The Mellowing of Hollywood

IN 2010,China’s cinema box office surpassed RMB 10 billion,some 2 billion of which was earned by two Hollywood blockbusters - 2012 and Avatar.They both incorporated Chinese elements that Chinese audiences found quite gratifying.     

＂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     

Branch Secretaries,More Than Political Leaders

IN the greenhouses of Chenjiadian Village,Helong Town,Nong'an County,Jilin Province,mushrooms sprout,cucumbers dangle,and celery thrives in the sunshine.The village runs its vegetable business through a cooperative,and Dai Guofeng is its Party secretary.We have built our own brand in the market,and the demand for our products has surged beyond our supply, he says proudly.The village has 80 greenhouses,each of which makes annual profit of between RMB 60,000 and 70,000.     

世界第一跨海长桥青岛海湾大桥主线贯通

2010年12月22日,历时近四年建设的青岛海湾大桥主桥合龙贯通。青岛海湾大桥是中国北方首座冰冻海域特大型桥梁集群工程,全长41．58公里,为世界第一跨海长桥。大桥总投资达95．3亿元人民币,于2006年12月26日正式开工建设。     

贵阳市原市长助理家中的五个保险柜

他不抽烟,不打麻将,不酗酒,也没有情人、二奶之类的事;这个贪官勤俭又节约,20年来受贿的赃款塞满了整整5个保险柜。2010年7月29日,贵州省贵阳市中级人民法院终于对贵阳市人民政府原党组成员、市长助理、金阳新区管委会主任樊中黔受贿、巨额财产来源不明一案作出一审判决。     

上海加快建设世界著名旅游城市

上海“十二五”期间将加快建设“世界著名旅游城市”,计划在13个旅游重点项目上投资逾400亿元人民币,其中就包括即将正式开工建设的浦东迪斯尼主题乐园项目。     

担起中国能源结构调整的历史使命

我国正处在工业化、城镇化加速发展时期,以煤为主的能源结构,使能源需求与环境压力与日俱增。作为我国最大的油气生产企业,中国石油天然气集团公司(简称中石油),勇担能源结构调整的重任,致力于天然气开发利用,初步形成了以气为主的清洁能源开发利用体系,担当起我国能源结构变革的历史使命。     

汇率调整必须服从国家战略

适应改革开放的要求,逐步完善有管理的浮动汇率制度,是一项复杂而艰巨的系统工程,必须审慎进行。为此,我们邀请有关专家就推进人民币汇率调整问题阐发见解,以飱读者。