Those are a few of the takeaways from a wide-ranging interview with Ballmer published online by the Seattle Times this evening, providing some insights into the Microsoft CEO’s mindset as the company prepares for the pivotal launch of Windows 8 this fall.
This year, the UK's two leading supermarket chains, Tesco and Sainsbury's, began selling mid-range Changyu wines, starting at 7 pounds () a bottle. UK wine merchant Berry Bros & Rudd has had four Changyu wines in permanent stock since 2013.
Those measures have brought real benefits. Over the past five years, 69 percent of administrative approvals were streamlined. In 2017, 40 billion yuan (.9 billion) was saved to make it easier to run businesses in the capital, said Wang Hong, vice-mayor of Beijing.
This winter, China's tourism and recreation industry is seeing new activities: helicopters rides to go skiing and later eat hotpot food at custom resorts; shooting pictures with reindeer; visits to ice and snow museums.
This year's Confucius Prize, which rewards projects that benefit rural populations and out-of-school youth, particularly girls and women, is given to the AdulTICoProgram from Columbia, the Citizens Foundation from Pakistan, and the FunDza project from South Africa.
This year, many enterprises are offering high salaries and opportunities for promotion to attract new professionals. Educational institutions are favored by job seekers, with some offering an annual pay as high as 350,000 yuan (,660).
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This year's conference has prompted businesses to sign projects with contracted amounts totaling 66.2 billion yuan (about billion), according to organizers.
This year's Plum Rains season began five to seven days earlier than normal in the southern region and along the Yangtze, according to the China Meteorological Administration.
This year, students from Hong Kong can apply to 112 universities on the mainland without first taking the national college entrance exam, known as the gaokao.
This year's Lunar New Year holiday runs from Feb 15 to Feb 21.