Alvin M. Keeling 
The crew of the Shenzhou-13, from left to right, Ye Guangfu, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping. / CFP
The crew of the Shenzhou-13, from left to right, Ye Guangfu, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping. / CFP
Taikonauts plan lessons from space
The Chinese Shenzhou-13 crew will give a lesson as part of an on-orbit space education series, the China Manned Space Engineering Office said on Thursday.
The program will be broadcast live worldwide. Primarily aimed at teenagers, the series, called “Tiangong class”, will be deployed by Chinese astronauts, called taikonauts, during the construction and operation of the Chinese space station.
Education spending topped $ 5,000 billion
China’s spending on education totaled 5.3 trillion yuan ($ 831.3 billion) in 2020, up 5.69 percent from the previous year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. Education.
The sector’s budget spending increased 7.15 percent year-on-year to about 4.3 trillion yuan in 2020, the ministry said, noting that the amount represented 4.22 percent of China’s GDP for the year. .
Opening of the China-Laos railway
The China-Laos Railway, a historic project connecting Kunming in southwest China’s Yunnan Province to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, began operations on Friday.
The 1,035 km long railway is a docking project between China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Laos’ strategy to convert from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub .
With a maximum operating speed of 160 km / h, the trains running on the route will transport passengers from Kunming to Vientiane in around 10 hours. / CFP /
With a maximum operating speed of 160 km / h, the trains running on the route will transport passengers from Kunming to Vientiane in around 10 hours. / CFP /
Understanding China conference begins
Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a video address at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Understanding China conference in Guangzhou on Thursday.
The world is undergoing unprecedented changes for a century, Xi said, stressing that it is all the more important for people to exchange views, have more interactions and cooperation, and bring their wisdom and wisdom. their strength to jointly tackle global challenges.
To understand China today, you have to learn to understand the Chinese Communist Party
– President Xi Jinping
Tax exemption for foreign investors
China has extended its preferential tax policies to foreign investors investing in the bond market on the Chinese mainland as part of continued efforts to encourage investment.
Foreign institutional investors will now be exempt from corporate tax and value added tax on their bond interest gains from investments in the Chinese market, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Finance and Administration national taxes.
The exemption took effect on November 7 and will last until December 31, 2025, the end of the period of the 14th Five-Year Plan.
New head coach of China’s national soccer team
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced on Friday that it accepted Li Tie’s resignation as head coach of the men’s national team, and appointed Wuhan FC head coach Li Xiaopeng to take over. in charge.
“A few days ago, Li Tie requested his resignation as head coach of the Chinese national team and his resignation was approved by the CFA. After extensive consultation, the CFA decided to hire Li Xiaopeng as the team’s new head coach, “the CFA said in a statement.
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Track down China’s mountain cats
The world’s first Chinese mountain cat tracking project with GPS collars has been completed in Qilian Mountains National Park. Ten Chinese mountain cats, including seven females and three males, were fitted with collars and released into the wild.
671-day tracking data recording 25,000 valid positioning sites revealed that shrubs and farmland were their primary habitats, accounting for over 95 percent of all sites.
Qinghai Provincial Administration and Li Sheng’s research team from Peking University School of Life Sciences launched the survey in 2019, aiming to provide a clearer picture of the waistline. cat population and mating habits.
The Chinese mountain cat has been listed as “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List. / CFP
The Chinese mountain cat has been listed as “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List. / CFP
80th anniversary of the first radio
Eighty years ago, on December 30, 1940, the first radio station established by the Chinese Communist Party broadcast for the first time under the name XNCR. X was the English letter of the call sign of Chinese radio stations under international regulations at the time, and NCR stands for New Chinese Radio.
The predecessor of today’s China National Radio and China Media Group (CMG) International China Radio, XNCR has reported on important CCP documents, articles and editorials as well as international and domestic news. The international media expressed their warm congratulations on the occasion of the 80th anniversary.
DiDi plans to drop New York for Hong Kong listing
Chinese rideshare provider DiDi Global said it would start work to pull out of the New York Stock Exchange and pursue listing in Hong Kong. The company said the decision was made after careful research and was approved by the board of directors.
“The company will hold a meeting of shareholders to vote on the above matter at an appropriate time in the future, following the necessary procedures,” said a statement from DiDi.
On Monday, DiDi shares had fallen 56.7% since the company went public in late June.
CGTN meets with founder of One Shoe Bank
In 2007, Luan Qiping met two amputee friends, one wearing only one left shoe, while another wore only the correct one. After learning that they had the same shoe size, Luan came up with the idea of supporting other amputees who shared this problem.
Qiping, who suffers from deformed feet after contracting polio at the age of eight months, decided to start a chat group called “One Shoe Bank” on QQ, a popular messaging app in China. People who needed a left or right shoe could swap their shoes through the group. As more and more people wanted to join, Luan created more discussion groups, with a potential membership of over 5,000 members.
