Troubled Chairman
Wan Long, Board Chairman of Shuanghui Group, one of China's largest meat processors, has been put under the spotlight because of an additive scandal exposed by the media on March 15
Honored Dancer
Yang Liping, a renowned dancer famous for her peacock dance, was nominated for the You Bring Charm to the World Award in March 2011. The award was established to recognize Chinese people's accomplishments around the world
Sacked Chief Engineer
Su Jinsheng, Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, is under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, due to an alleged "serious violation of discipline"

"The BRICS countries are not only committed to their own development, but also to the development of all developing countries and the whole world."

Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo, in a meeting with experts and scholars of think tanks from Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa in Beijing, on March 25

"The region's GDP reached 50.8 billion yuan ($7.75 billion) in 2010, with an annual growth rate of 12.4 percent. The per capita net income of both farmers and herdsmen hit 4,319 yuan ($654.4), double that of 2005."

Padma Choling, Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Government, delivering a televised speech on March 27, ahead of the Serfs Emancipation Day, which is March 28

"The relevant Security Council resolution is aimed at humanitarian protection, rather than creating greater civilian casualties and a bigger humanitarian catastrophe."

Li Baodong, Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, at consultations of the UN Security Council on Libya on March 24

"The recent earthquake in Japan may hurt China's imports from the nation over a short period, but Sino-Japanese trade will not suffer long-term consequences."

Yao Jian, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce of China, in Beijing on March 23

"It is also a timely opportunity for the two governments to show to the world the two nations can play together as well as sit and deliberate together on issues of national importance."

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, at a meeting of the federal cabinet in Islamabad on March 28 before his visit to India to watch the World Cup cricket semi-final between the two archrivals
 
ELECTRONIC CLEANUP Workers dismantle old electronic devices in an industrial park in Wuhan, capital city of Hubei Province. These efforts are part of a project to integrate electronic waste recycling in Wuhan and is the first of its kind in the city (XINHUA)
Defense Transparency
The Chinese Government issued its seventh white paper on national defense on March 31. The white paper presents an overall picture of China's national defense ranging from the security environment, national defense policy, to defense expenditure and arms control
Dairy Licensing
Retailers of dairy products in China have been required to apply for new operating licenses or renew their old ones by the end of July
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HELPING HAND
Chinese oil tanker Shengchi, loaded with 10,000 tons of gasoline and 10,000 tons of diesel to help Japan, is ready to leave Dalian, a port in northeast China’s Liaoning Province, on March 29 (XINHUA)
SPRING SHOT
 The picturesque beauty of farmland covered with cole flowers has become a popular destination for photographers and tourists in Gucheng County, Shaanxi Province (XINHUA)
LOST CITY UNVEILED
Part of the 800-year-old Laosicheng site, dubbed as "China's Machu Picchu," is excavated in Yongshun County, Hunan Province. It was the seat of government of the Tujia ethnic group living in the region (XINHUA)
EARTH HOUR
Residents in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, light candles to mark Earth Hour, when households and businesses turn off unessential electrical devices for an hour, starting at 8:30 p.m. on March 26 (CFP)
 
SOLAR POWER Solar panels installed at the largest photovoltaic power station on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are shown in this picture dated on March 30. Located in Xigaze in Tibet Autonomous Region, the 10-mw power station will go into operation by the end of May (XU YU)
Green Targets
In 2011, China intends to reduce its energy consumption per unit of GDP by 3.5 percent compared to 2010
Yuan Soars
On March 31 the Chinese currency, the yuan, strengthened 22 basis points from the previous trading day to a record high of 6.5564 per U.S. dollar
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Shopping Paradise
Tropical Hainan Province has been given the chance to shine as China expands its tax refund program in the southern island to cover domestic tourists
Banking Euphoria
China's banks raked in a combined after-tax net profit of 899.1 billion yuan last year, soaring 34.5 percent from a year earlier, the fastest pace in three years
Taxing Rare Earth
China increased its resource tax rates on rare earth in a bid to consolidate the highly fragmented industry
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  • UNITED STATES
    An exhibitor demonstrates new technology at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco on March 29. More than 80 Internet technology developers attended the event (XINHUA/AFP)
  • BRAZIL
    Brazilians shop for Chinese toys at a Sao Paolo trade fair on March 29 (YANG LIMIN)
  • SYRIA
    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (top, center) greets members of parliament in Damascus on March 30. He promised reforms in his first public address since demonstrations erupted in the country in mid-March (XINHUA)
  • UNITED STATES
    Betty Dukes, a plaintiff in a massive gender discrimination suit against Wal-Mart, speaks to media outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on March 29. The U.S. retail giant was accused of favoring men over women in pay and promotions (ZHANG JUN)
  • MYANMAR
    A donor distributes clothes to victims in a village in northeast Myanmar's Shan State on March 29. A strong earthquake hit the region five days earlier, killing more than 70 people (XINHUA)
  • TANZANIA
    Zhang Huachen, commander of the seventh Chinese anti-piracy escort fleet, bids farewell to Tanzanian officials in Dar es Salaam on March 30 following a five-day visit (GUO CHUNJU)
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