In 2007, the book Year without Made in China by Sara Bongiorni caught much public attention. The story might be less true today because a lot of labor intensive jobs have been relocated from China to countries such as Vietnam, India and Bangladesh over the past decade with rising labor costs in China.
In 2008, Wang Ke joined the Beijing Olympic torch relay on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, also known as Mount Everest. On May 12 that year, a magnitude 8 earthquake struck Wenchuan, leveling almost the entire county.
In 1972, two Chinese researchers recorded a female sun bear in southeast Yunnan's Lyuchun county, marking the first time a sun bear was officially recorded in China, Jiang said.
In 2012, China Telecom managed to steal a march on its rivals by launching a one-SIM-multiple-number service, so users could be charged local call rates regardless of whether they were calling a number in the UK or one in China.
In 2015, however, the company denied a record application from the tourism bureau in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, when it discovered that part of the "world's largest Yangzhou fried rice" dish, which weighed 4 metric tons, was thrown away after the record was certified. According to the company, that violated its "no waste" rule concerning food records.
In 2009, then-vice-president Xi Jinping visited the center. In October, about 30 elder volunteers at the center jointly composed a letter to Xi, now the nation's president, about Macao's development since its return to the motherland, especially progress in care for the aged.
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In 2013, the SPC introduced a blacklist system for dishonest people subject to enforcement. Since 2016, it has cooperated with other departments and extended penalty restrictions on defaulters for traveling, purchasing property and investment, among others.
Imports of pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas should be increased and gas storage expanded, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said in a statement after a meeting on energy security.
Imports grew faster than exports between January and May, resulting in a trade surplus of 649.8 billion yuan, which narrowed 31 percent year-on-year, the data show.
Improved domestic demand helps revive economic momentum in China