In Europe, the day is an annual celebration of peace and unity in Europe. There are two separate designations for Europe Day: May 5 for the Council of Europe and May 9 for the European Union.
In China, more than 2.6 million intelligent projectors were sold last year, up 102 percent year-on-year, according to smart home data provider All View Cloud. The figure is expected to reach 4.2 million this year.
In July, the blood center in Chongqing, Southwest China, warned of low reserves of blood when sweltering heat led to fewer people visiting donation facilities but an upsurge of accidents in the construction sector boosted demand for the limited supply, CQ News reported.
In Gansu province's Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, "No Littering" is not just printed on signs along the streets but is also written into every village's covenant - a list of rules for which residents voted - so it sticks in people's minds.
In June, for example, Hai Tao, 60, a fugitive bribery suspect who worked for the now-defunct Ministry of Railways and was also listed on an Interpol Red Notice, returned to China to turn himself in after fleeing overseas seven years ago.
In June 2019, the foundation worked with Cambodia's Civil Society Alliance Forum to launch a project called Happy Spring, which solves shortages of drinking water for 172,000 people living in the Bati and Boreichulsa districts of Takeo Province.
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In June 2013, Francois-Henri Pinault, chairman of Groupe Artemis, owner of Christie's, returned the two bronze animal heads to China in a move aimed at strengthening diplomatic and trade ties between France and China.
In December 2012, a fatal gang-rape of a medical student in New Delhi brought the spotlight on crimes against women in India.
In December, for example, a draft revision to the Patent Law raised fines to a range of 100,000 yuan (,480) to 5 million yuan when the loss to patent holders and the benefits gained by violators cannot be determined. The current range is 10,000 yuan to 1 million yuan.
In February 2016, Xi visited Jinggangshan, home to the CPC's first rural revolutionary base, in East China's Jiangxi province, to inspect poverty alleviation work there. During his visit he said that the country should not leave any impoverished family or person behind.