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Gov begins to integrate 100 mln migrants

The central government is rolling out new plans to support next-gen migrant workers according to its “No. 1 Central Document” last Sunday.

Youth League appeals for return to old traditions on Spring Festival
Youth League appeals for return to old traditions on Spring Festival

The Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League is calling on young students to spend this Spring Festival in a traditional way and to restrain their behavior in public.

Expat news

Giving ballet a modern twist
Giving ballet a modern twist

US choreographers have dominated the German ballet scene since the mid-20th century, helping revive dance in the country. Among these artists is John Neumeier, director and chief choreographer of the Hamburg Ballet, who is in Beijing with his company to stage The Lady of the Camellias at the National Center for the Performing Arts until February 9.

US student seek help for paralyzed Chinese girlfriend
US student seek help for paralyzed Chinese girlfriend

At the newly-built Dalong New Village in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, people often see a tall, slim foreigner assisting a handicapped Chinese woman, holding her hand as she took shaky steps.

Commerce & consulates

Embassy rejects reports of Iranian drug smugglers’ execution

The Iranian Embassy rejected reports circulating the past couple of weeks that nationals convicted of drug smuggling in China have been executed.

China playing pivotal role to ensure peace, stability in South Asia
China playing pivotal role to ensure peace, stability in South Asia

China is playing a pivotal role to ensure peace and stability in South Asia, Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif saidin Beijing late Wednesday.

US affirms China’s need for strict adoption rules
US affirms China’s need for strict adoption rules

US Embassy officials confirmed earlier this week that China’s policies on foreign adoptions were “transparent, strict and essential to proct the children.”