Honored Businessman
Liu Qiangdong, Chairman of the Board and CEO of 360Buy Jingdong mall, one of China's biggest online retailers, was given the Economic Figures of the Year 2011 award for the impressive expansion of his company in the past year
Determined President
Zhao Baige, who was appointed executive vice president of the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC), is trying to regain public trust for the RCSC
Questioned Academician
Xie Jianping, a newly elected academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, has aroused much public criticism for his research on tobacco

"China's foreign trade growth has relied too much on markets in developed countries and exporters in the coastal regions…To maintain growth in exports and imports, China should target important emerging markets with large populations, rich resources and low market shares while stabilizing shares in traditional markets."

Zhong Shan, Vice Commerce Minister of China, at a foreign trade conference in Beijing on December 14

"Parties involved in humanitarian assistance must abide by the principles of humanity, neutrality and impartiality, respecting the sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity of the affected countries."

Wang Min, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the UN, addressing the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on December 14

"Instead of grabbing land in Africa, China has been providing as much technical assistance as it can to help develop agriculture there and enhance the continent's capability of using its natural resources and addressing issues such as climate change and food security."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, responding to accusations that China has been buying up land in Africa at a regular press briefing in Beijing on December 8

"We have set for ourselves an ambitious target of 9 percent annual growth in GDP in the 12th Five-Year Plan. This high rate of economic growth would require our energy consumption also to increase rapidly."

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, talking to the media about energy conservation in New Delhi, India, on December 14

"I think the time has come to talk openly and honestly. Serbia is being asked to recognize the independence of Kosovo. Let's no longer talk about fairy tales; this is what's being asked of Serbia."

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, protesting against EU's decision to postpone its conclusion on whether to recognize Serbia as a membership candidate by three months and saying that recognition of Kosovo was the latest condition imposed on the Balkan country in Belgrade, Serbia, on December 13
 
JOINT OPERATION Police officers from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand take part in the launching ceremony of the joint patrol along the Mekong River in Guanlei Port in Yunnan Province on December 10 (WANG XIAOXUE)
Regulating School Buses
The Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council, China's cabinet, issues a draft regulation on school bus safety management and asks for public feedback. The draft stipulates that local governments above the county level should take "overall responsibility" for school bus safety
Measuring Emissions
China plans to develop its own new comprehensive system for monitoring and accurately calculating the country's greenhouse gas emissions
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DISAPPEARING MOON
The combined photo shows the moon in various stages of a full lunar eclipse over Jinan, Shandong Province, on December 10 (IC)
HISTORY REMEMBERED
Armed policemen present wreaths at a monument in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, at a memorial ceremony on December 13 for the more than 300,000 Chinese people killed by Japanese troops in December 1937 (CFP)
OLYMPIC PROMOTION
Lord Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, rides a bicycle along a street in Beijing on December 11 to promote the games (IC)
HUMANITARIAN AID
A staff member of the Libyan Red Crescent unloads material from China at an airport in Tripoli on December 10 (XINHUA)
 
NEW RECORD A cargo ship passes through the Gezhouba lock on the Yangtze River on December 12. That day, the annual freight volume of the lock reached 100 million tons, nearly 30 times that in 1981 when it was first opened (LIU SHUSONG)
FDI Down
China's foreign direct investment drops 9.76 percent year on year to $8.76 billion in November. The number of foreign-invested companies also drops 12.91 percent from a year earlier to 2,718
Duties on U.S. Vehicles
China decides to levy anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on sedans and sport-utility vehicles with engines of 2.5 liters and above imported from the United States, after an investigation showed evidence of dumping
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Auto Downturn
China's once-feverish auto market is struggling with a prolonged downturn resulted from economic slowdown and withdrawal of policy incentives
E-commerce Thrives
The Internet has become a hotbed for business in China, as the e-commerce sector blossoms. The e-commerce transaction volume in the third quarter amounted to 1.8 trillion yuan
Competitive Edge
China's industries remain the most competitive in the global market, but they face daunting challenges
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  • GERMANY
    CEO of German rail giant Deutsche Bahn Ruediger Grube (left) gives the all-clear signal as the Moscow-to-Paris overnight express train makes its way out of Berlin on December 13 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • RUSSIA
    Russian metals tycoon and U.S. basketball team owner Mikhail Prokhorov announces his intention to challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in next year's presidential elections in Moscow on December 12 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • THE PHILIPPINES
    A Philippine traffic enforcer wears a Santa Claus costume while directing traffic along a major road in Manila on December 6 (XINHUA/AFP)
  • INDIA
    Rescue workers evacuate a hospital staff member as a fire engulfs the hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on December 9. At least 89 people were killed in the fire (XINHUA/AFP)
  • COLOMBIA
    Relatives of people missing after a landslide wait in La Cruz, Colombia on December 13. The landslide in a mountainous southwestern region has killed a child and left about 15 people missing (XINHUA/AFP)
  • MIDDLE EAST
    Palestinian (right) and Hamas flags flutter as thousands of supporters of the Islamist movement Hamas gather in Gaza City to celebrate the 24th anniversary of its foundation on December 14 (XINHUA/AFP)
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