＂Just Peachy＂ in Pingu

THE winter of 2010 was the cold-est for 50 years in Beijing, and the unyielding chill delayed the flowering of peaches in Pinggu District by one or two weeks. But the peach farmers still managed to achieve an unprecedented bumper harvest, with output of 280 million kilograms and sales revenues of RMB 944.7 million, an admirable year-on-year increase of 2.84 percent and 26.56 percent respectively.For three decades now Pinggu, in the     

More Than Just Speed

<正>The 1,318-km Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway will finally come into operation at the end of June.Since construction began three years ago,the speedy railway has grabbed worldwide attention because of its design as the world’s longest and fastesthigh-speed rail line utilizing the most advanced technology.     

Just a Click Away

Most Chinese were unfamiliar with the term electronic commerce 10 or even five years ago. Only a small number of youngpeople were interested in the brand-new concepts of online shopping, opening online shops and paying online back then. Today,     

Daughters or Just Victims?

The east Indian province where I grew up held many taboos.For a widow to remarry was frowned on,divorced women were dimly regarded,and girls were discouraged from wearing trousers.As a result,we do not like bans.Therefore,I was against the Indian Government’s decision to ban India’s Daughter,a documentary by British filmmaker Leslee     

Not Just for Show

<正>A typical way for the Chinese to celebrate the Spring Festival is to have dinner with family members while watching the China Central Television Spring Festival Gala on the eve of the Lunar New Year.Compared with the big-budget galas featuring celebrities and gorgeous stage backgrounds that are produced by TV stations across China,the Migrant Workers’Spring Festival Gala,which was held in Beijing ahead of this year’s Spring Festival,was a decidedly more humble     

More Than Just Pewter Makers

<正>Royal Selangor International, well known for its pewter ware, held the grand launching ceremony for its new store in the China World Shopping Mall on February 26 as part of its store expansion plan.     

论法律正义的有限性

法律正义是有局限性的。法律正义不仅体现于实体判决中也体现于程序效率中,马拉松似的诉讼是难于实现正义的。法律程序虽有其独立的价值,但程序与实体之关系,毕竟是实体决定程序,程序又反作用于实体,程序是为实体服务的。应该设计好的程序制度,提升和保持法律工作者的素质,实现有限的法律正义。     

Everyone Has a Say

<正>The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC)drafts a blueprint for the development of the Party and the country in the future.Meanwhile,a lot of people at home and abroad might be curious about how the report addressed by Xi jinping,General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee,to the national congress came out.     

Culture Has No Boundaries

Last June saw the successful completion of activities under the French Language Year in China and the Year of Australian Culture in China. These initiatives provided the peoples of China, Australia and France with more opportunities to understand     

中国有公共资源吗

本文通过例举公共资源效率与公平缺失的现实情形,指出中国尚不存在真正独立意义上的公共资源,这也是当下广大人民群众的公共服务需求不能得到满足的基本原因。     

Everyone Has an ’Avatar’

Avatar woos Chinese fans and kindles audience passion for 3D US. director James Cameron has offered the planet another blockbuster after     

Membership Has Its Privileges

ZHOU Chunyu, mayor of Ma＇anshan City, Anhui Province has finally realized his long-held dream. On March 26 this year his city was officially admitted as a member of the Yangtze River Delta Economic Coordination Council （YRDECC） at the 2010 mayoral joint conference in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province.     

Beijing's Turn Has Come

I was in Beijing seven yearsago, and will never forget staying awake all night, waitingfor the IOC decision. I wasamong the thousands of disappointed Beijing people. However,I eventually realized that asBeijing would bid again, we hadgained more than we had lost,because in its efforts to win thebid, the capital would accelerateits development. The achieve-ments that have taken place inBeijing over the space of just a fewyears would normally take five orten.Many, including the Westernmedia,…     

Myanmar Election: Just the Beginning

<正>Serious challenges lie ahead for the future ruling partyMyanmar’s long-time opposition party,the National League for Democracy(NLD)—led by the legendary figure and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi—secured an overwhelming victory against the military-backed ruling party in the country’s     

网络游戏方兴未艾

科技发展创新了文化创作及表现形式,也为文化创作提供了迅捷的传播途径。以信息产业带动文化产业结构的战略性调整,文化产业的数字化进程,已成为提升文化产业综合竞争力的主要趋势;数字电视,数码电影,宽带接入和视频点播,电子出版和数字娱乐等新的文化产业群已成为城市文化消费的主流。在文化产业结构中,数字化正在改变着传统文化产业的比重。短信、彩铃、网络游戏……人们在休闲娱乐的同时创造了巨大的商业价值。据相关统计,仅2005年中央电视台春节晚会期间短短四个多小时,全国短信收入就达十几亿元,创造了巨大的商机。科技介入既丰富了人民群众的文化生活,更提升了文化产业的发展。