Heroic Driver
Government officials have honored Wu Bin, a bus driver who saves the lives of 24 passengers after being mortally wounded by a flying piece of metal
Sustainable Development
China releases a report on sustainable development ahead of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 20-22
Flexible Pension System
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is conducting research into a more flexible retirement and pension system to keep a balance between employment and an expected shortfall in retirement payments in China
Transparent Charity
Volunteers, donors, Internet users and reporters are invited to visit the Red Cross Society of China, and are briefed on the organization's recent work
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"Chinese government ships have left the lagoon but remain in waters of the Huangyan Island to provide services to the Chinese fishermen there."

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Weimin, in response to a report saying that China and the Philippines have both agreed to withdraw their ships from a lagoon in the area of the Huangyan Island at a press conference in Beijing on June 6

"We are not doing any work in relation to any financial support."

IMF Chief Christine Lagarde, saying the IMF was not planning any financial assistance to Spain, in Washington, D.C. on May 31

"By not using the dollar as an intermediate currency, we can lower transaction costs and reduce settlement risks at financial institutions as well as making both nations' currencies more useful and energizing the Tokyo market."

Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi, praising direct yuan-yen trading during an interview with Xinhua News Agency on June 6

"People-to-people exchanges form a significant foundation to boost the China-U.S. cooperation, and also an important part of establishing a new type of relationship between China and the United States."

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, during a meeting with a U.S. good-will delegation headed by the Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad in Beijing on June 3

"The Chinese and Russian economies have different strengths and complement each other. China and Russia should further promote strategic large-scale projects cooperation in natural gas, nuclear energy, aviation and other fields."

Vice Premier Li Keqiang, making the remarks while meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on June 6

WONDER IN THE SKY
Transit of Venus, one of the rarest astronomical sights, is seen in Beijing on June 6. The next transit is expected to happen on December 11, 2117 (XING GUANGLI)
GARBAGE SORTING
Residents in Dalian City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, learn how to sort garbage on June 5, World Environment Day (XINHUA)
ART SHOW
A visitor photographs a Chinese brush drawing at an exhibition in Beijing on June 5 (LI MINGFANG)
GOOD HARVEST
A farmer removes newly harvested wheat in Jiefang Village, Ganyu County in east China's Jiangsu Province, on June 4. Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu predicted in early March that China's crop yield will top 120 million tons this summer (SI WEI)
 
AUTO SHOW Visitors take pictures of cars and models at the 2012 Chongqing International Auto Show, the most influential auto show in southwest China which kicked off on June 6 (LIU CHAN)
NECTA BANQUET A visitor examines a bottle of wine at the Topwine China 2012 held in Beijing (WANG JINGSHENG)
Senior Diplomat
Wu Hongbo, a senior Chinese diplomat and China's ambassador to Germany, is appointed under-secretary-general to lead the Department of Economic and Social Affairs by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Interest Rates Cut
China's central bank cuts interest rates for deposits and loans by a quarter of a percentage point
Manufacturing Slows
The purchasing managers index, a readout of the country's manufacturing activity, ends five consecutive months of growth in May and retreats to 50.4 percent from 53.3 percent in April
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Responding to Trade Friction
The U.S. Department of Commerce announces its affirmative preliminary determinations in anti-dumping duties on Chinese photovoltaic cells
Lenovo Transforms
Lenovo Group Ltd. announces the launch of nine new ThinkServer servers and says it plans to be one of the world's top three server providers by the end of 2015, surpassing IBM and Hewlett- Packard
Seeking an IPO
China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., the country's leading nuclear energy developer, is planning an A-share initial public offering to fund the development of its nuclear power projects
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  • BRITAIN
    Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and members of the royal family attend a ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral in London on June 5 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee, which marks 60 years of the queen's reign (XINHUA/AFP)
  • NIGERIA
    Rescuers and firefighters work at the scene of a plane crash in Lagos on June 4. The plane crashed the day before, killing all 153 passengers. At least 40 people on the ground were also killed when the plane hit a two-story building (XINHUA/AFP)
  • EGYPT
    An image grab taken from Egyptian state TV shows ousted President Hosni Mubarak sitting inside a cage in a courtroom during his verdict hearing in Cairo on June 2. Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison after being confirmed guilty of complicity in the murder of demonstrators during the protests that overthrew him last year (XINHUA/AFP)
  • IRELAND
    Electoral workers open ballot boxes as they count votes in a fiscal treaty referendum in Dublin on June 1. Irish voters backed the EU fiscal pact designed to shore up the turmoil-hit euro zone by a large majority (XINHUA/AFP)
  • PAKISTAN
    Pakistanis cool themselves off in a water channel in Lahore on June 3. Heat waves have brought temperatures in excess of 43 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country (XINHUA/AFP)
  • CHILE
    Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera and Mexican President Felipe Calderon (left to right) attend the Pacific Alliance Summit at the Paranal Observatory in northern Chile on June 6. The summit marked the creation of the Pacific Alliance, a regional bloc designed to promote free trade while boosting ties with Asia (XINHUA/AFP)
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