Woman Humanitarian
Liu Yan, a famous Chinese dancer, was chosen one of China's Top 10 Women Humanitarians for her contributions to public betterment on May 7
Swimming Champion
Chinese swimming athlete Wu Peng won the 200-meter butterfly at the Charlotte UltraSwim long-course meeting on May 14, by defeating U.S. Olympic champion Michael Phelps, who reigned in the 200-meter butterfly for nearly a decade
Sentenced Official
Xu Maiyong, 52, former Deputy Mayor of Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province, was sentenced to death for corruption on May 12

"China will continue to provide convenience for investments from EU firms. We hope the EU takes active measures to expand exports of hi-tech products to China, recognize China's market economy status and create a relaxed policy environment for Chinese firms to invest in EU countries."

Chinese President Hu Jintao, during talks with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy in Beijing on May 16

"Over past decades, China has managed to provide the people with sufficient food, and we must make efforts to provide them with safe food."

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, speaking at a nine-day seminar on food safety in Beijing on May 15

"China is willing to cooperate with Latin America in diversifying its exports to China and welcomes more exports with high added value from the continent."

Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming, in an interview with Xinhua News Agency on May 13 in Buenos Aires

"China's trade surplus is likely to decrease to $120 billion or even $100 billion by the end of the year, compared with 2010's trade surplus of $180 billion."

Li Daokui, a central bank advisor of China, at the Third International Business Development Forum in Beijing on May 14

"After a watershed general election, we have decided to leave the Cabinet and have a completely younger team of ministers to connect to and engage with this young generation in shaping the future of our Singapore."

Singapore's Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, in a joint statement on May 15
 
CARE FOR THE DISABLED A woman wearing an eye mask feels her way typing as a person with vision disability on May 15, the 21st National Day of Assisting the Disabled in China (LI FANGYU)
Floating Allowances
China has established a system to peg basic living guarantee allowances for low-income groups to consumer prices
H1N1 Virus
Hong Kong's quarantine authorities announced on May 18 two pig samples taken in a flu virus test were positive for H1N1, but no significant genetic re-assortment of viruses was found
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A STAGE FOR ROBOTS
Visitors view a performance by robots on May 18, the opening day of the 14th China Beijing International Hi-tech Expo (CHEN XIAOGEN)
ART PIECES
A staff member from Christie's introduces a pair of antique containers estimated at up to $2.31 million at a media preview of the company's auction in Hong Kong on May 17 (SONG ZHENPING)
DRUNK DRIVER SENTENCED
Li Junjie, the first person caught drunk driving in Beijing after the amended Criminal Law that criminalizes the practice went into effect on May 1, was sentenced to a two-month detention on May 17 (GONG LEI)
SHOW TIME
A replica of the smaller half of the 660-year-old painting Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains is shown at a ceremony on May 11. The Zhejiang Provincial Museum handed over the antique to the Taipei Palace Museum on May 18 for a reunion exhibition in Taipei from June 1 to September 25 (HAN CHUANHAO)
 
WINDY CITY Workers examine windmill hubs in Shandong Rongchuan Port Machinery Manufacturing Co. Ltd. on May 16. Rongcheng attracts large energy companies to invest in wind power projects (GUO XULEI)
New Top Trader
The EU has replaced Japan as China's No.1 import source region based on trade figures in the first four months of this year
Joint Investment
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. will establish a new polycarbonate production plant with Saudi Basic Industries Corp. at their existing joint venture in Tianjin
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Soaking Up Liquidity
The People's Bank of China on May 18 increased the reserve requirement ratio to siphon excess liquidity out of the market. It was the fifth such hike this year after six increases in 2010
Shedding U.S. Assets
For a fifth straight month, China trimmed its holdings of securities by $9.2 billion in March, according to the U.S. Treasury Department
Property Bull
House prices continued heading north in April, in spite of the government's tough policies
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  • EU
    IMF Deputy Managing Director Nemat Shafik (left) speaks with Luxembourg's Prime Minister and Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker before a meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 16. European finance ministers approved an EU-IMF bailout of Portugal, amounting to 78 billion euros ($111 billion) that day (XINHUA/AFP)
  • JORDAN
    An injured Palestinian refugee holds his national flag during a demonstration on May 15 near the Jordanian-Israeli border. Israeli police barred demonstrators from marching on Israel's border on the Nakba Day, an annual event for the Palestinians to mourn their sufferings during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War (XINHUA/AFP)
  • TURKEY
    Musicians from the China National Opera House perform at a concert in Ankara on May 17 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Turkey (ZHENG JINFA)
  • BELGIUM
    The Solar Impulse, a pioneering Swiss solar-powered aircraft, flies above Brussels on May 13 during its first international flight from Switzerland to Belgium (XINHUA/AFP)
  • THE UNITED STATES
    U.S. space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 16 for its final mission (XINHUA/AFP)
  • IRELAND
    Irish President Mary McAleese greets Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as she arrives in Dublin on May 17 for a state visit, the first by a British monarch to Ireland since its independence (XINHUA)
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