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"The National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) will continue to produce quality programs in the future. Through our Going Out strategy, we'll do a better job at telling China's story and conveying Chinese messages to the rest of the world."
NCPA Vice President Wang Zhengming, during the center's public open day on December 22, when the center hosted free shows, lectures, exhibitions and performances
"The most fantastic thing about the landing of China's first moon rover is seeing images captured and relayed to Earth by the Yutu rover."
Liu Cixin, one of China's most celebrated science fiction writers, after watching the live broadcast of the Yutu rover's disembarking on TV
"The total production costs for the event were 13 million HK dollars this year. A total of 400,000 people are expected to watch the show on both sides of the harbor, and share the cheerfulness of the New Year."
Peter Lam, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, on Hong Kong's plan to launch the largest ever countdown extravaganza in Victoria Harbor on December 31, with an unprecedented fireworks display
"It is the first time we detected the H10N8 virus in human pneumonia samples. Studies in our laboratories show the chances of human infection from contact with live poultry is rare."
Feng Zijian, Director of the Emergency Office of the Chinese Center for Disease Control, following the death of a woman in central China's Jiangxi Province in mid-December, who was believed to be the first recorded human case of the H10N8 strain of bird flu | |
"The National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) will continue to produce quality programs in the future. Through our Going Out strategy, we'll do a better job at telling China's story and conveying Chinese messages to the rest of the world."
NCPA Vice President Wang Zhengming, during the center's public open day on December 22, when the center hosted free shows, lectures, exhibitions and performances
"The most fantastic thing about the landing of China's first moon rover is seeing images captured and relayed to Earth by the Yutu rover."
Liu Cixin, one of China's most celebrated science fiction writers, after watching the live broadcast of the Yutu rover's disembarking on TV
"The total production costs for the event were 13 million HK dollars this year. A total of 400,000 people are expected to watch the show on both sides of the harbor, and share the cheerfulness of the New Year."
Peter Lam, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, on Hong Kong's plan to launch the largest ever countdown extravaganza in Victoria Harbor on December 31, with an unprecedented fireworks display
"It is the first time we detected the H10N8 virus in human pneumonia samples. Studies in our laboratories show the chances of human infection from contact with live poultry is rare."
Feng Zijian, Director of the Emergency Office of the Chinese Center for Disease Control, following the death of a woman in central China's Jiangxi Province in mid-December, who was believed to be the first recorded human case of the H10N8 strain of bird flu | |
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Parking Space
Changjiang Daily
December 18
The number of vehicles on Beijing's roads exceeds 5.4 million, but the city only has 2.76 million regular parking spaces. Currently, over 80 percent of vehicles are parked in irregular spaces, but this doesn't mean there are insufficient parking spaces.
Parking space problems are an inevitable pain during urban development, but high fees are definitely not the answer. A city should be capable of holding its vehicles. More and more parking spaces and their management should be made public property again.
Airport Paralysis
Yangcheng Evening News
December 17
This year, it was not rare to see an airport paralyzed during bad weather. In many cases, not only did some flights fail to operate normally, but some airports failed to cope appropriately.
Flight delays caused by weather happen frequently. Every airline and airport has a corresponding emergency plan. With efforts to promote common sense and safety knowledge, people would be able to show more understanding and tolerance when there are unexpected circumstances caused by natural disasters during their travels. However, for this to happen, an orderly and well-prepared follow-up services from airlines and airports are needed. Airports and flights might be affected, but emergency plans shouldn't. Recklessness and disorder should be avoided. | |
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