Pension Insurance Coverage
China's urban and rural pension insurance systems cover 459 million people at the end of October, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security says
Affordable Houses
China will start the construction of around 6 million low-income housing units next year, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Jiang Weixin says
Fewer Accidental Deaths
The number of accident-related deaths in China over the first 10 months drops 13.7 percent year on year, the country's work safety watchdog says
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MID-AIR SHOW
A member of Breitling Wingwalkers, a famous European aerobatic team, performs during the Ninth China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, which opened in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, on November 13 (ZHANG CHAOXIANG)
ART ON A STRING
Students from the Shanghai Theatre Academy perform with marionettes at a symposium on puppeteer training in Shanghai on November 13 (ZHANG MING)
TEDDY GIRLS
A Teddy Bear Museum opens in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on November 11, displaying more than 1,000 stuffed bears (JIANG HONGJING)
NOT SINGLE ANY MORE
Sixteen couples wed in Hezhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on November 11, dubbed Singles' Day in the country because the date is made up entirely of the number one (HUANG XUHU)
 
AUTO BOOMING Workers put the finishing touches on a vehicle at a Lifan Auto plant in Chongqing, where auto output and sales both rose above the national average in the first three quarters LIU CHAN
POWER ON A worker installs photovoltaic ceramic roofing in a village in east China's Zhejiang Province on November 14. The generated power will be used for household electricity consumption (XU YU)
Sinopec Boss Awarded
Fu Chengyu, Chairman of China Petrochemical Corp., is awarded the title of the Petroleum Executive of the Year in London, becoming the first Chinese to win the title in 15 years
Inflation Eases Further
China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, drops to a 33-month low of 1.7 percent in October, according to the National Bureau of Statistics
Mild Trade Improvement
China's trade surplus widens in October, as export growth accelerates and import growth remains steady, says the General Administration of Customs
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Diversifying Sources of Financing
Improving the structure of social financing has always been a major issue in China's financial reform
Falling Stockpiles
Stockpiles of iron ore slid at 25 major Chinese ports, according to Xinhua's latest iron ore price report
Property Boom
Amid the recovery of Beijing's real estate market, commercial property sales in the capital increase by over 30 percent year on year to 13.1 million square meters in the first 10 months
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  • THE UNITED STATES
    Thousands of job seekers wait in line at Kennedy-King College to attend a job fair hosted by the city of Chicago on November 9 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • PALESTINE
    A Palestinian man reacts upon arrival at a hospital in Gaza City after being wounded from Israeli shelling as clashes erupted along the border on November 10 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • MYANMAR
    A Buddhist monk tries to salvage a Buddha statue in a village in central Myanmar on November 12 following a destructive earthquake (XINHUA/AFP)
  • BELGIUM
    European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (right) welcomes Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras prior to their meeting in Brussels on November 13. Greece raised 4.06 billion euros ($5.16 billion) that day in an emergency bond sale to avert a messy default (XINHUA/AFP)
  • AUSTRALIA
    The diamondring effect is observed following a total solar eclipse in Palm Cove in northern Queensland on November 14 (XINHU/AFP)
  • ITALY
    A man carries luggage on flooded St. Mark's Square on November 11 in Venice. Rain and wind hit north Italy and caused flooding that reached 1.5 meters in the city (XINHUA/AFP)
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