Derailed Hopes

<正>The devastating Wenzhou train crash has a mixed impact on the Chinese economy and industries associated with high-speed trains While China mourns the lives lost in the high-speed rail crash on July 23 near Wenzhou, the accident’s far-reaching implications for the economy are being increasingly felt.     

New Hopes For Development

Despite donor countries’ unmet commitments, developing nations vow to help each other end hunger and poverty The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs. At least that is what Karl Marx, the 19th century revolutionary     

Long-Term Hopes Remain Strong

As the novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19)has spread beyond China to all continents except Antarctica,it will inevitably impact the Asia-Pacific economy in the short term.But from the medium and longterm perspective,there is no need to be overly pessimistic.     

Hopes Hanging on Grapes

<正>Ningxia aspires to develop its wine industry The storage cellar of Ningxia Xixia King Winery (Group) Co.Ltd.is filled with the expected large oak barrels of wine.What’s unexpected are the names of international celebrities and politicians,the former German Defense Minister Rudolf Albert Scharping and former Argentina Transportation Minister Jermyn Kamllows for instance,tagged on specific barrels.     

Sharing Hopes and Opportunities

2009 marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia. On May 18, prior to his official visit to China scheduled for early June to celebrate this grand occasion, among others, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak met with a Chinese media group at the prime minister's department in Putrajaya, and answered their questions. Beijing Review reporter Zhou Jianxiong was also part of the press corps. Excepts from the interview follow:     

Our Hopes for Cancun

Climate change is an urgent issue for all mankind. But it can be more perilous for developing nations like China, already facing a severe energy deficit and environmental degradation. China has been doing all in its power to reduce emissions and conserve resources in the interest both of checking the trend of climate change and of sustainable development.     

New Agenda,High Hopes

<正>The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,passed at the U N Sustainable Development Summit on September 25,charts a course for international development cooperation in the upcoming 15 years,The Chinese Government highly values this agenda and worked closely with other countries for its adoption,China has contributed to the new devel-     

High Hopes For Closer Bonds

<正>In a recent interview with Xinhua News Agency,Ahmad Berwari,Iraqi Ambassador to China,shared his views on the development of China-Iraq relations.He said his country is anticipating new opportunities from its active participation in the China-proposed Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road(Belt and Road)Initiative.An edited excerpt of the interview follows:     

Hopes and Fears in Cancun

Countries face disputes while attempting to take positive actions on climate change The marathon-like UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun accurately reflected the difficulty of coming to a consensus on this contentious issue. Instead of reaching high-profile agreements     

Solid Houses, Sweet Hopes

An ethnic Qiang village in Beichuan County, where most houses were destroyed by the earthquake, picks itself up again     

Hopes on the Beijing Bourse

正According to the official website of China's National Equities Exchange and Quotations,the Beijing Stock Exchange formally came into being on September 3.The Beijing bourse may provide a fundraising avenue with easier listing rules closer to home,stockbrokers said.     

High Hopes on New Regulators

<正>The new heads of China’s financial regulatory bodies face obstacles as they try to maintain financial stability and deepen reform     

China''''s Only Children: Problems and Hopes

Chinacomestoareckoningwiththesocialconsequencesoffamilyplanning.Howdifficultwillthereadjustmentbe?SINCETHEendofthe1970s,Chinahascarriedoutanationalfcouple,onechild,"inordertocheckpopulationgrowth.Atpresent,thenumberofsinglechildrenhasgToto70millionnationWide,andtheiremergencehasbroughtaboutmanychangesinrelationshipsamongfamilymembers,aswellasafewsocialproblems.WhetherChinesesocietycanadapttothischangeisabigquestionmarkhangingoverthecountry.AreOnlyChildren"ProblemChildren'?Seeingsinglech…     

Auto Sales Recovery Hopes High After Temporary Slump

Though auto sales and production have taken a hit from the novel coronavirus outbreak,industry insiders expect a rebound in April if the epidemic is brought under control.The retail sales of passenger vehicles plunged 92 percent on an annual basis in the first 16 days of February,according to a report from the China Passenger Car Association(CPCA).The industry association attributed the fall to the delayed consumption demand due to the earlier start of the Lunar New Year holiday when consumers shop less,and also due to the novel coronavirus outbreak,which has prevented people from going out to public spaces.     

Emerging From Isolation

Mu Xiaolong,a 31-year-old from the Derung ethnic group,took part in an online Spring Festival gala in January.Unlike the grand gala broadcast live by China Central Television on Lunar New Year's Eve,which was January 24 this year,this online gala was recorded days before.For the recording.Mu traveled all the way from Dulongjiang Township in Yunnan Province in southwest China to Langfang,a city in Hebei Province neighboring Beijing.The trip took him about three days.     

Emerging Green Voices

Homegrown environmental NGOs lift their profiles in tackling climate change when dawn broke in Cancun, Mexico on December 11, several young Chinese at the two-week United Nations Climate Change     

Emerging From Obscurity

Central China may accelerate development due to favorable policies An old Chinese proverb says, Those who control central China control China. The region that is comprised 'of Shanxi, Henan, Anhui, Jiangxi,     

Emerging Among Skepticism

<正>BRICS countries seek a bigger role in the world economy Six years after its inception,the BRICS group of the world’s five major emerging economies—Brazil,Russia,India,China and South Africa—again held its highest-level meeting in Russia,its place of birth.Ufa,capital of Russia’s inland Bashkortostan Republic,hosted the Seventh BRICS Summit on July 8 and 9.The First BRIC Summit was held in Russia’s Yekaterinburg in 2009,which had