CPC Military Appointees
Fan Changlong and Xu Qiliang have been appointed Vice Chairmen of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Seventh Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee on November 4
Income Gap
The income gap between China's urban and rural residents has narrowed for three consecutive years
Healthcare Affordability
The Chinese Government has pledged to establish a national basic medical and healthcare system by 2015
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TRAPPED BY SNOW
Rescuers clear snow from the Badaling section of Beijing-Tibet Expressway in Beijing on November 4, a day after the city was hit by snowfall and sleet (LI GUANGYIN)
CUTE CUB
A panda keeper shows Oreo, a giant panda cub that was recently born at the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on November 1 (JIANG HONGJING)
MUSIC BRIDGE
Two children play piano at a cultural charity activity in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on November 5, which was initiated by British installation artist Luke Jerram (XU YU)
ARTS SHOW
Wu Yuanxin and his daughter Wu Lingshu, heirs to a fabric printing technique indigenous to east China’s Jiangsu Province, present a piece of work at the China Huangshan Intangible Cultural Heritage Skills Exposition in Anhui Province, on November 7. The expo shows 237 intangible cultural heritage items in the country (XU ZIJIAN)
 
ADDING POWER Staff from the State Grid construct a high-altitude power grid in Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province. Covering 803 km, the project is expected to be completed in June 2013 (WU GANG)
ROBOT DUEL Two industrial robots fight at the 2012 China International Industry Fair in Shanghai on November 6 (PEI XIN)
First Chinese F1 Driver
HRT (Hispania Racing Formula One Team) announced on November 6 that Ma Qinghua, 25, will become the first Chinese F1 driver
Trade Conundrum
The 112th session of the Canton Fair witnessed a decline in both participants and turnover. The fair has also seen a fall in its turnover—$32.68 billion—a 9.3-percent decrease compared to the spring session
Shale Gas Subsidies
China will allocate targeted funds from its central budget to subsidize shale gas exploration as part of its efforts to optimize the country's energy sector
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Seeking a New Growth Point
To seek a new economic growth point, the pressing needs now are structural tax reduction and dissolving monopolies
Overseas Expansion
Bright Food Group, one of China's largest food groups, had completed the acquisition of 60 percent of the British Weetabix Food Co., with a value of 1.2 billion pounds ($1.92 billion)
Auto Alliance
Two of China's major automakers, Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. (GAC) and Chery Automobile, announced that they will form a strategic partnership and cooperate in a wide range of areas
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  • EGYPT
    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) speaks at a joint press conference with Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil al-Arabi (center) and UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi in Cairo on November 4. The three agreed there is no military solution to the Syrian crisis (XINHUA/AFP)
  • AUSTRALIA
    Servicemen take part in a joint humanitarian rescue drill in Brisbane on October 31. The drill, named Exercise Cooperation Spirit 2012, was the first of its kind among China, Australia and New Zealand (LI XUANLIANG)
  • SOUTH AFRICA
    South African Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus shows South Africa's new notes in Pretoria on November 6. The new bank notes, bearing the image of former President Nelson Mandela, entered circulation that day (LI QIHUA)
  • NORTH KOREA
    Kim Jong Un, top leader of North Korea, poses with children during a visit to an ice skating rink in Pyongyang on November 3 (XINHUA/KCNA)
  • JAPAN
    World heritage sites made of Lego blocks, including France's Mont-Saint Michel (front) and Greece's Acropolis (left), on display in Tokyo on November 1 at an exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention (XINHUA/AFP)
  • THE UNITED STATES
    New York City residents wait in line to buy gasoline during a snowstorm on November 7. A blizzard pummeled the city as it struggled to recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (XINHUA/AFP)
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