The Chinese government actively implements the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, and the festival is a platform promoting the convention, said Luo Shugang, minister of culture.
The Chinese government has always made people's safety and health its top priority, and it has stayed transparent and highly responsible during the epidemic control and prevention process, he said.
The Chinese baiji dolphin, another major mammal once common in the Yangtze, was declared functionally extinct in 2007. It has not been seen since. Many experts have argued for stricter protection of the Yangtze river porpoise so it will not go down the same path.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that they be used only by people with infectious respiratory illness and health care workers who treat or otherwise come in contact with them.
The China International Import Expo offers an excellent platform for multinational medical device companies to demonstrate their cutting-edge technologies and products, according to executives.
The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.54 percent to close at 2,732.15 points Friday.
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The China Youth Daily surveyed 12,119 respondents, with 63.3 percent born in the 1990s and 31.7 born in the 1980s.
The Chinese ambassador also dismissed worries over a possible conflict with China-EU relations.
The Chengdu panda center says its researchers were surprised that Kilham had released into the wild as many as 165 black bear cubs and wondered if his experience would be useful with pandas.
The Chinese Embassy in Malaysia said its officials had arrived at the search and rescue operation center to coordinate the efforts. Search and rescue personnel from China have also arrived in Malaysia and joined the operations.