Lifetime Achievement Laureate
Sun Jiadong, a senior Chinese expert in carrier rocket and satellite technology, received a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the 2010 CCTV Economic People of the Year program
New Energy Chief
Liu Tienan, former vice minister of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China, was appointed the new head of the country's National Energy Administration (NEA) in January
Another WTA Win
Li Na, China's famous tennis player, who now ranks No. 11 in the world, became the country's first winner of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Premier Tournament in Sydney on January 14

"It's no longer desirable or possible to have a zero-sum game, to have one country that gains all the advantages and the other country suffer."

Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen, in an interview on January 20, saying Chinese President Hu Jintao's recent visit to the United States had brought the two countries closer

"China enjoys a tremendous market for both manufacturing and consumption, and sees a growing demand for design industry and an increasing supply in this regard."

Song Weizu, Vice Secretary General of the China Industrial Design Association, saying Beijing's plans to build China's first design exchange center will offer a platform for trade in design and boost the country's burgeoning creative industry

"Opportunities for investment will last for a long time, perhaps 30 to 50 years."

Lin Shunjie, Vice Secretary General of the China Chamber of International Commerce, expressing confidence about Chinese investment in the United States

"We cannot afford to lose any further time to reach an Israeli-Palestinian framework agreement."

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, addressing the opening of the 2011 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People on January 21

"We came forward without any preconditions to find ways to cooperate."

Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on January 22 saying she was disappointed because Iran had set preconditions for nuclear talks in Istanbul

"They are saying I am biased, but I am executing the position of the African Union. If I am not welcome, somebody else will take over and he will not convey a different message."

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, on the Cote d'Ivoire crisis in Nairobi, vowing to push ahead with mediation efforts aimed at restoring normalcy to the Ivory Coast

 
 
HARD ROUTE A freight ship bound for the Republic of Korea breaks its way through the frozen Yellow Sea off Yingkou in Liaoning Province on January 24 (JIANG BING)
Compensation Guarantees
China's regulation on the management of state compensation funds became effective on January 20. The regulation, promulgated by the State Council, is aimed to ensure eligible claimants receive state compensation on time and in full
Fraud-Free Elections
China has pledged a tough crackdown on election irregularities before the upcoming elections of a new term of committees of the Communist Party of China (CPC), people's congresses, governments and committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
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SAFE CELEBRATION
On January 21, a firefighter gives a safety lecture to students in a Beijing primary school before the month-long winter vacation (ZHAO WANWEI)
FREE TRIPS HOME
On January 24, migrant worker recipients of free air tickets provided by trade union organizations in Zhejiang Province prepare to board airplanes for their hometowns in Sichuan Province (JU HUANZONG)
ZODIAC ANIMAL HIGHLIGHTED
The spotlight of the 2011 Taipei International Lantern Festival, the rabbit lantern, makes its debut on January 24. The 10-day festival will start on February 11 (SONG LIDONG)
ICY SHORTCUT
A Russian bus drives across ice-covered Heilongjiang River, a transportation shortcut, in Heilongjiang Province in China on January 20 (QIU QILONG)
 
MANAGING VEGETABLE PRICES A worker at an agricultural product wholesale market in Dalian weighs vegetables. The Dalian Municipal Government adopted a price adjustment fund to keep vegetable prices low during the Spring Festival holiday (LIU DEBIN)
Anti-Dumping Tariff
China has levied an anti-dumping tariff on X-ray security scanners made by European companies, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Commerce. China will impose a tax ranging from 33.5 percent to 71.8 percent on such imports for the next five years, effective January 23
Design Exchange
Beijing is planning to build China's first design exchange to offer a platform for design trading and boost the country's burgeoning creativity industry
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FDI Holding Up
The country received a record $105.74 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2010 into its non-financial sectors, rising 17.4 percent from the previous year
Venturing Offshore
With ambitions to make global names for themselves, Chinese companies are looking to expand their footprints beyond China's borders
IPO Rush
China maintained its leading position in global IPO markets in 2010, despite stock volatility, said the international accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), in a recent report
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  • PORTUGAL
    Newly elected Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva acknowledges the start of his second term at a press conference in Lisbon on January 23 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • INDIA
    Bangladesh’s Minister of Agriculture Begum Matia Chowdhury (second left) presents a souvenir to Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee (second right) near the India-Bangladesh border on the outskirts of Siliguri on January 22 during an inauguration ceremony for bilateral border trade (XINHUA/AFP)
  • BRAZIL
    Residents in Sao Bento, isolated by recent floods in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, receive supplies on January 20 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • IRELAND
    Members of Ireland’s Green Party walk away after announcing their decision to leave Prime Minister Brian Cowen’s coalition government in Dublin on January 23 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • SUDAN
    Lieutenant General Patrick Nyamvumba, Force Commander of the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur, confers a medal of honor to Wang Zhen, chief of the Chinese peacekeeping contingent, in Nyala on January 24 (XINHUA)
  • RUSSIA
    Emergency workers stand outside Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport on January 24, shortly after an explosion killed more than 30 people at the airport. Investigators labeled the suicide bombing as an act of terrorism (XINHUA/AFP)
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