Epic Film Maker
Movie director Chen Kaige's latest epic film Sacrifice hit theatres on December 4. The film is adapted from the 2,000-year-old story The Orphan of the Zhao Family, which features jealousy, murder and revenge
Football Coach Honored
Ma Yuanan, former head coach of the Chinese women's football, has received the Gold Service Award from the Asian Football Confederation. Ma was presented with the award for his role in developing women's football in China
Yogurt Tycoon Arrested
Li Tuchun, founder and former President of Taizinai, a leading Chinese fermented yogurt producer, has been arrested on charges of illegal fund raising, along with three high-ranking executives of the company

"Showing power and confrontation is not a solution to problems and not in the interests of related parties."

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, calling for efforts to cool down tensions on the Korean Peninsula in a speech at a forum on Asia-Pacific situations in Beijing on December 1

"Time is not with us."

Sun Zhenyu, Chinese Ambassador to the WTO, stressing at a WTO Trade Negotiation Committee meeting on November 30 the need to seize the window of opportunity in 2011 to reach a global trade deal, which was recognized by both G20 and APEC leaders in early November

"You have young people who don't know enough about AIDS, there is less of a fear factor about it."

Paul De Lay, Deputy Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, warning complacency among young people is causing a new surge in the AIDS epidemic in the United States and European nations such as UK and Germany

"This conquest is a decisive step forward for our public safety policy. Today, we are turning a page in Rio's history."

Sergio Cabral, Governor of Brazil's Rio State, after the government claimed victory on November 28 in its crackdown on the slums of Rio de Janeiro after an unprecedented military operation to drive out drug traffickers and secure the slums

"Either we agree on anti-missile defense and create full-fledged, joint cooperation, or—if we fail to reach constructive cooperation—(we will face) a new round of the arms race."

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in his state of the union address on November 30

"Europe has taken action over recent months to tackle sovereign debt issues in the eurozone and it has shown that it is serious about the protection of the euro."

Klaus Regling, Chief Executive of the European Financial Stability Facility. He said in a recent speech in Singapore perceptions about Europe in chaos and the euro about to disappear were wrong and the latest debt crisis was moving EU member states closer together

"We are focused on catching up with the developed countries, and the gap is narrowing."

Yang Wenzhi, a science popularization director with the China Association for Science and Technology, on a survey by the association that shows only 3.27 percent of Chinese have basic scientific literacy, a level 20 years behind developed countries
 
UNFADED GLORY Visitors queue to enter the China Pavilion at the World Expo Park in Shanghai on December 1. After a month's closure and rearrangement, the China Pavilion at the World Expo, which concluded on October 31, reopened to the public (XINHUA)
Quality Kindergartens
Preschools are the "weakest" part of China's education system, according to the Chinese Government, which says it will generally improve the country's kindergartens to ensure a quality start for children
Affordable Health Care
The Chinese Government will alleviate the financial burden on individuals for medical treatment to ensure that by the end of 2015 they pay no more than 30 percent of the total cost of medical treatment
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HIGHLIGHTED TRADITION
Folk actors perform at the sacrificial ceremony for the Goddess of Flowers at the Flora Expo in Taipei, Taiwan, on December 1 (WU JINGPENG)
SELF-HELP
On November 30, herdsmen in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region seize the opportunity of a sunny day to stock fodder after their grasslands were hit by severe storms (REN JUNCHUAN)
SNOWY PARADISE
People walk around snow sculptures in Manzhouli, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on November 30. A seven-month snow season from October to May makes Manzhouli an ideal place for snow sculptures (LI XIN)
SWAN SEASON
A photographer takes photos of swans in Yandunjiao of Rongcheng, east China’s Shandong Province, on November 28. Over 3,500 migrating swans settled down here to live through the winter (YU QIBO)
 
BUSY LOCK A cargo vessel passes through a lock in the Three Gorges Dam. By the end of November 30, 2010, a total of 70 million tons of cargo had been transported through the lock, the largest in the world (ZHENG JIAYU)
Hydropower Endeavor
The country's total hydropower capacity reached 200 gw in August and top energy official Zhang Guobao said capacity had to reach 380 gw by 2020 if the country was to meet its clean energy and emissions targets
Expensive Fertilizer
China started to impose a 110 percent tariff on some fertilizer exports in December in order to ensure adequate domestic fertilizer supplies for the coming spring, according to the Ministry of Finance
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Tax Equality
China is bridging the tax burdens between domestic and foreign companies in the country, ending the decades-long favorable treatment for foreign enterprises
Fat Cat Developers
In spite of the government's repeated efforts to curb surging urban property prices, deep-pocketed property developers have no intention of slashing housing prices
Fewer Auto Sales
After years of booming sales, China's auto market might experience a slowdown in growth in 2011. Auto sales growth in the Chinese market will reach 30 percent in 2010, but might slow to 10 percent in 2011
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  • BRITAIN
    A train passes snow-covered tracks in Croydon, near London, on December 1. A cold wave has swept many European countries recently, including Denmark, Germany, France, Poland and Austria (XINHUA/AP)
  • SOUTH KOREA
    South Korean soldiers march along a beach in Taean, around 170 km southwest of Seoul, on November 28, ready to participate in a landing exercise. On that day, South Korea and the United States started a four-day joint military exercise (XINHUA/AFP)
  • BRAZIL
    Special riot policemen load a helicopter with six tons of marijuana found in a bunker during a raid in the Morro do Alemao shantytown on November 28 in Rio de Janeiro. About 2,600 airborne troops, marines and members of elite police units took part in the operation (XINHUA/AFP)
  • MEXICO
    A giant marionette called "Little Giant" of the French street theater company Royal de Luxe performs in the street of Guadalajara on November 26, celebrating the centenary of the Mexican Revolution (XINHUA/AFP)
  • COLOMBIA
    A man carries chickens on his head at a flooded farm in Palmira on November 30. The flood caused by heavy rains killed at least 160 and injured at least 220 as of November 30 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • AUSTRALIA
    The Sydney Opera House sails are illuminated in red on November 30 to help promote awareness of the ongoing fight against AIDS to mark World AIDS Day on December 1 (XINHUA/AFP)
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