New Science Leader
Bai Chunli, a well-known chemist and leading nano-scientist, has succeeded Lu Yongxiang as the new president and Party secretary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gome's New Chairman
Zhang Dazhong, founder of Dazhong Electronics, was appointed chairman and non-executive director of Gome, the largest home appliance retailer in China
Richest Man
Li Yanhong, founder and CEO of Baidu Inc., a Chinese-language Internet search provider, has become the richest man on the Chinese mainland

"I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep grief for the Japanese people who lost their lives in this disaster and express my sincere condolences to the entire Japanese people."

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, in a press conference after the closing meeting of the annual National People's Congress (NPC) of China in Beijing on March 14, three days after the 9.0-magnitude earthquake in Japan

"Corruption in the coking coal industry in Shanxi Province is a reality. We will investigate the situation deeply and severely crack down on it. Now, about 30 billion yuan ($ 4.6 billion) in corruption-related funds have been recovered."

Yuan Chunqing, Party chief of Shanxi Province, in a press conference at the NPC annual session in Beijing on March 10

"It is still not suitable to abolish the death penalty for corruption crimes."

Gao Mingxuan, renowned jurist of China, in an interview with the Beijing Times

"Protecting trademarks is crucial to carrying out our national strategy on intellectual property rights protection and promoting innovation. China will further clamp down on trademark violations and strengthen supervision over online shopping, targeting fake goods."

Fu Shuangjian, Deputy Director of China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce, in a press conference at the NPC annual session on March 13

"Our strategy is working...They (Afghan security forces) are now ready to gradually assume lead responsibility for the security of their nation and their people."

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO General Secretary, speaking at a meeting of NATO defense ministers held in Brussels, Belgium, on March 11
 
GREETINGS Han Xiaohu, Commander of the eighth Chinese naval escort flotilla, shakes hands with a Pakistani man on March 13 when the fleet visited Karachi. The fleet’s mission is anti-piracy in the Gulf of Aden (QIU JUNSONG)
Consumers' Redemption
China's authorities retrieved 980 million yuan ($149.16 million) for cheated buyers in 2010 as the country stepped up efforts to protect consumer rights, official figures showed
More Wastewater Treated
In a span of five years, China increased its city wastewater treatment rate by 24 percent to 75 percent at the end of 2010, said the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
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SNOW EMERGENCY
A traffic police officer offers help to a trapped driver in a snowstorm in Altay, northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on March 16 (YE ERJIANG)
TESTING FOR RADIATION
Quarantine officers at Qingdao Customs in Shandong Province test luggage of passengers from Japan for radioactivity on March 16, following explosions at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima (LI ZIHENG)
A CLOSER LOOK
Foreign tourists visit the Suzhou No.1 Silk Factory on March 16 to experience the unique embroidery culture of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province (HANG XINGWEI)
MODERN LEARNING
The 19-year-old lama, Norsang Chagba, takes a computer class with other students at Diqing Tibetan Buddhism Institute in southwest China's Yunnan Province on March 14 (LIN YIGUANG)
 
GREEN INVESTMENT A technician works on waste water processing equipment in Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co. Ltd. In the past five years, the iron and steel producer has invested 8.2 billion yuan ($1.25 billion) to reduce emissions and conserve energy (ZHAN YAN)
Nuclear Plant Freeze
China has suspended the approval for nuclear power stations so that safety standards can be revised after explosions at a nuclear power plant in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture raised concerns
NPLs Drop
The total value of Chinese banks' sets more than tripled from that of 2003 to hit 95.3 trillion yuan ($14.44 trillion) by the end of last year while net profit was 28 times the 2003 level
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Offloading U.S. Assets
The U.S. Treasury Department said China trimmed its holdings of U.S. Treasury securities in January 2011 for the third consecutive month by $5.4 billion
February Figures
The consumer price index (CPI), a barometer for inflation, rose 4.9 percent in February from a year ago, the same rate as in January, said the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Slow Mobile Growth
China Mobile, the world's largest telecom operator by subscribers, reported modest growth in 2010 despite cutthroat competition
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  • BRITAIN
    Three athletes pose with 26 school children representing 26 different sports in London on March 15, the first day tickets for the 2012 London Olympics went on sale (XINHUA/AFP)
  • ITALY
    The colors of the Italian national flag adorn the Monument of Victor Emmanuel II in central Rome on March 16 in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Italy's unification (WANG QINGQIN)
  • AFGHANISTAN
    A group of Taliban insurgents lay down their arms in Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, on March 14 (XINHUA)
  • ARGENTINA
    Argentina's Philharmonic Orchestra stages an outdoor performance in Buenos Aires on March 16 demanding better pay. Orchestra members threatened not to accompany Spanish tenor Placido Domingo during concerts later this month unless their pay demands are met (XINHUA)
  • BAHRAIN
    Heavy smoke rises from the Pearl Square in Manama on March 16, after security forces raided the area to disperse protesters (XINHUA/AFP)
  • GERMANY
    Germany said on March 15 it will temporarily shut down seven nuclear power plants, like this one in Philippsburg, after a devastating earthquake caused nuclear leakage in Japan (XINHUA/AFP)
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