Rape Victim's Mother
Tang Hui, a woman from south China's Hunan Province who had sued a local re-education through labor commission for putting her into a labor camp, had her request for compensation denied
Best Actor
Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Ka-fai receives his fourth Best Actor award at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards for his role as a deputy police commissioner in the Cold War

"It should be noted that although the spread of infectious diseases such as SARS and the current H7N9 bird flu draws most of the public's attention, the biggest disease burden for Chinese people actually comes from non-communicable and chronic diseases, and the threat is mounting."

Yang Gonghuan, a professor with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, speaking at a medical symposium in Beijing on April 15

"Maritime garbage is constantly on the move and is therefore likely to be spread around the world, which is why there is an urgent need for it to be curbed and treated."

Peng Zaiqing, Director of the Maritime Management Bureau of Beihai in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, highlighting the need to reduce maritime pollution on April 12

"What I have learned most from Tai Chi is philosophical insight, such as the notion of yin and yang, which is a theory stating that things will develop in opposite directions when they become extreme and that people should learn to be moderate."

Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, who is actively engaged in spreading Chinese Tai Chi, expressing his understanding of the martial art at an entrepreneur exchange activity held in Beijing on April 12

"I don't speak Chinese, and I absolutely cannot read it, except for the word kungfu, but I don't mind reading subtitles. I can read very fast."

Jonathan Breedveld, a 20-year-old man from the Netherlands, expressing his love for Chinese martial arts TV dramas

China Charged for Vitamin C

Caixin Century Weekly

April 8

The Brooklyn Federal Court of the New York State ruled on March 14 that two Chinese vitamin C producers pay $153 million in fines for colluding to raise prices for exports to the U.S. market and limit exports of raw vitamin C between December 2001 and December 2006, which is illegal under the U.S. anti-trust law.

China has issued a declaration stating that the verdict of the U.S. court was unfair.

Poisoning Tragedy

The Beijing Times

April 17

Shanghai police have detained a postgraduate student, surnamed Lin, of Fudan University, after his roommate was found poisoned by water from his room's drinking dispenser. With investigations still underway, the true cause of the incident remains unclear.

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Flu Patient Cured A seven-year-old girl surnamed Yao, the first human case of H7N9 avian influenza in Beijing, holds a certificate awarded by Ditan Hospital in Beijing praising her performance during treatment on April 17 (LI WEN)
Movie Feast Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov addresses the opening ceremony of the Third Beijing International Film Festival at the Temple of Heaven Park in Beijing on April 16 (LUO XIAOGUANG)
Food Tracking
China will speed up the construction of a national electronic food-tracking system as part of efforts to boost food safety supervision, a cabinet circular said on April 16.
Private Foundations
The number of private foundations set up in China reached 2,961 in the third quarter of 2012, about three times that of 2005
Palace Preservation
A comprehensive plan to better preserve the Palace Museum in Beijing has been approved by the State Council, China's cabinet, a museum official said on April 17
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Tomato Contest A woman showcases tomatoes at a tomato competition held in Huainan, east China's Anhui Province, on April 16 (CHEN BIN)
Powering The Rural Staff members from a grid company in Wuyishan in southeast China's coastal Fujian Province upgrade an electricity transmission system in local Jukou Village (ZHANG GUOJUN)
Growth Driver
Strong domestic demand has become a driver for the increasing growth in East Asia, according to a World Bank report
Off With Barriers
Chinese officials have called on the United States to reduce barriers to Chinese investment
Slower FDI Inflow
China attracted $29.91 billion in foreign direct investment in the first quarter of 2013, up only 1.44 percent year on year
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Government Investment Spurs Excessive Money Supply
In late March, China's broad money hit 103.61 trillion yuan, posing a severe challenge to financial security and the independence of the central bank
Sales Leap
Nu Skin Enterprises, one of the world's top five direct-selling companies, expects its sales in China to exceed $1 billion this year and to achieve five-fold growth in the coming five years
Overseas Acquisition
China's largest residential developer China Vanke will spend 135.5 million Singapore dollars acquiring a 30 percent stake in a residential development project in Singapore
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  • HUNGARY
    A woman lights candles on the bank of the Danube River in Budapest on April 16 during a memorial event remembering those killed in the Holocaust during World War II (XINHUA)
  • THE UNITED STATES
    Runners stand for the U.S. National Anthem before a race held in Miami, Florida, on April 16, to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. The bombings left three people dead and more than 180 injured (XINHUA/AFP)
  • COLOMBIA
    A police officer walks past seized cocaine packages in Cali on April 15. The Colombian National Police seized 5.3 tons of marijuana and 877 kg of cocaine during an anti-drug operation (XINHUA/AFP)
  • ISRAEL
    Children watch an aerobatic performance above the Mediterranean Sea near Tel Aviv on April 16 during a celebration of Israel's Independence Day (HAN CHONG)
  • IRAN
    Iranian Red Crescent workers erect tents for earthquake-affected residents in Saravan, southeastern Iran, on April 16. The massive quake, which measured nearly an 8.0 magnitude, ravaged the border areas of Iran and Pakistan (XINHUA/AFP)
  • SOUTH KOREA
    A special team of firefighters stage a drill to prepare for disasters such as a toxic chemical leakage from a power plant in Seoul on April 16 (XINHUA/AFP)
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