Charity Fan
Niu Gensheng, founder of Mengniu Dairy Group, one of the leading dairy product manufacturers in China, has resigned from the post of chairman of the board of directors of the group
Model Worker
Guo Mingyi, a worker from the Anshan Iron and Steel Group, has become a role model for all Chinese workers because of his virtues of selfless devotion and enthusiasm for his work
Fallen Minister
Li Yuan, 64, former Vice Minister of Land and Resources of China, was expelled from the Communist Party of China and public employment

"To make distribution open, fair and equitable, all procedures in granting an affordable housing unit should be made public on the Internet and subject to supervision from the media and people."

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, calling upon local governments to step up efforts to build and fairly distribute high-quality affordable housing, at a meeting in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, on June 11

"China's railway development will not slow down in the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-15). Railway planning for the five years aims to put 30,000 km of new lines into operation."

Hu Yadong, Vice Minister of Railways of China, talking about the country's railway construction in an interview with China Daily, in Beijing on June 13

"China's economy will continue to be a 'bright spot' for global growth and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintains its forecast for China to grow around 9.5 percent for both this year and next."

John Lipsky, Acting Managing Director of the IMF, in an interview with Xinhua News Agency in Beijing on June 9

"China has become a strategic trade partner for Latin America and the Caribbean. There are many opportunities to achieve exports and investment agreements in fields such as mining, engineering, agriculture, infrastructure, science and technology."

Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, presenting a report during Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to Santiago, Chile, on June 10

"We don't believe a unilateral solution can help peace. I believe peace can only be reached with a common effort, that is, with negotiations."

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, at a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 13, rejecting unilateral solutions in the Middle East peace process

 
MARINE VISIT Crewmen of Haixun 31, one of China's largest marine patrol ships, are ready to set off for a two-week visit to Singapore from Zhuhai in south China's Guangdong Province on June 15 (XINHUA)
Free-taxation for Green
The State Council began soliciting public opinions on a draft regulation for the implementation of the Vehicle and Vessel Tax Law, which will exempt electric cars, fuel-cell vehicles and hybrid vehicles from taxation
Pension Program
China will launch a pilot pension insurance program for unemployed urban residents starting July 1
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ROAD ACCIDENT
Days of rain caused a collapse on part of the Hangzhou-Xin'anjiang-Jingdezhen Highway in Zhejiang Province on June 15 (XINHUA)
NEW WONDER
The world's longest 3-D painting with a length of 60.46 meters, featuring a dragon boat, is showcased in Hong Kong before the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival, which started on June 17 (CHEN DUO)
MIDAIR GAME
Fifteen hot-air balloons compete at the fifth H1 China Cross-Qiongzhou Strait Challenge in Haikou, capital of Hainan Province, on June 15 (CFP)
CARTOON COMMENTATOR
Brother E Talks, China's first online talk show featuring an animated news commentator, debuts on June 15 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province (XINHUA)
 
OCEAN ECONOMY A semi-submersible drilling platform is under construction by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. in Shandong Province. Yantai’s shipbuilding and marine machinery manufacturing industry has developed rapidly in recent years (GUO XULEI)
Hi-tech Eco-district
The Chinese Government on June 13 released a plan to build a hi-tech eco-district in northwest China's Shaanxi Province
Wind Tech Center
Asia's first third-party wind energy technology center began operating on June 13 in north China's Tianjin, which specializes in testing fan blades
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CPI and PPI
The consumer price index rose 5.5 percent in May from a year ago, a 34-month record high. The producer price index went up 6.8 percent in April, the same as in the previous month
Bank Lending
New loans denominated in the yuan totaled 551.6 billion yuan in May, compared with 739.6 billion yuan in April
Auto Gloom
Auto sales across the country totaled 1.38 million units in May, down 3.98 percent from a year ago, the second consecutive month of decrease
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  • SOUTH AFRICA
    South African President Jacob Zuma, Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba, King Mswati III of Swaziland and Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika (seated, right to left) sign a memorandum in Johannesburg on June 12 during negotiations on the biggest free trade area in Africa (XINHUA/AFP)
  • GERMANY
    Dancers participate in a parade in Berlin on June 12 during the Carnival of Cultures, a yearly festival aimed at promoting ethnic and cultural diversity (XINHUA/AFP)
  • SOUTH KOREA
    People hold rice seedlings during a rally in Seoul on June 14 requesting the government resume humanitarian food aid for North Korea (XINHUA)
  • GABON
    People donate blood to mark the eighth World Blood Donor Day in Libreville on June 14 (XINHUA)
  • KAZAKHSTAN
    Participants pose at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Astana on June 15 (RAO AIMIN)
  • SYRIA
    Syrian refugees arrive at a makeshift camp in the northern city of Idlib, near Turkey, on June 13. More than 10,000 Syrians have fled to neighboring countries since social unrest broke out (XINHUA/AFP)
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