Lenient Victim
Luo Caixia, the victim of a well publicized identity theft, settled her lawsuit against the infringer on August 13 with an agreement for 45,000 yuan ($6,617) in compensation
Bank Card Manager
Su Ning, a former deputy central banker, has taken over as chairman of the China UnionPay Co. Ltd., China's national bank card payment network. Su, 63, left office as vice governor of the People's Bank of China , China's central bank
Trade Representative
Gao Hucheng, has been appointed the international trade representative of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC), the ministry said on August 16. Zhong Shan, Vice Minister of Commerce, and Chong Quan, former Assistant to the Minister of Commerce, are Gao's deputies

"Even if international prices rise steeply, it will not pose a significant impact on domestic prices."

China's National Development and Reform Commission, saying ample domestic supplies would be able to meet the country's grain demands this year despite short supplies in the international market

"What is more important is ensuring foreign aid is effective. The aid will only prove successful if social responsibilities are met."

Zhang Zhaofeng, Director of Kenya Project under the PetroChina Great Wall Drilling Co. Ltd. The company has drilled 30 geothermal wells in Kenya since 2006, where the local government has adopted a new energy development plan aiming to provide 90 percent of its population with electricity by 2030

"There are plenty of stories of a Chinese-sponsored infrastructure project or a Chinese company cutting a deal to feed its 'insatiable thirst' for raw materials, while Western involvement of similar or greater magnitude is lucky to make a headline at all."

Ioannis Gatsiounis, a Malaysia-based journalist and author, on unbalanced coverage on China in his recent Newsweek story titled The China Dream

"The U.S. army must stay until the Iraqi army is fully ready in 2020."

Babaker Zebari, Iraq's army chief, telling a defense conference in Baghdad on August 12 that the Iraqi army won't be able to ensure security after the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2011

"The German economy should remain the top attraction of the eurozone league for some time."

Carsten Brzeski, senior economist at the Internationale Nederlanden Groep (ING), on the news the German economy grew 2.2 percent from April to June, its fastest pace since the country was reunified

"While lying there, I thought about a lot of things. But what I felt most strongly was the pure excitement that came from knowing I was part of the creation of a world record."

Li Xiaodong, after joining another 10,266 people to make the Guinness-record world's longest human domino chain in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on August 12

 
PERPETUAL SUNLIGHT This polar day photo was taken by China's fourth scientific expedition team to the North Pole on the icebreaker Snow Dragon on August 18 at 87 degrees north latitude (ZHANG JIANSONG)
Favored Policy
A majority of netizens polled "unconditionally support" the real-name registration system for playing online games, according to a recent survey
OKed Formula
A clinical investigation has found no evidence that milk powder made by a Chinese company caused three infant girls to grow breasts, China's Ministry of Health announced on August 15
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FLORICULTURE SHOW
Visitors admire clivia exhibited at the ninth Changchun International Agricultural Products Trade Fair held in Jilin Province on August 18 (JIANG LIN)
HIGHEST CONCERT
On August 16, three violinists from the Beijing Symphony Orchestra rehearse for a concert at Golmud City, Qinghai Province. The concert set a record for its high altitude, as the city is 4,300 meters above sea level (YANG GUANG)
MASTERPIECE PORCELAIN
An incense burner made 700 years ago at an exhibition of antiques of the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368) in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on August 18 (REN JUNCHUAN)
STRONG WILLED STUDENTS
New students of a high school in Nanjing practice parade steps on August 17 at a military training camp organized by the school (SUN CAN)
 
TOUGH HAND Hunan-based Shunxin Steel and Iron Co. Ltd., the province's largest private steel mill, is shut down in late July, as a result of the provincial government's tough measures to curb pollution (GUO GUOQUAN)
Fuel-Efficiency Ties
General Motors Co. and SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd. reached an agreement to jointly develop new technologies to improve fuel efficiency
Foreign Investment Rules
China's Supreme People's Court issued a set of regulations regarding foreign investment disputes relating to share transfers, anonymous investments and other procedures on August 16
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E-commerce Thrives
The Internet is becoming a hotbed for businesses as e-commerce takes off in China
FDI Holding Up
Despite a slight economic slowdown in July, China still maintained its appeal to foreign investors
U.S. Treasuries Shed
China trimmed its holdings of U.S. Treasury securities in June to $843.7 billion, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury
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  • SOUTH KOREA
    South Korean protestors rally near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on August 17, demonstrating against the U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise from August 16-26 (XINHUA)
  • GABON
    French troops stationed in Gabon attend a parade marking the 50th anniversary of Gabon's independence from France in Libreville on August 17 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • BRITAIN
    A British World War II veteran attends a ceremony in London on August 15 commemorating the 65th anniversary of the victory over Japan (LI RUI)
  • PAKISTAN
    Flood survivors return home in Nowshera in northwestern Pakistan on August 17. Severe floods have affected more than 20 million people in Pakistan since late July (XINHUA/AFP)
  • THE UNITED STATES
    A retired professor teaches children taiji at the Confucius Institute at the University of Maryland on August 17 (ZHANG JUN)
  • PANAMA
    A Panamanian policeman patrols near the Panama Canal on August 17. More than 2,000 soldiers from 19 countries took part in a joint military exercise aimed at safeguarding the canal (XINHUA)
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