketing contracts with 20 major Chinese companies. Millions of Chinese watch NBA games, and 30 percent of the traffic to NBA.com originates in China.     

The Cause of Human Rights in China Has Entered a New Era

<正>The 19~(th) National Congress of the Communist Party of China was an epoch-making Party Congress.The Congress solemnly declared that"socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era".With the major change in China’s historical position,the cause of human rights in China has also entered a new era of socialism with     

A Century of International Exchanges

正Since the founding of the Communist Party of China(CPC) 100 years ago, the CPC has been engaged in international exchanges.The CPC's international exchanges over the past century has changed with the Party's focus throughout different historical periods. Since the 18 th CPC National Congress took place in 2012, the Party's international engagement has been executed via in-depth exchanges with various foreign counterparts, building a global network of political parties and facilitating the creation of a community with a shared future for humanity.     

The Mainland and Taiwan:Economic Relations Enhance

From 1979 to 2001, the accumulative total number of the Taiwan investment items in themainland has reached 50,820, the contracted capital has amounted to US$54,73 billion, amongwhich some US$29,32 billion has already been put into use. Whereas in the same period, thenumber of Hong Kong-funded projects in the mainland had exceeded 172,000 enterprises, withactual investment amount reaching US$112.2 billion, accounting for 57.4 percent of total foreigninvestment. Compared with Hong Kong, Taiwan has its unique style in terms of economic strength,industrial structure and mutual complementariness with the Chinese mainland economy. Taiwanbusinessmen still have tremendous potential to invest in the mainland.     

Measures to Improve China’s Human Rights Protection

Historically,the Constitution of 1982 is the most complete constitution since the establishment of the PRC.However,the country has faced new situations with the advance of time.The Constitution has needed to be amended in order to keep pace with the times,so there have appeared four constitutional amendments in 1988,1993,1999 and 2004,respectively.Although the four     

北京万豪酒店

<正>Mr.Mansell Xue has been appointed as the Director of Sales and Marketing of Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall.With about 20 years working experience in hospitality industry,Mr.Mansell Xue has progressed in his career through a series of appointments with International five-star hotels in the region,including Front Office Department of Sheraton     

Time for a Rethink

正As old alliances come under strain,the EU’s future lies in partnership with China The World Cup in Russia has been a reminder of the things that Europe does best.Even though teams like Portugal,Germany and Spain were knocked out before the quarter-fi nals,the overall level of football has been excellent.The World Cup has brought the best out of teams,with a lot of the best from Europe.     

THE FUTURE OF PRINTING

As China's economy has boomed, so has its printing industry, making the country one of the leaders in the field. Speaking at the International Printing Forum held in conjunction with the Second China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industry Fair in May, Long Xinmin, Director of the General Administration of Press and Publication, said there are more than 180,000 printing plants in China with over 3.4 million workers. The total output value of the printing industry is 332.67 billion yuan, accounting for 2 percent of the nation's GDP.     

Building Peaceful Borders

China's efforts to build a harmonious world begin with establishing peaceful borders with its neighbors China's recent contribution to the world of international relations is the promotion of "building a harmonious world together," put forward by President Hu Jintao at the 60th anniversary of the UN in September 2005. As the core of the country's peaceful foreign policy in the new era, this approach has been well received and widely discussed in the international community. Meanwhile, Chinese foreign policy has always adhered to the strategic guidelines of     

Cycling in Beijing

WANG Yudan has been riding his bicycle in Beijing for more than 40 years. Hebought his first bike, one of China's famous Flying Pigeons, in 1963 when he was 18. Since then, in common with the millions of others in the sprawling city of Beijing, it has been his sole means of     

Reality of Global Warming

Global warming is today heard in the international arena as frequently and with the same brooding concern as terrorism, nuclear weapons and the Iraq war. Zou Ji, Vice Dean of the School of Environment, Renmin University of China in Beijing, has been a member of the Chinese delegation to UN climate negotiations since 2000. He has also participated in the drafting of several international reports on the impacts of global warming. In an interview with Beijing-based International Herald Leader, Zou shares his thoughts on related issues.     

SAIC CHERY AUTOMOBILE COMPANY

On mentioning Wuhu, Chery Automobile Company comes to mind. Wuhu's Chery is a well-known automobile brand in China. It grew in an explosive way and has become the most rapid growing enterprise with independent capacity. The press has labeled it a dark horse.Construction of the company began in March of 1997 with a gross investment of 1,752 billion yuan. The first-stage construction covers an     

The Strength of the Internet

In the 15 years since China joined the Internet in 1994 the number of Chinese net users has soared to 300 million, laying the ground for an information era in a nation that has barely accomplished industrialization. Ms. Hu Qiheng, chairman of the Internet Society of China （ISC） and former deputy president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was the chief representative of China in its negotiations with the U.S. regarding connection to the Internet.     

Cozy Business Ties

Since 1975, Germany has been China's largest trading partner in Europe. China is currently Germany's largest trading partner in Asia, with a trade volume totaling $78 billion in 2006, up 23.6 percent from a year before. Germany has also been the biggest European investor in China, with an accumulated investment of about 10 billion euros ($7.4 billion). German FDI going to China totaled $1.98 billion last year, a year-on-year increase of 29.3 percent. In an exclusive interview with Beijing Review, Jutta Ludwig, Executive Director of the German Chamber of Commerce in China and Chief Representative of the Delegation of German Industry & Commerce Beijing, discusses the secrets of this cozy business relationship, talking about the chamber's role in promoting bilateral economic ties, German investments in China, as well as intellectual property rights (IPR) issues involved in Sino-German technology     

A Boomtown with Faith

ONE of the first Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in China, the coastal city Shenzhen has been standing on the forefront of China’s reform and opening-up since the policy was first inaugurated. Over the past 31 years it has grown from a rough-and-tumble fishing village to a sprawling metropolis bustling with traffic in the daytime and lit up with neon lights at night. Last year its GDP reached RMB 951 billion, more than twice that of the national total in 1978.     

Charity Oversight

正Charity concerns everyone in society.Though sadly,in recent years,malpractice in the sector has been prevalent,and has sparked questions about the lack of oversight of charities.For instance,Guo Meimei,who claimed to have connections with the Red Cross Society of China and showed off her extravagant lifestyle online in 2011,     

PLAYING ITS DUE ROLE

Over the past 35 years, China has become fully involved in the international community and is a major force in the UN China has been a member of the United Nations (UN) for 35 years. During this period, the world situation has changed greatly, and the domestic situation in China has also taken on a new look with the deepening of reform and     

China's Rising Role in the World

Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era is a historic redefi nition of China's current situation by the recently concluded 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. This new era means more than China's great leap from standing up to becoming rich and strong;it implies that China has already taken world center stage, contributing Chinese wisdom and Chinese approaches to the world's development based on its success in socialism with Chinese characteristics in terms of theory, system, culture, etc.