MIL-OSI China: Senior CPC official highlights role of inspections in poverty relief
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 Zhao Leji, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has asked for stronger and special inspections in order to provide solid guarantees of winning the battle against poverty. Zhao, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: China launches new remote sensing satellites
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 Two remote sensing satellites were successfully sent into space Tuesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellites, both part of the Yaogan-32 family, were launched by a Long March-2C rocket with an attached upper stage at 10:43 a.m. Beijing time. The satellites have entered […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Intact dinosaur eggs discovered in Yiwu
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 15 intact dinosaur egg fossils have been found in the city of Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, October 4, 2018, reports thepaper.cn. The fossils are now undergoing further study at the municipal museum in Yiwu. It’s believed the fossils date back around 80 million years. The area where the discovery […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: 39 village leaders sacked for crime links
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 The heads of 39 villages in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong were removed from office and put under investigation in the first eight months of the year for suspected involvement in mafia-style gangs. A People’s Daily report published on Monday quoted Guangdong authorities as saying elections to […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Boy ordered to repay grandmother by collecting waste
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 A boy in Southwest China’s Chongqing was ordered to earn money by collecting scrap during the seven-day National Day holiday, to repay 2,000 yuan ($289) to his grandmother he used to buy game equipment without permission. The 9-year-old called Hanghang was found collecting waste paperboards at others’ homes […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Safety fears override cultural concerns
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 Sky lanterns, small hot air balloons that originated in China centuries ago, have been flown at traditional festivals for centuries, but in recent years they have been accused of posing a safety threat. The flying lights, also known as Kongming Lanterns, comprise a thin shell made from paper […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Express rail link boosts HK tourism
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 Hong Kong’s tourism sector experienced a bumper National Day Golden Week holiday this year, as the newly opened cross-border high-speed rail link attracted more holidaymakers from the Chinese mainland. More than 1.52 million mainland tourists visited Hong Kong during the weeklong break, up 20 percent year-on-year, according to […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: China plans to speed up renovating shantytowns
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 China has decided to speed up renovation of its shantytowns to improve the living conditions of people with housing difficulties, according to a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Monday. The meeting vowed to speed up revamping shantytowns and ancillary facilities, and tighten supervision […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: China launches campaign against tax evasion in film, TV industry
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 China has decided to initiate a campaign to regulate tax payment in the film and TV industry and promote its healthy development, according to a notice from the State Administration of Taxation. The notice demands all levels of taxation authorities inform the film and TV firms and relevant […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Shanxi police crack down on tomb raiding
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 Police in north China’s Shanxi Province have seized over 5,000 historical artifacts and arrested hundreds in a large-scale operation against tomb raiding and relic smuggling this year. The operation, beginning in March, has been the province’s largest police operation of its kind. The police campaign has helped retrieve […]
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