Better and Better

<正>For Muslim Chinese,"minority"means enrichment,not division Aboard showing pictures of 28 senior residents who have performed the haj pilgrimage stands at a park at the village gate.Sixty-eight families comprising 620 people from the Hui ethnic group live in the village,which in 2013 was renovated under a government program devoted to the minority group.     

Better Today,Better Tomorrow

LIKE her fellow Tibetans in Yamda Village,Doilungdêqên,Drakse knows first-hand how much local lives have improved.She is now 52,and when a little girl in the 1960s,her family of five toiled on a plot of less than a half-hectare,with the assistance of a horse,goat or donkey.After she spent two years in the classroom her parents sadly couldn’t afford any more education for her,and they needed her help on the farm in any case.At age 16 Drakse joined her father on the road building team,earning RMB 5 a day.They had roasted barley flour for all three daily meals in those years,an unthinkable privation for Tibet’s youth today.     

Better Rails, Better Life

The China Railway Pavilion showcases the development and future of China’s impressive railway network At the ongoing World Expo in Shanghai, the China Railway Pavilion is one of the technological masterpieces stunning the visitors.     

Better Village,Better Life

A special post office is gaining a positive reputation for sending slow mail The image of a smiling panda suspended from a pole greets visitors along the Second Middle Street in the 798 Art Zone,a once industrial area that has been reclaimed as a gathering place for Beijing's innovative artists.     

Better Connectivity

正Sustainable transport promotes sustainable development The image of a red truck exiting a tunnel on its way to Dulongjiang Township in Yunnan Province has been printed on a stamp issued on October 15 during the Second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference(UNGST Conference). The stamp shows how the development of transport can help alleviate poverty.     

Better Wiring

China wants high-tech industry, but needs to upgrade its IT infrastructure, says one of the country's top telecoms analysts, Cui Xiaolong of Analysys International.     

Better Charity

<正>China’s biggest problem with philanthropy is not the amount donated,but efficiency in using it China’s latest wave of major philanthropists are not just donating their money,they’re requiring charity funds be used in a more efficient way according to blueprints they’ve set out themselves.While a bit demanding,the     

Better Together

正Mechanism for cooperation among Lancang--Mekong River countries matures Our River of Peace and Sustainable Development.This was the theme of the Second Lancang-Mekong Cooperation(LMC)Leaders’Meeting in Cambodia,on which the curtain was lowered on January 10.The conference     

Making Cities Better

<正>Livelihood programs change the lives of urban residents For decades Chinese cities have vied with each other to top national and international development rankings. However, the triennial national list of cities with an advanced living environment judges candidates according to less conventional     

Better and Fairer

The education reform outline is released for public feedback The draft of the National Outline for Medium- and Long-term Education Reform and Development (2010-20),     

Better Than Expected

The first-quarter economic indicators, released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in mid-April, have revealed some "better-than-expected" developments in the nation's economy, and considerably cleared up initial concerns that China may be sailing further into the doldrums as a result of the ongoing global economic crisis.     

Better Urban Practice

World Expo gives visitors access to advanced and feasible solutionsto development headaches in cities Greek philosopher Aristotle once said,"People come to cities for a living, and live in cities for a better life." The Urban Best Practice     

Better Times Ahead

The Lisbon Treaty and a new EU hierarchy point to greater stability and a resurgent dynamism The year 2009 was a difficult one for the European Union (EU).The European Parliament     

Better Together?

正Shortly after the fatal bomb attacks in Brussels,the capital of Belgium and the heart of the EU on March 22,Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel told the public,"What we feared has happened."For weeks,intel igence agencies had warned of the possibility of a large-scale terrorist attack on the     

Manufacturing Better Outcomes

<正>The State Council,China's cabinet,unveiled the Made in China 2025 program in March,which lays out a plan to upgrade the country's manufacturing capabilities over the coming decade.The program constitutes the first of China's three10-year plans for building itself into a manufacturing powerhouse.As Made-in-China products saturate markets around the globe,the Chinese Government hopes to further strengthen China's manufacturing prowess under the guidance of policy in order for the country to     

A Better Tomorrow

<正>Ending world hunger,eradicating poverty and creating a planet filled with peace and prosperity seems like fantasy,but the 193 member states of the United Nations(UN)took steps in mid-August to turn that dream into a reality.After two years of negotiations,participating countries agreed to     

A Better Tomorrow

正Broader Belt and Road cooperation will unfold after pandemic blows over The impact of the novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19) on the world economy is yet to be assessed. Estimations are particularly difficult because plans are being continuously     

Further and Better

正Business environment optimized to spur vitality of market entities By Zhang ShashaFor those who have experienced the hardship of waiting in line at hospitals,the advent of online diagnosis is a boon."Send your request,and you'll get answered in 10 minutes with more than230,000 doctors ready to respond."This is what an Internet medical service platform promises its users.The novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19) hindered normal operation in a majority of hospitals,making contactless diagnosis and treatment preferred by many patients,which increased the market expectations on Internet healthcare.It's estimated the market scale of Internet healthcare will hit 200 billion yuan     

Less Means Better

正On June 10, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment(MEE) released the results of the second national census on pollution sources. Compared with the fi rst census in 2010, the results of this report are encouraging. Levels of sulfur dioxide, chemical oxygen demand(COD) and nitrogen oxide in the air and water     

城市,让生活更美好——2010上海世博会

上海,一座极具魅力的东方大都市正以惊人的发展速度和神话般的变化引起整个世界的瞩目,它具有现代气息而又不失中国传统特色,是一个令人神往的地方.2010年上海世博会不久就要开幕,世博会的举办使上海成为当下全世界关注的焦点城市.