Award-Winning Director
Chinese Director Gao Qunshu wins the Best Director Award for his film Detective Hunter Zhang at the 10th Chinese Film Media Awards
New Vice Minister
Fu Zhenghua, Director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau, is appointed Vice Minister of Public Security, according to the ministry's official website

"Police and other law enforcement officers will face heavier punishment in line with laws, and Guo's case indeed demands introspection on the part of all public security agencies."

Wang Hongjun, director of public security management with the People's Public Security University of China, commenting on Guo Zengxi, a policeman in Henan Province, who is being investigated on suspicion of taking a 7-month-old girl from her father's arms and throwing her to the ground on July 20

"Milk powder has a strong ability to absorb other substances. The smell released by traditional Chinese and Western medicines in storage might alter the flavor of infant formula and accelerate its deterioration."

Wang Dingmian, former Director of the Dairy Association of China, in response to the China Association of International Trade's announcement that domestic and foreign baby formula will be sold in 20 pharmacies across Beijing and Jiangsu Province from October, as part of a pilot program that will be extended to 20,000 pharmacies in 500 cities by 2015

"Many newspapers are suffering through hard times due to declining subscriptions and advertising revenue, so the daily paper may have relaxed its review of ads due to operational pressure."

Li Xing, a professor of journalism at South China University of Technology, commenting on the low quality of some media ads today

Increased Salaries for Public Servants?

Yangcheng Evening News
August 20

The salaries of civil servants might stand to rise as the Central Government launches a new round of income distribution reforms, a researcher from the Ministry of Finance said in an article published in The Beijing Times on August 19. His argument immediately hit a public nerve.

In terms of basic pay, civil servants receive two to three times more than the minimum wage in China. In addition to income, some believe Chinese civil servants often earn extra money and access additional benefits on the side. Compared to other low-income groups, civil servant salaries should not be increased exclusively.

Embarrassed Guide Dogs

Beijing Youth Daily
August 19

Beijing recently solicited opinions on the draft of an animal epidemic prevention regulation. Like pets equivalents, guide dogs have become the focus of public attention. More and more people expect the municipal government to eliminate obstacles for the blind to include their dogs onto the public transportation system.

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Bo’s Trial Begins Bo Xilai, former Communist Party of China chief of Chongqing Municipal Committee, stands trial on August 22 in Jinan, east China’s Shandong Province (JINAN INTERMEDIATE PEOPLE’S COURT)
Military Enrollment New recruits arrive at an academy of the Armed Police Force in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on August 18 (XINHUA)
Faster Visas
Highly skilled overseas professionals will benefit from a faster visa application process
Organ Bank Rules
Donor organs must be distributed automatically through a national system, according to a new regulation scheduled to take effect on September 1
Drug Cleanup
The Chinese Government launches a five-month campaign to combat illegal online pharmaceutical sales
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Connecting Northwest China The construction of a bridge on the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway is completed on August 21 (FU XIAOBO)
Eyes on China Passengers board a Cessna airliner on August 18 in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (FU DINGYAN)
Home Price Rise
Prices of both new and existing homes continue to rise in most Chinese cities in July
Railway Reforms
The Central Government  publishes detailed plans to innovate railway funding and speed up construction
Lower Deposit Rates
China's central bank governor indicates the bank is ready to fully liberalize the financial market by removing the ceiling on deposit rates
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Three Economic Signals From the Pickle Index
The pickle index has aroused plenty of attention
Soho Posts Growth
Pan Shiyi, Chairman of Hong Kong-listed Soho China Ltd., says that the company's business mode has successfully transformed from selling properties to operating self-owned projects
iPad Sales Fall
China's best-selling tablet computer iPad sees its shipments to the country between April and June drastically halved from the previous quarter
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  • GERMANY
    Panda figures are displayed at a market in Bremen, northern Germany, on August 20 by the environmental organization World Wildlife Fund (XINHUA/AFP)
  • THE PHILIPPINES
    A resident prepares to leave his home through floodwaters in the farming town of Novaleta, some 26 km outside Manila, on August 19. Torrential rain paralyzed large parts of the Philippine capital that day (XINHUA/AFP)
  • IRAQ
    Members of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society and volunteers stack bags of rice as they gathered supplies for Syrian refugees in Arbil, in the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq on August 19 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • SOUTH KOREA
    Anti-war activists hold placards during a rally against South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises, called Ulchi Freedom Guardian, outside a U.S. army base in Seoul on August 19 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • SPAIN
    Fishermen wave their country’s flag during a protest in the bay of Algeciras on August 18, demanding the British outpost remove 70 concrete blocks it has dropped in their fishing waters (XINHUA/AFP)
  • HUNGARY
    Winners of the Queens of Twins beauty contest pose for a picture during the 14th National Twins Festival in Ercsi, central Hungary, on August 19 (XINHUA)
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