Finding a Cure——Antibody drug brings new hope for pandemic control

Though China’s COVID-19 vaccination rate has surpassed 80 percent, those who had been vaccinated were not spared during the country’s most recent epidemic upsurges. In Shaanxi Province’s most recent outbreak, 831 cases were reported between December 9 and 27, mostly in the provincial capital of Xi’an.     

Monopoly No More——Foreign enterprises must respect China’s anti-trust law

Right at the start of 2013, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) fined six overseas companies, including South Korea’s Samsung and LG, for rigging prices for LCD panels, calling attention to foreign companies who try to undermine China’s anti-monopoly law. As the world’s     

Empowering China’s Children——An Exclusive Interview with Gillian Mellsop, UNICEF Representative to China

MOST of China’s lay population learn about the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) through its projects in the country’s disaster-affected or poor rural areas. People are also acquainted with UNICEF China through its publicity activities, and Goodwill Ambassadors such as popular film stars Maggie Cheung and Chen Kun and celebrated broadcast journalist Yang Lan. The history of UNICEF’s collaboration with China can be traced back to 1947,     

Witty But Not Pretty——China's Most Popular Director

THE year 1997 is over.I will miss it."So ends the 1997 cinematic blockbuster The Dream Factory(Jiafang Yi-fang)by one of China’s leading directors,Feng Xiaogang.The line probably expressed Feng’s own sentiments at     

A Splendid Star——The XXIX Olympic Games Open in Beijing

Agood beginning is a job half done, and so it was for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. On the night of August 8, thou-sands of performers entertained an audience of 91,000 in the National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) with highlights from China’s history and culture.     

Publicly Labeling Dishonest Merchants——Punishment Or Humiliation?

Vendors in Sanya’s open market are learning the hard way that it doesn’t pay to be dishonest.On April 30,a stallholder woke up to a surprise when officials     

Fruitful Cooperation between China and Dominica——An Interview with David Xu,Special Envoy of the Commonwealth of Dominica

正THIS year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Commonwealth of Dominica.China’s1.3 billion-strong population dwarfs Dominica’s less than 100,000 inhabitants.However,the two countries share a common understanding of equality and mutual benefit and have developed bilateral relations noticeably over the past 10 years,witnessed by achieve-     

Dreamless Sleep and Bye Bye Beijing Belly——The TCM Route to Senior Health

HAVING entered the penultimate of Shakespeare’s seven ages of man,or in my case,woman,I find that hitting 60 and official old age sparks a general reevaluation of what constitutes enjoyment and a sense of well-being.The saying you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone truly hits home with the realization that life without physical fitness is a weary,worrisome trudge.Consequently good health,along with gray hair in recession,     

Medicine——the Beneficent Vocation

IN ancient times,medical prac-titioners were China’s mostexalted Angels in White,theirlofty office of preservinghuman life inspiring a reverenceotherwise accorded only to deities.     

Realities and Opportunities——Chinese Private Enterprises in Africa

正IN recent years,growing numbers of Chinese enterprises have initiated investment in Africa.From2009 to 2012,China’s direct investment in Africa increased from US$1.44 billion to US$2.52 billion,with an annual growth of 20.5 percent.Over the same period,China’s cumulative direct investment in Africa rose from US$9.33 billion to US$21.23billion.Currently,over 2,000 Chinese     

Home Stay——Building Cross Cultural Friendship

Staying overnight for one evening, one weekend,one week,one month or even one entire year,as a foreign student at a host country’s home is what we refer to as Home Stay. In April 2012,my article entitled Home Stays was published in the monthly English magazine Women of China sponsored by the All China Women’s Federation.In the article I mentioned that Mr.and Mrs.Robert King generously contributed US$ 150 million to the Business School of     

CONSUMPTION TAKES THE LEAD——Buoyant domestic demand injects vigor into a slowing economy

Amid economic woes at home and abroad,Chinese growth still hit a robust 7.8 percent in 2012,even though it’s the country’s slowest rate since 1999.After dipping to a seven-quarter low of 7.4 percent in the third quarter of 2012,the economy has shown signs of stability while GDP growth rebounded     

Delegation of International Friendship League——Seychelles Group Visits China

At the invitation of the CPAFFC, President of the International Friendship League— Seychelles Group Marie-Nella Azemia led a del- egation to pay a goodwill visit to Beijing, Liaoning Province and Jilin Province from August 18 to 26, 2005. President of the Chinese-African Peo- ple’s Friendship Association Yang Fuchang, Vice President of the Liaoning Provincial People’s As- sociation for Friendship with Foreign Countries Wang Yonggui and Vice President of the Jilin Provincial …     

Revised Budget Law——A Reflection of Transformation

THE revisions last August to China’s Budget Law were the first since it took effect in 1995.It has thus taken more than a decade to revise a law so important it has been dubbed the"Economic Constitution."Response to the Demand for Change China’s Budget Law was promulgated in 1994 and took effect in 1995.Over the ensuing two decades Chinese society has witnessed dramatic changes–in economic development,state governance,and also public opinion and understanding of the budget.Social progress     

Different Outlooks on Life——Reflected in Chinese and Western Fisherman's Poems

Natural poems,especially fisherman’s poems,can always reflect different outlooks on life of Chinese and western poets.And such differences mainly result from cultural backgrounds.Under the influence of Christian belief,western fisherman’s poems attached more significance to the afterlife,while Chinese poets always express satisfaction in the unity of man and nature in this life,as a result of the influence of Confucianism and Taoism.     

Ancient Canal Town——Tai'erzhuang

正IN June 2014,the 2,500-year-old Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal,running a length of 1,797 kilometers,made the World Cultural Heritage list.The 42.5-kilometer-long stretch at Tai’erzhuang(now a district of Zaozhuang City,Shandong Province),at the junction of the upper and middle sections,is widely known as the sole east-west waterway of the Grand Canal.Qing Emperor Qianlong(1711-1799)once praised Tai’erzhuang as"the world’s most affluent town"     

Chinese-Cuban General Visits Kinsfolk in China——Long Traditional Ties Between China and Cuba

China’s close links with Cuba were vividly recalled in May with the visit of Rodriguez Choy,one of three famous generals of Chinese descent whose exploits contributed much to the Caribbean island’s independent advancement.Now nearly 80,it was his first visit to his ancestral homeland having lost contact for three decades and the occasion was a deeply emotional one.     

2021 Cyber Buzzwords——Trending slang reflects the modern notions of China’s youth

In summer 2021, veteran sprinte Su Bingtian, endearingly dubbed the "flying man" by fans, set a new Asian record at 9.83 seconds in the men’s 100-meter dash during the Tokyo Olympics semifinals, making him the firs Chinese athlete to qualify for the event’s final. Following his achievement, some people in China hailed Su as YYDS, acro nym for yongyuan di shen.     

On the Fast Track——Chinese young skeleton team sets groundbreaking goals for Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022

It’s been six years since Geng Wenqiang hopped from his long jump career into one in skeleton racing, the sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled, plummeting head-first down a frozen track—while lying face down. His selection for China’s Skeleton Team in 2015 made him one of the earliest Chinese skeleton athletes.     

Zero Tariffs——A Blessing or a Curse?

<正>Opinions are split on the impact of WTO’s trillion-dollar IT trade deal on ChinaThe 54 WTO members representing major exporters of information technology(IT)products finalized a deal in Geneva on July 24 to eliminate tariffs on 201 such products,in an effort to boost global trade of goods ranging from video games to medical equipment.The agreement came as an update of WTO’s 18-year-old Information Technology Agreement(ITA).Among the products added to the list of goods covered by zero-tariff trade are