Outstanding Entrepreneur
Liu Chuanzhi, Board Chairman of China's largest PC maker Lenovo Group, has received the 2010 Entrepreneur for the World Award in the Entrepreneur category of the World Entrepreneurship Forum
CIC's HK Boss
Lawrence J. Lau, a prominent Hong Kong economics professor, has been appointed board chairman of CIC International (Hong Kong) Co., the newly established wholly-owned subsidiary of the China Investment Corp. (CIC), the country's sovereign wealth fund
Generous Donor
Wang Jianlin, Board Chairman and President of Wanda Group, based in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, has donated 1 billion yuan ($150 million) from his personal finances for the restoration of the Grand Bao'en Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province

"As different social and cultural traditions exist in different countries, we fully respect the various concerns of each country. Our goal is to find common ground to cooperate to fight cyber crime while safeguarding network security."

Qian Xiaoqian, Vice Minister of the Information Office of China's State Council, calling for increased international efforts to safeguard network security at the opening ceremony of the Fourth U.S.-China Internet Industry Forum on November 8

"The responsibility of lawmakers is to urge the government to take concrete steps to meet its promises."

Chen Zhili, Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, on November 6 revealing China is drafting a law on combating climate change

"It is not that the Americans have not pumped enough liquidity into the market and now to say let's pump more into the market is not going to solve their problems."

Wolfgang Schaeuble, German Finance Minister, questioning U.S. easy money policies, after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced it would spend $600 billion to buy government bonds, in the hope the cash injection will kickstart the country's economy

"Stability there redounds to stability in the region."

Benigno Aquino, President of the Philippines, on the significance of Myanmar's first election in 20 years, which was held on November 7, for the Southeast Asian region

"I would strongly advise the governments not to allow long-term unemployment to build up by providing direct subsidized work experiences to the unemployed after nine to 12 months of unemployment."

Christopher Pissarides, Nobel Economics laureate, suggesting unemployment benefits should be limited to a maximum of one year to ward off long-term joblessness

"I struggled with myself, I struggled with my own pain, but I made it to the finish line."

Edison Pena, the Chilean miner, who completed the New York City Marathon less than a month after he was rescued from the collapsed mine

"We are not claiming that bilingualism in any way prevents Alzheimer's or other dementia, but it may contribute to cognitive reserve in the brain, which appears to delay the onset of Alzheimer's symptoms for quite some time."

Fergus Craik, researcher with Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute in Canada. Scientists there found speaking two languages may help delay the onset of Alzheimer's symptoms by up to five years

 
NEW AIRCRAFT MODEL AC311 multi-purpose helicopter, the first light civilian helicopter developed and manufactured in China, makes its successful maiden flight in Tianjin on November 8 (LIU HAIFENG)
Cleaner Air
Pollution levels in many Chinese cities improved last year, as the quality of the overall environment remained "stable," according to a survey released by the Ministry of Environmental Protection on November 8
Nursing Home Shortage
A senior civil affairs official admitted that China is running short of nursing homes for the seniors as its society rapidly ages. The total number of beds in existing nursing homes stands at 266,200, equal to 1.59 percent of the total number of seniors
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FUTURE MOBILITY
Visitors try a concept electric vehicle made by General Motors during the 25th World Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exposition in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, on November 7 (QIN HAISHI)
PRACTICES FOR EMERGENCY
A firefighter salvages a resident from the top of a building during an evacuation drill in Beijing on November 9, the national Firefighting Day (Li Wen)
WEATHERING CHILLY WINTER
Two swans on ice in Sailimu Lake of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on November 6. About 70 swans living in the wetlands near hot springs in the lake chose not to migrate to warmer places for winter this year (LAI YUNING)
NEW YEAR CONCERT
People of the Miao ethnic group in Leishan County, Guizhou Province, play lusheng, a traditional instrument, to celebrate their new year, which falls on November 12 (LIU XU)
 
MODERN POWER Workers make final checks on the 220 kilovolt transformer station which will be put into use in December this year. It is the first transformer station using a network of Internet-enabled components (PAN ZHENGGUANG)
Controlling Pollution
China has achieved its pollution reduction targets ahead of schedule for two major air and water indices, Zhou Shengxian, Minister of Environmental Protection, said on November 10
Oil Giants' Deal
PetroChina Co. and Royal Dutch Shell have agreed to jointly work on an oil and gas project in Canada and a coal bed methane block in the northern part of China, according to a PetroChina announcement on November 10
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Freezing Liquidity
The People's Bank of China, the central bank, raised the reserve requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage points for all financial institutions that accept deposits
Diesel Shortage
China's top oil refiners are boosting diesel production to address fuel shortages across the nation. Sinopec, the nation's largest oil refiner, said it boosted daily processing of crude oil to 4.27 million barrels in November, up 9.9 percent from a year ago
Low-Carbon Program
The Climate Group, a global non-profit non-government organization, launched its Carbon Treasure-China's Corporate Carbon Strategy program in Beijing on November 5
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  • AFGHANISTAN
    Afghan President Hamid Karzai meets with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Rodriguez Zapatero in Kabul on November 6. Zapatero said Spain would help Afghanistan train soldiers and policemen while providing weaponry for them (XINHUA/AFP)
  • INDIA
    U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a press conference in New Delhi on November 8 (XINHUA)
  • JAPAN
    Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda (center) addresses the plenary session of the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers’ Meeting in Kyoto on November 6, a week before the APEC Summit in Yokohama (XINHUA/AFP)
  • HAITI
    A man carries a pair of shoes and a bunch of bananas along a road flooded by hurricane Tomas in Leogane, south of Port-au-Prince, on November 6 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • CAMBODIA
    Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni waves during a ceremony marking the 57th Independence Day in Phnom Penh on November 9 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • THE UNITED STATES
    Jobseekers wait in line at a job center in Las Vegas on November 9. The U.S. Labor Department reported employers added a net total of 151,000 jobs in October, more than most economists had expected (XINHUA/AFP)
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