MilitaryhelicopterZ-20makesitsfirstflight
Thenation'smostadvancedmilitaryhelicopter,theZ-20,madeitsmaidenflightatanairportinnortheasternChinaonMonday,areportonthemilitarychannelofsina.comsaid.IthassimilaritiestotheUSArmy'sBlackHawkhelicopter,andwillimprovethePLA'sairassaultcapabilitysignificantly,thereportsaid.
APEC-relatedprojectstobereadybyJune
ThegovernmentworkreportinBeijing'sHuairoudistrict,whichwillhosta2014Asia-PacificEconomicCooperationforummeeting,saidthatallprojectsrelatedtothemeetingwillbecompletedbeforetheendofJune.Meanwhile,theCleanAirActionPlanandtheAPECConferenceAtmosphericPollutionControlProgramwillbefullyimplemented,includingtherealizationofa10percentreductionintheannualaverageconcentrationofPM2.5.
RenminUniversityhaltsindependentrecruitment
RenminUniversityistosuspendindependentrecruitmentofstudentsforayeartoimproveandstandardizeitsadmissionsprocess,BeijingMorningPostreported.InNovember,CaiRongsheng,headofadmissionsattheuniversity,wasinvestigatedforhisroleinascandalthatinvolvedsellingplacesthereforhighprices.
Robberysuspectbroughtbacktocapital
A25-year-oldmansuspectedofrobbingaguestof20,000yuan($3,300)withatoygunatafive-starhotelonWednesdaywassentbacktoBeijingunderpoliceescortonSunday,BeijingNewsreported.Thesuspect,surnamedChen,fledtoThailandandMalaysiaaftertheincident.
Actordeniesspendingcharitycashonproperty
FormeractorLiYapenghasdeniedspendingmoney,thathecollectedfromacharityfoundationonrealestate,andsaidtheresultsofaninvestigationbytheMinistryofCivilAffairswillbereleasedwithin15days.HewasreactingonSundaytoanInternetuserwhoaccusedhimofdivorcingFayeWongbecauseshewouldnotgoalongwithhisscheme.
Garmentmarketpoisedforamove
AlargewholesaleclothingmarketisexpectedtomovetoHebeiprovincein2014tohelpeaseheavytrafficinthecapital,ChinaBusinessJournalreported.ChenGang,deputymayorofBeijing,saidBeijingandtheprovincehavereachedaframeworkagreementtomovethemarkettoHebei.LocatednearBeijingZoo,themarketwasbuiltinthe1980s.
'Weather'most-searchedwordonInternet
ChinesescientistnamedtoSingaporepost
WangKeweihasbeenelectedvice-chairmanoftheSingapore-basedAsia-PacificNetworkofScienceandTechnologyCenters,thefirstChinesecitizentooccupythepost,ScienceandTechnologyDailyreportedonSunday.Wang,directoroftheGuangdongResearchInstituteofScienceMuseums,hasbeenpromotingtheinternationalizationandinnovationofChinesesciencemuseums,thereportsaid.
Zhejiang
Companiesmakeadatewithlosses
EstimatesshowthatenterprisesthatmakecalendarsinYiwuwillseelossesofmorethan100millionyuan($16.5million)thisyearduetoasharpdeclineindemand,BeijingNewsreported.ThedecliningmarketfollowsabanonbuyinggiftswithpublicfundsissuedbythecentralgovernmentinOctober.
Tianjin
Movetolimitautoswon'ttakeeffect
ThemunicipaltrafficauthoritysaidonMondayitwillnotlimitcarsontheroadsaccordingtotheirlicenseplatenumbersbecausethecity'senvironmentaladministrationannouncedtherestrictiontoolateonSunday,XinhuaNewsAgencyreported.TheenvironmentalauthoritysaidonSundayeveningthatcarswouldberestrictedaccordingtothelastdigitoftheplatenumber,asheavysmogisexpectedinthecityincomingdays,thereportsaid.
Guangdong
Controversyspursmovieoflifestory
GuoMeimei,whotriggeredcontroversyafterpostingpicturesonlineofherextravagantlifestyleandfalselyclaimingtobegeneralmanagerofacompanycalledRedCrossCommerce,willinvestin,directandappearinthemovieI'mGuoMeimei,beingshotinShenzhen.Guosaidthemoviewilldepictherlifefromwhenshewas17yearsoldandexplainwhysheusedtheRedCrossname.AlthoughtheRedCrossSocietyofChinadeniedanylinkswithGuo,itscredibilitywasdamagedandpublicdonationsfell.
Son,2,helpsparentshit6myuanjackpot
Ayoungcouplewonalotteryjackpotof6.28millionyuan($1.03million)aftertheir2-year-oldsonaccidentallyandrandomlypressedacomputerkeyboardtochoosethenumbersfortheminGuangzhou.Thecouple,bothborninthe1980s,wenttothecity'slotteryticketcentertocashintheirwinningticketonSunday,Guangzhou'sInformationTimesreported.
Rulesonofficial'sforeignvisitsintroduced
NewrulesandregulationsthatallowGuangdong'sPartychiefandgovernortovisitforeigncountriesandregionsnomorethanonceayearhavebeenintroducedbytheGuangdongProvincialCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,NanfangDailyreported.Provincial-levelofficialswillnotbeallowedtomakemorethantwooverseastrips,ortripsmorethanonceeverytwoyears,whentheyareinoffice.
Sichuan
Transformersrobotslureyoungtomuseum
FortyrobotsfromthemovieTransformersareondisplayatNan'anLibraryinYibinandareprovingimmenselypopularwithchildren,WesternChinaMetropolisDailyreported.Therobotsareallmadefromwasteautoparts,withtheheaviestrobotmorthan1,000kgand3metershigh.Thelightestweightsjustafewkg.
Gansu
InvestmentclearstheairinLanzhou
Lanzhouhadenjoyed292daysofgoodairqualitythisyearbytheendoflastweek,theprovincialdepartmentofenvironmentalprotectionsaid.AirqualityinLanzhouhadfailedtomeetStaterequirementsformanyyears,butthetargetofmorethan80percentofgoodairqualitydayshasbeenreachedthisyear.Morethan1.89billionyuan($311million)hasbeeninvestedtofightairpollutionthisyear,officialssaid.
Endangeredseaeaglefoundinreserve
Awhite-tailedseaeaglewasfoundinanationalnaturereserveinDunhuangonDec15,theGansu-basedLanzhouMorningPostreported.Theeagle,80cmlongandingoodcondition,wasthefirstofitskindfoundatthereservesinceitwasestablished.Thewhite-tailedseaeaglewaslistedasanendangeredspeciesbytheInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturein2012.
Henan
Ex-convictproposescompensationsum
Aformerprisonerhasaskedforcompensationof1.47millionyuan($242,000)afterhewaswronglydetainedformorethan10years,LegalEveningNewsreportedonMonday.LiHuailiang,avillagerintheprovince,wasgrantedcompensationof980,000yuanbyPingdingshanIntermediatePeople'sCourtonWednesday,butheandhisfamilysaidthiswaslowerthantheyexpected,thereportsaid.
Yunnan
Decembercoldchillscoffeeharvestprospects
Morethan20,000hectaresofcoffeecropsintheprovinceareestimatedtohavebeenaffectedbylowtemperaturesinmid-December,withmorethan3,300hectaresnotharvestedandresultinginlossesthatcouldreach300millionyuan($49million),SpringCityEveningNewsreportedonMonday.
Shandong
Studentdiesafterrunninginsmog
AboardingschoolstudentinDezhousuddenlyfellwhilerunninginsmoggyweatherduringaphysicaleducationclassonDec16andlaterdiedinahospital.Thechild'sparentssaidtheybelievethatstrenuousoutdoorexerciseinsuchconditionscausedthedeath,buttheschoolsaidithadnotbeentoldtosuspendclasses.
Shaanxi
Traditionalstart
JustinParker,fromAustralia,wearsatraditionalcostumeonhorsebackashisChinesebrideiscarriedbysedanchairtoahotelinXi'an,Shaanxiprovince,aftertheirweddingonSunday.Parker'schoiceofatraditionalceremonydrewlargecrowdstothestreets.PhotobyMiaoBo/forChinaDaily