King Dies in Beijing
Norodom Sihanouk, former king of Cambodia, died after battling cancer, diabetes and hypertension in Beijing at the age of 90. Sihanouk was king of Cambodia twice, from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until he abdicated in 2004
Subsistence Allowances
China has set aside 69.6 billion yuan from the central budget to pay for subsistence allowances for needy rural and urban families next year
Military Zones
China is considering protecting its defense-related scientific, technological and industrial facilities as military zones
Eco-friendly Railway
The Ministry of Environmental Protection says that the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has passed its environmental impact assessment
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"I don't know. Happiness means a healthy body and an absence of mental burdens, but now I'm under high pressure and bothered by worries. Can I say that I'm not happy? If I say it, people will think I'm posing. How could a person be unhappy after winning the Nobel Prize?"

Mo Yan, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, responding to a reporter from China Central Television who asked him if he was happy during an interview on October 14

"There have been car-free days and events such as turning off the lights for one hour. Similarly, the one-day fast serves as a wake-up call in the face of impending danger."

Yang Pu, a commentator with cnhubei.com, applauding the State Administration of Grain's notice on its official website asking employees in the country's food industry to fast voluntarily for 24 hours on October 16, the World Food Day

"Everybody knows civil service jobs are easy and stable and don't require overtime. My current job imposes a heavy workload. Although many civil service positions offered have many so-called tough conditions, I still believe those jobs would be easier than many others."

Wang Yun, an employee at a consulting firm in Beijing, expresses his thoughts on October 16 on next year's national civil servant examination, which is expected to attract 2 million applicants

ANNIVERSARY SHOW
Visitors tour aircraft at an exhibition featuring the achievements of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, on October 16 (SUN CAN)
CALLIGRAPHY LESSON
Students practice calligraphy at a primary school in Xiaohuang Town in Dongxiang County, central China's Jiangxi Province, on October 15 (SONG ZHENPING)
HORSE FESTIVAL
Contestants attend a horse race during the Eighth Naadam Fair in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin in Korla, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on October 13 (JIANG WENYAO)
RECORD SETTER
Some 900 tents are placed in the shape of a dragon during the Golden Beach Camping Festival in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on October 13. The Guinness World Record organization declared it the largest tent mosaic ever, covering an area of 3,400 square meters (XINHUA)
 
TRANSPORTING TREASURE A new pipeline for transporting natural gas from west to east China is under construction in Gansu Province (LIAN ZHENXIANG)
BETTER FOOD, BETTER LIFE Participants observe food models at the 12th China International Exhibition for Grain and Oil Products, Equipment and Technology in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province (XU SUHUI)
Chinese Writers Sue Apple
Chinese writer Li Chengpeng sues Apple Inc. for selling unlicensed electronic versions of his books via its iTunes store, along with seven other Chinese writers
Fewer Limits
China's securities watchdog has allowed overseas investors to hold a higher stake in the country's securities firms, in its latest move to relax controls on foreign investment in the financial industry
Sales Surge
China's home appliance sales, under the country's rural subsidy program, surged 39.4 percent year on year to 17.54 billion yuan in September
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Less Intervention, More Productivity
The State Council will delete or modify 314 requirements to remove obstacles for the country's social and economic development and curb corruption
Seeking Nasdaq Listing
YY Inc., which runs a Chinese online games portal, plans to launch a Nasdaq initial public offering to raise up to $100 million, according to a filing it sent to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Forging Partnership
Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of China Petrochemical Corp., or Sinopec Group, agrees to buy a 50-percent stake in a European liquid bulk storage and terminal operator
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  • EGYPT
    A horse cart passes the Pyramid of Khafre near Cairo on October 11, the day the pyramid was reopened following a three-year restoration project (LI MUZI)
  • KENYA
    Two students wash their hands during an event marking Global Handwashing Day in Nairobi on October 15, which was aimed at promoting the simple health act of washing hands with soap to reduce illnesses in Kenyan villages (DING HAITAO)
  • SPAIN
    Spain's Crown Prince Felipe, King Juan Carlos and Princess Letizia (left to right) attend the Spanish National Day military parade in Madrid on October 12 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • THE UNITED STATES
    Skydiver Felix Baumgartner jumps out of a capsule suspended beneath a helium balloon about 39 km above Roswell in New Mexico on October 14, becoming the first person to break the sound barrier in freefall at a top speed of 1,342 km per hour (XINHUA/AFP)
  • FRANCE
    A man cooks a communal meal during an event to raise awareness of food waste on October 13 in Paris. Some 5,000 people were invited to enjoy a giant curry using 800 kg of vegetables that supermarkets would have disposed of (XINHUA/AFP)
  • CAMBODIA
    Cambodians pray in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on October 15 in remembrance of their former King Norodom Sihanouk, who died that day at 90 years old (XINHUA/AFP)
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