Heroic Captain
Fan Shuren, the captain of a Panama-registered Chinese cargo ship from Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, is shot dead by pirates in waters near Nigeria
Pritzker Prize Winner
Wang Shu, an architect in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, receives this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize, becoming the first Chinese to win the prestigious prize
All-inclusive Services
The Chinese Government has pledged to provide equal access to public services for people living in urban areas without proper residential permits
Post-quake Reconstruction
The reconstruction of parts of southwest China's Sichuan Province, which was hit by a devastating earthquake in May 2008, has been completed
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"China is accelerating its economic transformation, promoting innovation and opening up—to ensure long-term economic growth, stable, balanced and relatively rapid social and economic development."

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, promising stable economic growth at a meeting with Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank, in Beijing on February 27

"The core of the South China Sea issue is the differences in opinions regarding territorial sovereignty of islands and reefs in the sea, and the demarcation of part of the sea area. It is necessary to point out that there is no country, including China, claiming sovereignty over the whole South China Sea, as some people made irresponsible remarks in this regard on many occasions."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, at a routine press briefing in Beijing on February 29 in response to a question concerning a U.S. commander's remarks on China's position on the South China Sea

"Taiwan authorities should take into consideration the calls from press institutions both on the Chinese mainland and in Taiwan, and eliminate obstacles for them to establish permanent press offices across the Straits as soon as possible."

Fan Liqing, spokesperson of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, urging Taiwan to allow the establishment of permanent press offices across the Straits, at a routine press conference in Beijing on February 29

"We know that some are preparing to use schemes to confirm election fraud. They will stuff ballots themselves, monitor this themselves and then present this accusation themselves. We see it and know already."

Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin, urging the opposition to behave themselves in elections on February 29

MECHANICAL OCCUPATION
Transformers toys are placed on the Haizhu Bridge in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on February 26, as their owners took pictures of the 79-year-old crossing over the Pearl River before it closed for an 18-month renovation (IC)
SPRING HARVEST
A tea plucker from the Dong ethnic group picks spring tea in Buyang Village, Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on February 27, the first day of this year's picking season in the region (LIANG KECHUAN)
LIFT OFF
A Long March-3C carrier rocket takes off at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on February 25, sending the 11th satellite of China's indigenous Beidou global navigation and positioning network into space (FAN JUN)
MEETING IN BEIJING
A member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) talks to a reporter after arrving in Beijing on March 1 for this year's full session of China's top advisory body. Sessions of the CPPCC National Committee and the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, opened in Beijing on March 3 and 5, respectively (XIE HUANCHI)
 
SAILING ON A cruise ship sets sail on February 29 from Nagasaki Port of Japan to Shanghai, China. It was the first regular marine passenger liner between the two countries (FENG WUYONG)
POWERING UP China's largest electric vehicle charging station starts trial run in Beijing (GONG LEI)
Diving Champion
Qiu Bo, a Chinese diver, wins the gold medal in the men's 10m platform at the 18th FINA Diving World Cup at the Olympic Aquatics Center in London. Qiu wins the gold medal with 574.90 points, helping China win back the title of world championship in the 10m event after six years
PMI Comes Back
China's purchasing managers index, a barometer of manufacturing activities, stands at 51 percent in February 2012
Capital Flees
In 2011, China records $3.1 billion of volatile cross-border capital outflows, or so-called "hot money", compared with an inflow of $35.5 billion in 2010
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Behind Slumping PPI
China's consumer price index grows 4.5 percent year on year in January
Payment Industry Blooms
As e-commerce shifts into full swing, China's third-party payment sector is receiving a heavy boost. In 2011, the transaction value of the thirdparty payment industry amounted to 1.78 trillion yuan, skyrocketing 57.5 percent from a year ago
Alibaba Fares Well
China's online commerce giant Alibaba reports a net profit of 1.71 billion yuan in 2011, up 16.6 percent over the previous year. But the firm says its fourth-quarter net profit falls 6 percent from a year earlier
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  • ARGENTINA
    People parade with a super-sized Argentine national flag at a ceremony in Rosario on February 27 to mark the 200th anniversary of the first hoisting of the flag during the Argentine War of Independence in this central city (XINHUA)
  • THE PHILIPPINES
    Students wearing flower costumes rehearse before the start of the annual Caracol Festival in Manila on February 26. Participants of the festival dress up as different forms of wildlife to express the need to preserve the city's environment and cultural heritage (XINHUA/AFP)
  • BRITAIN
    Protesters shout from a makeshift barricade at the "Occupy London" protest camp outside Saint Paul's Cathedral on February 28, as police dismantle the camp, which sprang up last October (XINHUA/AFP)
  • SYRIA
    A woman shows a ballot card before casting her vote on a new constitution at a polling station in Damascus on February 26. Syrian authorities said referendum results showed 89 percent of eligible voters supported the new charter (XINHUA)
  • PAKISTAN
    Residents watch the demolition of the compound where former Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden was slain last year in the northwestern town of Abbottabad on February 26 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • U.S.A.
    A resident searches for possessions after a tornado ripped through his neighborhood on February 29 in Harrisburg, Illinois. At least nine people were killed in tornadoes across the U.S. Midwest (XINHUA/AFP)
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