Scientist Honored
Tu Youyou, an outstanding Chinese chemist, was given the 2011 Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award for her contribution to the discovery of artemisinin, a drug used to treat malaria
Model Teacher
Zuo Xiangping, a teacher in a remote and poverty-stricken village in southwest China's Guizhou Province, was selected as one of the country's 10 model teachers of 2011 on September 10, China's 27th Teachers' Day
Award Winning Director
Chinese director Cai Shangjun was awarded a Silver Lion Award, as best director, for his latest movie, People Mountain People Sea, at the 68th Venice Film Festival Award on September 10

"China's basic state policy of opening up will never change. We will continue to get more actively involved in economic globalization and work to build a fair and equitable international trading regime and financial system."

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, in a speech at the opening of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2011, a three-day event held in Dalian, Liaoning Province, on September 14

"Judging from the current trend, China's full-year inflation might exceed the country's 2011 full-year target of 4 percent. However, China will continue to put the inflation management as its top priority."

Zhang Xiaoqiang, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, at a press conference on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2011 in Dalian, Liaoning Province, on September 14

"The situation in Libya has changed greatly and the country has entered a critical phase of reconstruction…We hold a positive attitude to the post-war reconstruction of Libya."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu, at a daily press conference in Beijing on September 13, saying that China hopes political and economic reconstruction of Libya will take place quickly in order to safeguard the country's unity

"The transition remains on track…Our commitment to the people of Afghanistan and to building the capacity of the Afghan National Army, the Afghan National Police and other elements of the Afghan security forces remains steadfast."

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little, saying on September 13 that the transition from foreign troops to Afghan forces will not stop after an attack near the U.S. Embassy and International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, earlier in the day

"We are keen to protect the unity of Syria, prevent foreign interference, stop bloodshed and violent acts, and are keen to see the army's withdrawal from all the Syrian cities soon."

Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim bin Jabir al-Thani, speaking to the media after an Arab League meeting on Syria's unrest in Cairo, Egypt, on September 13

"Japan's credibility is on the verge of being severely damaged due to local industry's hollowing out and deteriorating fiscal conditions…We cannot carry on forever with a kind of fiscal management where debt keeps piling up."

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, vowing to tackle the country's fiscal mess at a session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on September 13
 
NATURAL WONDER Roaring waves surge along the Qiantang River in Haining, Zhejiang Province, on September 13, during the tidal bore that occurs annually in the middle of the eighth lunar month (SHEN DA)
Key Tasks
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, on September 14, specified five key areas that must be addressed by the government in order to augment the reform of the country’s political system
Maternal Health
The maternal mortality rate in China has dropped significantly as the country has begun providing expecting mothers with subsidies that allow them to give birth in hospitals
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CLEANER CITY
Young volunteers collect trash to mark Clean Up the World Day, in a park in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, on September 14 (YANG QING)
HARVEST SEASON
A horse game was held on September 14 in Rongshui, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, to celebrate a bountiful autumn harvest (LONG TAO)
NEW ATTRACTION
A 6-meterhigh sculpture featuring two dancing chili peppers was unveiled in front of the ShanghaiMart, venue of the 2011 Shanghai Art Fair. The sculpture, Happy Tango, was created by Singaporebased Kumari Nahappan (REN LONG)
AT GOLDEN YEARS
Ballet amateurs, with an average age of 55, practice at a training session in Jinan, Shandong Province, on September 10 (XU SUHUI)
 
EASTERN DAVOS Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2011 Summer Davos in Dalian on September 14. He expressed confidence in China's economy and welcomed foreign companies (MA ZHANCHENG)
Tire Exports Hit Hard
China's tire manufacturing industry is suffering from the WTO's recent unfavorable ruling. The United States is now entitled to impose additional duties on imports of Chinese tires
Growth Forecast Down
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on September 14 cut China's growth forecast to 9.3 percent for 2011 from its previously estimated 9.6 percent
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CPI and PPI
The consumer price index, a barometer of inflation, grew 6.2 percent in August from a year ago, 0.3 percentage points down from July
Auto Recovery
China's gloomy auto market showed signs of recovery, though uncertainties still loom large
Private Jet Summit
The first China Private Jet Industry Development Summit was held on September 10 in Beijing. A number of government officials, researchers and industry insiders attended the summit
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  • INDONESIA
    Central bank officials and police officers destroy counterfeit Indonesian banknotes in Jakarta on September 13. The counterfeit banknotes, with a value of nearly $2.9 million, were withdrawn from private and state banks from 2003 to 2010 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • RUSSIA
    President Dmitry Medvedev (left) shakes hands with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron in the Kremlin on September 12. It was the first visit by a British prime minister to Russia in six years (XINHUA/AFP)
  • UN
    The UN General Assembly opens its 66th session at the UN Headquarters in New York on September 13. It listed building peace, promoting UN reform, improving disaster prevention and response and spurring sustainable development and global prosperity as its priorities (SHEN HONG)
  • AFGHANISTAN
    Policemen keep guard at the site of an attack in Kabul on September 13. A series of suicide attacks by Taliban militants in the Afghan capital killed 12 people, including five suicide bombers, and injured 21 others (XINHUA/AFP)
  • ARGENTINA
    Rescuers work at the site of a crash of two passenger trains and a bus in Buenos Aires on September 13. The massive rush-hour collision at a suburban station left at least seven people dead and 100 injured (XINHUA/AFP)
  • GERMANY
    A BMW i8 concept car is connected to a charging station at the booth of the German luxury car maker at an international car show in Frankfurt on September 13 (XINHUA/AFP)
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