Reforms Flowing in China's Dairy Industry

WANG Yan is the mother of a one-year-old girl. With breastfeeding over, she is at her wits’ end trying to choose a brand of baby formula for her child. The powdered formula her friend bought for her from the Netherlands turned out to be not suited to the child’s physique. She used a Japanese brand at local supermarkets before an unfortunate outbreak of foot and mouth disease     

Seeking Unity in Durban

FOR the past two years, the problem of how to deal with climate change and implement lowcarbon development has become the focus of the world during the annual Conference of the Parties (COP), held in Copenhagen in 2009 and Cancun in 2010. This year, Chinese delegates have been seen frequently on the international stage discussing climate change and coordinating with delegates from different countries in preparation for COP 17, held     

Witness the Friendship——Celebrating 40 Years of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Turkey

THIS year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Turkey. To commemorate four decades of friendship and cooperation and promote information exchange, China Today has published a commemorative album of articles and photographs entitled Witness the Friend- ship, launched in the Turkish capital     

Folk Songs Flying in Nanning

NANNING, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southwest China, is a beautiful city with a lively culture and centuries-old history. It is located in the south of the Tropic of Cancer and has a sub-tropical climate. Abundant sunshine and precipitation fill the city with luxuriant plant life. Its lush green landscape has earned Nanning the name of Green City.     

Political Consultation,Democracy China Style——An Interview with Li Junru,Member of the CPPCC National Committee

EVERY March, participants from all walks of life and political parties gather in Beijing to take part in China’s two most important political events of the year. At the annual sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC), its highest legislative body     

Outside the Box Bringing Originality to Chinese Industry

IN a moment of revealing insight, Henry Ford is said to have remarked, If I’d asked my customers what they wanted, they’d have said a faster horse. This quote goes some way in explaining the relationship between originality and industry, and apparently had a big influ- ence on former Apple CEO Steve Jobs. When it comes to China’s originality trailblazers, Bai Minghui and Zhao Yu are two names that definitely spring to mind.     

Reviving Hebei’s Traditional Dramatic Arts

TWO thousand years before the advent of cinematography, Chinese people had already started to use tricks of light to create moving images telling stories. Shadow puppetry first appeared in the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220) and has remained an influential part of the Chinese culture ever since. Many believe that shadow puppetry was even the forerunner of Chinese opera, which itself has     

Browse,Click, Buy Domestic Consumers Head Overseas with Online Shopping

Internet shopping,the phenomenon that has revolutionized the way Americans and Europeans purchase,is nally hitting China.     

Enabling China’s Disabled

I love the vocational rehabilitation center. I love the disabled persons’ home. It’s my second home. These were the first words written by Yang Jia, 32, at the vocational rehabilitation center of Heyi Subdistrict Disabled People’s Home in Beijing. Yang suffers from amentia. For her, writing is hard,     

First Single Children Come of Age

China’s first generation of single children have now reached the age where they are expected to have gained a solid footing in their careers and started their own families.For many this has been a painful transition.