Simulated Mission

A Chinese astronaut trainer is selected for an endurance trial to prepare humans for a real landing on the Red Planet on June 3, 27-year-old Chinese astronaut trainer Wang Yue walked into a mock spaceship at a Moscow research institute with     

The Glory and the Dream

Shanghai is a city that has many sto-ries, and Jia Zhangke, a celebrated film director, is about to tell some of them in his new film, I Wish I Knew.The documentary film is dedicated to the 2010 World Expo, and will be screened at the World Expo site. The Chinese director spent three years preparing for the movie and one year actually filming it.     

The Right Way to Fitness

Physical fitness tests help choose suitable physical activities and diet Yin Shi and his wife Ding Li fretted over their son’s height.     

IPR Protection in Action

Initiatives are being taken to protect Expo-related intellectual property rights Human ingenuity is on display at the World Expo. Creativity is showcased in many eyecatching pavilions, exhibition     

The Science of Life

When Rao Yi,once a chair professor of Northwestern University in the United States,returned to China to become the Dean of the School of Life Sciences at Peking University in 2007,he said it was because he didn't want to just look on the epoch-making changes that are taking place in his homeland.     

Putting the Brakes on Carbon

Han Xiangyu hesitates every day on whether he should climb the stairs or take the elevator to his 12th-floor apartment.He also ruminates on what temperature to set the thermostat and whether he should take a car or bus to go shopping.     

IPR Awakening

Chinese companies' ambition to create more patents and their desire to protect their intellectual property is growing People like Ding Xiangen, President of Huali Networks Engineering, a private software company in Jiangsu Province, are among the strongest     

统一战线在应对国际金融危机中面临的挑战及优势发挥

新一轮国际金融危机对当前统战工作提出了三大挑战:一是使统一战线工作的维稳任务繁重化;二是使统一战线的工作对象复杂化;三是使统一战线的事业发展面临新的考验.有鉴于此,统一战线应充分发挥其服从大局的合作功能、汇集人心的凝聚功能、化解矛盾的协调功能、掌握社情民意的信息功能、建者献策的智囊功能以及争取海外支持的联络功能等独特优势,积极应对国际金融危机带来的挑战.     

中国特色政党制度创新价值探究

任何一种政党制度的形成都不是偶然的,都存在着深刻的历史必然性和现实合理性.中国特色政党制度是中国近现代政治发展的逻辑结果,是中国共产党坚持从中国国情出发、与各民主党派和无党派人士一起创立和发展起来的崭新的政党制度模式,在制度形式、党际关系、执政方式、民主实现形式等方面都具有创新性.     

Back from the Brink Back to the Wild

THE pavilion mounted by the WWF （World Wild Fund for Nature） at the Shanghai Expo introduced two animals regarded as China＇s national treasures - panda, of course, and Milu deer （Elaphurus davidianus in Latin）. Once roaming the Yangtze marshes in big flocks, Milu grew scarce from over-hunting and finally disappeared in China for about a century. A herd was imported 25 years ago and has grown in vitality.