In June 2001, the CTCE builders, led by Chief Director Zhang Hechuan, became a main force in construction at the harsh zone of Kekexili in Tibet. At an elevation of over 4,700 meters, they accomplished their task successfully, spurring a spirit in the company of overcoming difficulties with daring and hard work.
In China, only children at registered welfare homes can be legally adopted. Last year, these shelters housed about 86,000 children, 21 percent of the country's 410,000 orphans nationwide, the ministry said. However, that represents a more than 20 percent decrease compared with seven years ago, when they had 108,000.
In Honghai village, in the Hongsibao district of Wuzhong, in northwestern China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, the Wang family's lion dance techniques, passed down through the generations, are recognized as the best in the region and surrounding areas.
In Cal Fire's list of the top 20 largest wildfires in the state dates back to 1932, only two fires have burned more acreage in California so far this century: the Cedar Fire of 2003, and the Rush Fire of 2012, which burned 273,246 and 271,911, respectively.
In June sales stood at 51,651, up 2 percent on last year. It is the first time since December that monthly sales were higher than the previous year.
In February, the surveyed unemployment rate in urban areas rose to 5.3 percent, the first time since the National Bureau of Statistics started the record in January last year. The rate dropped to 5.0 percent in April and May, and then peaked at 5.3 percent again in July.
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In January, Hong Kong bike share company GoBee pulled out of the Belgian city of Brussels and Lille and Reims in France because 80 to 90 percent of its fleet in those cities had been damaged or stolen.
In Chinese mainland, the wealth of billionaire swelled by 61.2 percent to .08 trillion, accounting for a 12 percent share of global billionaire wealth, up from 9 percent two years ago. The number of billionaires rose by more than a third to 338.
In Dali, a popular tourism destination, all 1,806 buildings inside the protection zone of Erhai Lake, a major body of water, had been demolished as of Dec 31, according to the city government. More controls will be enacted this year, it said.
In He's neighborhood, free leisure programs, like dance lessons and comedy shows, were offered to senior citizens.