New Football Boss
Cai Zhenhua has taken over as the highest-ranking official in charge of football in China's sports governing body, the General Administration of Sport. He replaced 61-year-old Cui Dalin, who has recently retired
Silver Medallist
On October 22, Jiang Yuyuan won a silver medal in the women's all-around competition at the 2010 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
Young Success
Ma Huateng (Pony Ma), who created instant-messaging software QQ, ranks seventh on this year's Fortune magazine's "40 Under 40" rankings of the hottest rising stars in business

"Countries issuing major reserve currencies should adopt responsible economic measures, keep their currencies relatively stable to avoid negative spillover impact and maintain stability in the international financial market."

Xie Xuren, Chinese Finance Minister, when speaking at the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors' meeting on October 24 in Gyeongju, the Republic of Korea

"It is in the common interest of China and other countries to maintain freedom and security of navigation in the region."

Ma Xiaotian, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, saying China has always guaranteed freedom of navigation in and flying over the South China Sea in accordance with international law in his keynote speech at the opening of the Xiangshan military forum in Beijing, which discussed Asia-Pacific security issues

"About 10 minutes after the quake we heard a loud, thunderous sound. We went outside and saw the wave coming. We tried to run away to higher ground but the wave was much quicker than us."

Survivor Borinte, a farmer from a coastal village in the North Pagai island in Indonesia. A tsunami and a volcanic eruption on October 25 have killed more than 300 people with over 400 missing and tens of thousands displaced in the country, authorities say

"There is growing evidence climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of climatic events."

Anna Moss, an environmental analyst, on a new 170-nation climate-change index that identifies South Asia as the world's most vulnerable region

"They want good relations in return. Lots of other things in return, Afghanistan and Iran have neighborly relations."

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, admitting his chief of staff has received "bags of money" from Iran but insisting the payment is transparent and a form of aid from a friendly country

"We have our own priorities. We have our own sense of timing."

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, when asked by reporters about U.S. pressure to launch an offensive against Taliban militants in the North Waziristan tribal area

"These countries are really faced with a double burden."

Timothy Armstrong, an expert on chronic diseases with the UN World Health Organization, on new medical challenges to Africans from diabetes and relevant bad habits, in addition to AIDS or malaria

 
CHEERLEADING BEARS Six pandas from Bifengxia Panda Base in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province, leave their home on October 27 for Guangzhou to meet with visitors during the 16th Asian Games (ZHENG CHANGXIA)
Space Ambition
China has formally begun its manned space station program, aiming to complete construction of a "relatively large" manned space laboratory around 2020
Expo Gold
The Shanghai Expo will generate more than 80 billion yuan in tourism revenues for Shanghai and neighboring Yangtze River cities, the China Tourism Academy estimated on October 26
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BUMPER HARVEST
On October 27, a woman carries newly harvested chrysanthemums in Xiuning County, Anhui Province, which produces the best chrysanthemum tea in China (NI SHOUBING)
PASSING DOWN TRADITIONS
Students of a primary school in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, learn how to play Tianqin, a 1,000-year-old musical instrument invented by Zhuang ethnic group, in class on October 27 (LU BOAN)
ORIENTAL STYLE
Models present creations by Chinese designer Zhang Zhifeng for NE TIGER 2011 Haute Couture Show at China Fashion Week in Beijing on October 25 (LI MINGFANG)
HISTORY OF CONTAINERS
Ancient painted potteries in the Liuwan Painted Pottery Museum at Ledu County, Qinghai Province, on October 24. The museum houses some 40,000 ancient painted potteries, making it the largest of its kind in China (LI XIAOGUO)
 
INTENSE WORK Workers take part in construction efforts at the Dongjiang bonded area of Binhai New Area in Tianjin Municipality. To date, it is the biggest bonded area approved by the government (YUE YUEWEI)
Import Rules Relaxed
China will streamline its import payment verification systems starting December 1 this year. Enterprises will no longer have to be present for import payment verification if they are undertaking "regular business"
Apple in China
U.S. computer giant Apple Inc. launched its official online store in China on October 27 to curb the "gray" market and expand its business to domestic consumers
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Export Outlook
The first phase of the Canton Fair's fall session witnessed export deals worth $21.15 billion, up 12.3 percent from the fair's last session in April
Thermal Power Pinch
China's thermal power generators are facing chilly headwinds as coal prices skyrocket. The steam coal price at Qinhuangdao Port climbed around 7 percent in October, as a nationwide winter freeze pushed up demand
China Mobile Slowdown
China Mobile, the world's largest telecom operator by subscribers, is losing steam as a maturing market and intensifying competition eat into its profits
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  • FRANCE
    Students outside the Senate in Paris protest the government's pension reform on October 26. The reform will raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 and the full pension age from 65 to 67 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • KENYA
    Girls of the Korogocho slum in Nairobi take to the catwalk during a talent show on October 23 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • AUSTRALIA
    Singapore Exchange CEO Magnus Bocker (left) shakes hands with Robert Elstone, CEO of the Australian Securities Exchange, in Sydney on October 25. The two stock exchanges announced a merger, creating the second largest Asia-Pacific trading hub (XINHUA/AFP)
  • INDONESIA
    A staffer checks rescue kits in Padang, capital of West Sumatra Province, on October 27. Two days earlier, a powerful earthquake caused a tsunami, which hit the province's Mentawai Islands and killed hundreds of people (LI XIAOYU)
  • BAHRAIN
    An elderly man arrives at a polling station near the capital city Manama on October 23. That day, Bahrain held its third legislative election since King Hamad reinstated the Gulf kingdom's parliamentary system in 2002 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • UN
    Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla (second left) is congratulated after the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling on the United States to end its decades-long trade embargo against Cuba at the UN headquarters in New York on October 26 (SHEN HONG)
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