Beijing’s Got Style

<正>China Fashion Week, China’s premiere fashion event, was held for the 15th consecutive year from October 24 to November 2 in Beijing, displaying the 2012 spring and summer collections of various fashion designers.     

Central American Federation of Friendship with China Founded

The preparatory meeting for the founding of the Central American Federation of Friendship with China (CAFFC) was held in the capital of Nicaragua from March 23 to 24. The meeting was convened to implement     

Introducing New Technology

The 5th China Fujian Technology and Project Fair (CFTPF) will be held from June 18 to 20 this year. Established in 2003, the CFTPF is one of the most impor - tant fairs for promoting advanced science and technological products for the benefit of Chinese enterprise. Beijing Review will publish a series of reports to introduce the fair starting from this issue.     

Third China-Canada Cultural Dialogue Held in Beijing

The Third China-Canada Cultural Dialogue, co-sponsored by the CPAFFC and the Canadian Fund for International Understanding Through Culture (Can4Culture), was held in Beijing June 25-26. Ms. Lin Yi, Secretary General of the CPAFFC, Dr. Nelly Ng, Chair of Can4Culture, Mr. Mark McDowell, Counselor of the Canadian Embassy in China, Mr. John McAvity, Executive Director of the Canadian Museums Association, among the 100 attendees, who included representatives from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, State Administration of Cultural Heritage, China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, China National Academy of Painting, China National Center for the Performing Arts, the Canadian Museums Association, Canada Science and Technology Museum, as well as from other museums, universities and cultural organizations of both countries.     

Zunyi:Back to the Land,Technology in Hand

LOCATED in northern Guizhou Province,southwest China,Zunyi is famous for its liquor and a crucial meeting in the history of the Communist Party of China.During a crisis in the Chinese revolution,CPC leaders held a politburo meeting in Zunyi from January 15 to 17,1935,which has gone down in history as the Zunyi Meeting.     

BOOMING TOURISM

正Young travelers pose for photos at the site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which was held in late July 1921 in Shanghai, on May 4. The country witnessed a total of 230 million domestic tourist trips during the May Day holiday from May 1 to May 5, up 119.7 percent from last year. Tourism revenue reached 113.23 billion yuan(about $17.5 billion), up 138.1 percent from last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on May 5.     

A Tale of Two Museums Cross-Straits Cultural Communion

THE exhibition that reunites famous collections is co-sponsored by the Palace Museums in Beijing and Taipei. It runs from October 7, 2009, to January 10, 2010, and were it not an historic event for these reasons, would be important merely for displaying 240 belongings of Emperor Yongzheng （1678-1735） of the Qing Dynasty. More significant for China＇s history and her future, 203 of these items hail from the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei and 37 from the Palace Museum, its counterpart on the mainland.     

The Next Golden Decade

<正>The Ninth BRICS Summit was held in southeast China’s coastal city Xiamen from September 3 to 5,laying a foundation for furthering partnership among member countries and working together to usher in the second golden decade of BRICS cooperation.Over the past 10 years,which began     

China-EU Forum on Anti-Torture Convention and Optional Protocol

A China-Europe international forum on the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the optional protocol to the convention was held in Beijing from August 12-13,2006. Jointly sponsored by the Research Center for the procedural system and judicial reform of the Renmin University of China and the Great Britain-China Centre, the forum was attended by more than 100 professionals, experts and scholars from the British embassy in China, European Commission delegation to China, the human rights law center of the University of Essex of Britain, the Rights Practice of Britain, the Max Planck Institute for For-     

Brainstorm for the Future of Asia

正The Boao Forum for Asia(BFA)2014 was held in Boao in China’s southern island province of Hainan from April 8 to 11, with Asia’s New Future: Identifying New Growth Drivers as the theme. More than 3,000 officials, scholars and entrepreneurs from around the world held 60 formal discussions centering on the three topics of reform, innovation and sustainable development. The annual BFA is one of the most important platforms for Asian countries and     

Entrusted With a Mission

正The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC),held from November 8 to 14,has drawn worldwide attention for a host of reasons:The CPC is the world's largest political party,boasting more than 80 million members;it has been the ruling party in China for 63 consecutive years,one of the     

Investment Opportunities & Job Information

Job Fair for Foreigners, Beijing, 2007 The Job Fair for Foreigners, to be held in Beijing on April 21, is in its planning stage. Last year’s job fair was held in the Swissotel Beijing and plans are underway to reserve the hotel again for this year’s fair.Chinajob.com, as the host of the first four job fairs, will continue to sponsor the fifth event especially for oreign teachers and professionals in April. More than 60 educational organizations and companies from all across China and several hundred foreign teachers and professionals are expected to attend the event. Chinajob.com will be available at the fair to answer questions about regulations and laws for foreigners in China.     

China''''s First Seminar On Prisoners'''' Human Rights

Anational seminar on honoring prisoners' human rights was held in Nanjing from September 10 to 12 by China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) and China Penology Society (CPS), which, the first of its kind in China, drew over 60 law and human rights experts and officials from jails and judicial administrations across the country.     

Cementing Gains

On November 17,2018,Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation(BRF)would be held in April 2019 in Beijing,drawing interest from both Chinese and foreign media.Yangjiechi,member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Director of the Office of the Central Commissi on for Foreign Affairs,who has oversee n the preparations for the forum,gave an interview to People's Daily and China Daily on March 29.     

SOCIETY

<正>Ready,Set,Go A college student prepares an elastic model car for a competition at the 2015Formula-E China Design Championship,which kicked off at Beijing University of Technology on June 15.Thirty-five teams from 14universities in China competed for the opportunity to attend the global final held in Los Angeles in August.     

Everyone’sBusiness

<正>During this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue held from May 29-31 in Singapore,countries headed by the United States condemned China for constructing artificial islands in China’s territory in the South China Sea.Sun Jianguo,Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army,made clear China’s stance while addressing the summit,saying,"China’s resolve to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity and will to maintain     

First High-Level Forum of World Mega Cities Development Held in Nantong

T he first high-level Forum of the World Mega Cities Development cosponsored by the Boao Forum for Asia and the Nantong Municipal Peo-ple’s Government was held in Nantong from Sep-tember 26 to 27,2004.High-ranking representa-tives from 43 cities in 25 countries and 15 cities inthe Yangtze River Delta and cities in other parts of China gathered together in Nantong to discussmajor issues that they were confronted and con-cerned about in the course of urbanization so asto promote exchange…     

Forum Highlights Constitutional and Legal Protection For Human Rights

A theoretical forum was held in Bei- jing from December 23 to 24,2004 on entry of human rights into the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and legal protection of human rights. Jointly organized by the China Soci-ety for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS)and China Law Society (CLS), the forum was meant to promote a full implementa-tion of the constitutional principle "the state shall respect and protect human rights" and help ensure constant progress in legal protection of human …     

An International Platform of Consumption

The first China International Consumer Products Expo is to be held in Haikou.the provincial capital of Hainan Province,from May 7 to 10.The event joins China Import and Export Fair(Canton Fair)and China International Import Expo,as one of China's leading international commercial and trade events.China has been constantly working to foster the development of foreign trade platforms around a variety of themes that cater to the demands for development that occur at different times.     

Expo Puts Shaoxing on the Textile Industry Map

THE China Shaoxing International Textile Expo has become an annual must-see event for those in the textiles industry-a four-day whirlwind of the latest fabrics, machinery, and textile science and technology. Constant fashion shows allow industry personnel to see the fruits of their labors and provide a break from fever-pitch trading. Since the first event in 1999, the number of booths has exploded from 333 to 1,229. while the total Value of transactions at the expo has swelled from RMB 0.5 billion to RMB 3.858 billion. The eighth expo, held from October 21 to 24, 2007, attracted thousands of visitors.