Centenarian Scholar
Yang Jiang, the famed Chinese translator and writer, celebrates her 100th birthday on July 17. During her long career Yang translated a number of books, but her most famous work is her translation of Miguel de Cervantes' masterpiece Don Quixote (1978)
IMF Deputy Chief
Zhu Min, current special advisor to the managing director of the IMF, was nominated the IMF's deputy managing director by Christine Lagarde, the IMF's newly appointed managing director, on July 13
Record-setting Medalist
Huang Xuechen, a Chinese water ballet swimmer, won a record-setting silver medal in the technical solo finals of synchronized swimming event at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai on July 17

"Speeding up development holds the key to resolving all issues in Tibet. The economic and social development of Tibet should always aim at safeguarding and improving people's well-being."

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, addressing the celebration conference marking the 60th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet in Lhasa on July 19

"We demand that the U.S. side seriously consider China's stance, immediately adopt measures to wipe out the baneful impact, stop interfering in China's internal affairs and cease to connive and support anti-China separatist forces that seek 'Tibet independence.' "

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu, in a written statement issued in Beijing on July 17 about U.S. President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama

"China has long been a big player in providing foreign aid to Africa. To date, the country has helped build more than 2,000 km of railways, 3,000 km of highways, 100 schools and 60 hospitals on the continent, and reduced or remitted debt worth more than 20 billion yuan ($3.08 billion)."

Yao Jian, spokesman for China's Ministry of Commerce, at a press conference in Beijing on July 15

"Invading people's privacy by listening to their voicemail is wrong. Paying police officers for information is wrong. They are inconsistent with our codes of conduct and neither has any place in any part of the company I run."

Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of News Corp., testifying before a committee of the British Parliament in London on July 19 for a phone hacking scandal

"I can only deplore about it. From our part, we do and we will do everything not to let it happen."

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with representatives of Russia's civic organizations in Moscow on July 19, saying tension between Russia and Belarus is regrettable

"If you are politically responsible, and this is what the (German) government wants to be, you know that such a spectacular, single step cannot happen, including the (summit) on Thursday."

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in a press conference in Hanover, Germany, on July 19, saying that the upcoming European Union summit could not bring about a "spectacular" solution for the Greek debt crisis and other euro zone problems
 
BUILDING MEDIA BONDS Pakistan's Ambassador to China Masood Khan (center) speaks at a forum on cooperation between Chinese and Pakistani media organizations in Beijing on July 14 (CIPG)
Tibet Investment
The Chinese Government plans to invest 138.4 billion yuan in Tibet over the next five years
Free Insurance
More than 400,000 orphans and children from underprivileged families in China have been given free insurance to cover 12 critical illnesses
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HAPPY FESTIVAL
The Second China Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival kicks off in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on July 20 (JIANG WENYAO)
ROBOTS TO THE RESCUE
Pupils from Shijia-zhuang, capital of Hebei Province, test their high-rise rescuing robots at the 11th China Youth Robotics Competition held in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province on July 20-21 (ZHU XIANG)
NEW DESTINATION
The first Chinese tourists land on the newly opened Chinese part of Heixiazi Island, a Sino-Russian border island in Heilongjiang Province, on July 20 (WANG JIANWEI)
BIG FAMILY
Teenagers attend the opening ceremony of the Seventh Shanghai International Youth Interactive Friendship Camp on July 18 (ZHANG MING)
 
TEXILE FAIR A client talks business with an exhibitor at the 12th China Textile and Apparel Trade Show in New York City on July 19 (WANG CHENGYUN)
Green Efforts
China will start a pilot carbon emissions trading project and gradually set up a market for carbon emissions trading
Fasteners' Anger
The China Fastener Industry Association strongly demanded an end to discriminatory anti-dumping duties from the EU on fasteners on July 18
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Property Bulls
China's property markets have maintained momentum in spite of government efforts to control speculation
Eyes Abroad
Ambitious Chinese companies are increasing their offshore presence as they look to become global players
Taking on U.S. Assets
China increased its holdings in U.S. Treasury securities by $7.3 billion in May for the second straight month, after five consecutive months of declines
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  • THE UNITED STATES
    Pedestrians pass a Borders bookstore in San Francisco on July 18. The bankrupt Borders Group Inc., the second largest bookstore chain in the United States, announced that day it would close all its stores (XINHUA/AFP)
  • THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    A visitor attends a Chinese porcelain exhibition in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, on July 18. More than 2,000 pieces from Jingdezhen, a city in east China's Jiangxi Province known for its quality porcelain, were on display (LIU GUOQIANG)
  • ZAMBIA
    Teachers at a community school in Lusaka take part in a ceremony commemorating the 93rd birthday of former South African President Nelson Mandela on July 18 (XINHUA)
  • THE UNITED KINGDOM
    Swans are captured on the River Thames in southeast England on July 18 during an annual swan census (XINHUA/AFP)
  • AFGHANISTAN
    Canadian Air Force personnel secure armored vehicles aboard a plane at a military base in Kandahar on July 17 as Canada ends its nine-year combat mission in Afghanistan (XINHUA/AFP)
  • SOUTH KOREA
    Children walk by an "online electric vehicle," which can be remotely charged via electromagnetic fields, during a ceremony marking its commercial launch at an amusement park in Seoul on July 19 (XINHUA/AFP)
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