At Excess Capacity

正China's steel sector vows to face up to the problems created by rapid expansion China's steel blast furnaces are hot,too hot,operating at an overcapacity that will be exacerbated amid the economic slowdown.The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) recently approved a mega steel project in Zhanjiang,Guangdong     

Taming Shapotou＇s Tengger Desert

正SHAPOTOU of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,located at the southeastern edge of Tengger Desert,is a district of Zhongwei City;but it was once an expanse of endless sand dunes.The name Tengger,meaning heaven in Mongolian,vividly describes the vast quicksand that stretched as far as the eye could see.Shapotou receives a low amount of precipitation annually,an average of 184.4mm;however,its annual evapotranspiration rate is up to 3,000 mm and big sandstorms are common.     

12~(th) Sino-German Human Rights Dialogue held in Beijing

正From July 13 to 14,2014,the 12th Sino-German Human Rights Dialogue,jointly sponsored by the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU),China Foundation for the Development of Human Rights(CFDHR),and Friedrich-Ebert Foundation of Germany(FES)was held in Beijing.     

Activity

正BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra New Year’s Concert Date:December 31,2014Place:Shenzhen Concert Hall Price:RMB 180/280/480/680/880/1080/1280The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,based in Glasgow Scotland,appears annually at the BBC Proms and Edinburgh International Festival.Apart from recording for radio stations     

China Steps on the Gas

正Far from signifying overreliance on imported resources,China’s new energy deal with Russia could empower the country internationally and strengthen it internally After 20 long years of negotiations and 15frustrated attempts,China and Russia finally inked a natural gas deal on May     

Chinese Tourism Fever

正FROM April 24 to 25 the 2014World TravelTourism Council(WTTC)Global Summit convened in Sanya,China,the second time the event was held in the Asian country since the Beijing Summit in 2010.The WTTC forecasts that China’s tourism industry will grow by seven percent annually for the next 10years,overtaking the United States as the world’s biggest travel and tourism economy by 2023.Fast Growing Market In recent years,the Chinese government has stepped up support for tourism     

Eradicating The Sex Trade

正China launched a nationwide crackdown on prostitution A crackdown on prostitution swept over China in February.The operation,which began in Dongguan,a city in south China’s Guangdong Province known for its rampant sex service industry,came following an exposéby state broadcaster China Central Television(CCTV)that aired on February 9.An undercover journalist videotaped"beauty pageants"in Dongguan with a hidden-camera,featuring prostitutes and strippers in some of the city’s hotels and karaoke clubs.