Flying Man Injured
China's track and field star Liu Xiang again saw his gold-medal hopes dashed prematurely when he crashed into the first barrier in the opening heat of the 110-meter hurdles at the London Olympic Games
Migrant Population
The total number of migrants in China reached 230 million last year, or 17 percent of the country's total population
Nature Reserves Alliance
Four major nature reserves covering 550,000 square km in west China jointly announced on August 7 an alliance to protect the environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Pharmaceutical Regulation
The Chinese Government on August 2 introduced tougher measures concerning the production of pharmaceutical excipients following a scandal involving contaminated medicine capsules
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"We brought in a new generation of players to balance the more experienced ones. Today we went out fast and hard to ensure a win. Introducing new players each game helped us stay on top."

Liu Guoliang, the head coach of the Chinese men's table tennis team, commenting on the gold medal winners' outstanding achievements in the London Olympic Games on August 8

"China's first aircraft carrier will be commissioned by the end of the year and is very likely to be named after one of China's provinces."

Li Jie, a senior researcher of the Chinese Navy Military Academy, revealing when China's first aircraft carrier will be on service in an interview published on the People's Daily website on August 8

"The new road is an achievement of the close relationship between Cambodia and China. It will help promote tourism in the Preah Vihear Temple and increase the flow of goods in rural areas."

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, speaking at an inauguration ceremony on August 8 in Kampong Thom, Cambodia, for a 128-km China-funded national road

"The channel will promote a healthy lifestyle and behavior among the Chinese public, who have a growing need to stay healthy and fit. The program has to be impartial and scientifically correct."

China's Health Minister Chen Zhu, explaining the purpose for the launch of China Health Television in Beijing on August 6, which has already reached more than 200 million people in 70 cities on the mainland

NEW ROUND TALK
Chen Yunlin (left), President of the Chinese mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and Chiang Pin-kung, Chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange (HOU DONGTAO)
STRUGGLE FORWARD
Pedestrians brave a rainstorm fromTyphoon Haikui, which hit Shanghai on August 8. Haikui, which landed in the Chinese mainland on August 8, brought heavy downpours to east China and had killed three people as of August 9 (PEI XIN)
SAND ART
An artist performs sand painting during a contest held in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, on August 3 (XU YU)
NEW DIRECTION
Hollywood director James Cameron (left) meets with President Zhou Mingwei of the China International Publishing Group (CIPG) in Beijing on August 8, discussing cooperation between Cameron-Pace Group and CIPG (JIANG XIAOYING)
 
GORGEOUS VIEW A tourist poses by Namtso, a plateau lake, in Tibet Autonomous Region on August 7. Namtso, meaning "heavenly lake" in Tibetan, has become one of the preferences for a growing number of tourists to Tibet (PRUBU ZHAXI)
SPORTSWEAR CAPITAL A visitor looks at uniforms designed for Olympic athletes in Quanzhou in southeast China's Fujian Province on August 8. Quanzhou has become well-known in China as a major hub of private enterprises in industries like shoes and sportswear (ZHANG GUOJUN)
Avant-garde Director
Rhinoceros in Love, the masterpiece of China's prestigious drama director Meng Jinghui, were staged on August 7-12 at the Poly Theater in Beijing, marking a run that will include the play's commemorative thousandth performance.
Anti-dumping Review
China on August 8 started to reexamine anti-dumping measures it imposed on chloroprene rubber imported from a Japanese supplier
CPI Slowdown
The consumer price index, a key gauge of inflation, increased 1.8 percent year on year in July, the slowest pace since February 2010
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A Peek Behind the Deficit
What caused the heaping sums of deficit? And does it indicate a flight of capital from China?
Profit Rises
China Vanke Co., the country's largest property developer by market value, saw net profits increase 25.1 percent year on year to $585.6 million in the first half of the year
Closer Cooperation
The industrial park, located in Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is the first between the Chinese and Malaysian governments. It will become a highlight in China's future cooperation with Malaysia and with ASEAN
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  • HONDURAS
    A policeman inspects weapons seized in Trujillo, Colon Department, on August 3. Honduran security forces conducted a weapons search operation in Colon in an attempt to stop clashes between palm farmers and landowners (XINHUA/AFP)
  • THE UNITED STATES
    NASA's Curiosity mission managers, flight controllers, scientists and administrators speak at a press conference in Pasadena, California, on August 5, after the Mars rover successfully landed on the red planet. The craft sent back its first signals as it entered Mars’ atmosphere in the final moments of a dramatic touchdown (XINHUA/AFP)
  • THE PHILIPPINES
    A resident pushes an improvised inflatable boat carrying his dog through floodwaters as they head for a safer area in suburban Manila on August 7, after torrential rains drenched most of the capital (XINHUA/AFP)
  • JAMAICA
    Dancers perform at the National Stadium in Kingston on August 6 in a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Jamaica's independence (XINHUA/AFP)
  • SPAIN
    Fran Calvo (left) and Monica Fraile exchange rings in a wedding ceremony held inside an aquarium in Benalmadena, south Spain, on August 6 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • AFGHANISTAN
    A Buddha statue is displayed at a museum in Kabul on August 5. Hundreds of archaeological treasures looted from Afghanistan were returned after being recovered with the help of the British Museum (XINHUA/AFP)
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