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A nurse from Chongqing Armed Police Forces Hospital presents nursing etiquette during an activity of the hospital on May 7 to welcome International Nurses Day， which falls on May 12.
Back to Normal
Teachers， students and volunteers attend a flag-raising ceremony in Lushan Middle School in Lushan County， Ya’an City in southwest China’s Sichuan Province， on May 6. Classes resumed at 329 schools in the city that day， 16 days after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the city and surrounding areas.
All 729，341 people who were displaced by the earthquake in Ya’an have been temporarily resettled， local authorities said.
More than 780，000 local residents will be subsidized with 10 yuan （$1.62） and half a kilogram of grain per person per day for six months， according to a government plan.
Food Safety
China will punish the production and sale of unsafe food products more harshly to combat increasingly severe food scandals， judicial authorities said on May 3.
The Supreme People’s Court（SPC） and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate have issued judicial interpretations that specify crimes related to food safety and set standards for the punishment of these crimes， SPC spokesman Sun Jungong told a press conference.
Some 2，088 people were punished between 2010 and 2012 in 1，533 food safety cases. The number of such cases grew exponentially in the three years.
According to the Criminal Law， there are two basic charges of undermining food safety. The first is producing and selling food that fails to meet the safety standards， and the second is producing and selling poisonous and hazardous food. But the charges should meet the important conditions of“enough to cause serious food poisoning and other food-borne diseases.”
Free Lunch
More than 30 million students in rural China are benefiting from a nutritional lunch program launched by the government， according to the Ministry of Education.
At a May 3 video conference， Vice Minister of Education Lu Xin said that the program has covered more than one fourth of rural students in compulsory education in the country.
The program was launched in 2011 to improve nutrition conditions of rural students， each of whom gets a free lunch at school each day.
Polluters Punished
China’s environmental watchdog punished 15 factories， as well as companies in two industrial parks， in the first quarter of the year for violations resulting in water or air pollution.
The factories either had their production suspended， were given a deadline to correct their practices or were ordered to move their projects to other places and compensate those affected， said a release from the Ministry of Environmental Protection on May 8.
The plants were punished for excessive or illegal discharges of exhaust gas and waste water， as well as noise and dust pollution， the statement said.
Antibiotic Overuse
China’s health authorities have demanded further efforts in establishing a long-term mechanism against overuse of antibiotics.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission on May 7 introduced this year’s plan for promoting the reasonable use of antibiotics and containing the rise of bacterial resistance， as part of a national initiative launched in 2011.
Use of antibiotics by patients not in accordance with doctors’ prescriptions is still a phenomenon in China， which not only results in an unnecessary economic burden but also harms people’s health by causing bacterial resistance to antibiotics， the commission said.
Foreign Entry Rules
The Chinese Government on May 3 released draft regulations relating to foreigners’ entry and residence in China and what is regarded as illegal entry， stay or work in the country.
According to the regulations， foreigners must obtain work permits and residence certificates for employment before being employed. Employment beyond the scope or time limit of a student’s work-study program shall be considered illegal.
It shall also be considered illegal if foreigners remain in the country beyond their visa-free stay period or leave areas they have been allowed to stay in.
Since January 1， travelers from 45 countries have been benefiting from 72-hour visa-free stays in Beijing and Shanghai， a move that is expected to boost consumption. Foreign visitors are not permitted to leave the cities to travel to other Chinese cities during the 72 hours， and have to depart from the two cities.
Foreigners who violate China’s laws and regulations and are deemed “unsuitable” to stay will be given an exit deadline of no more than 30 days， according to the draft. Foreigners who use forged or altered official certificates to enter or exit the country will be given a warning and could be fined up to 2，000 yuan（$325）， the regulations say. The 61-article draft was released by the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council， China’s cabinet at www.chinalaw.gov.cn to solicit public opinions until June 3.
Cultural Site Protection
China is making more efforts to preserve its cultural relics， formally prioritizing the protection of more historic sites.
In early May， the State Administration of Cultural Heritage added 1，943 sites of unmovable cultural relics to the list of key areas that need protection， taking the total number of sites on this list to 4，295.
Reviewed by more than 130 experts， the newly added sites， located in Shanxi， Henan， Hunan， Hebei and Jiangsu provinces， contain 795 pieces of ancient architecture and 516 ancient ruins as well as stone inscriptions and outstanding modern architecture. Many of the new sites also include valuable cultural relics from ethnic minority regions such as north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
According to statistics from the latest national archaeological survey conducted from 2007 to 2011， China has more than 760，000 registered unmovable cultural relics and 2，384 state-owned museums hold 28.6 million collected relics.
The survey also showed that in the past 30 years， more than 40，000 unmovable Chinese relics have vanished， with half of them destroyed by construction work.
Nurse Population
China’s number of certified nurses reached 2.49 million at the end of 2012 amid the country’s continuous efforts to build up its nursing population， a senior medical official said on May 8.
That meant an increase of 1.15 million from 2005， according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
China aims to bring its nursing population to 2.86 million by 2015， meaning there will be 2.07 nurses for every 1，000 people， according to a blueprint on nursing issued in January 2012.
However， even if that target is met， the ratio of certified nurses per 1，000 people in China would still be much lower than the United States and countries in the European Union.
Out to Sea
Thirty Chinese fishing vessels set off for the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea on May 6.
The ships， each with a capacity exceeding 100 tons， will remain around the Nansha Islands for 40 days. A supply ship and a transport vessel will be accompanying the fleet.
The ultimate goal of the operation is to develop a business model that allows fishermen to catch fish around the Nansha Islands on a regular basis， said local fishery authorities. Lucrative Vegetable
Yin Zuohai， a villager from Fushun County， north China’s Hebei Province， holds a selfgrown tomato.
Fushun County invested heavily in guiding local villagers to grow green and organic vegetables. To date， the county grows 1.22 million tons of organic vegetables each year.
Non-Manufacturing Sector Shrinks
The purchasing managers index（PMI） for the non-manufacturing sector stood at 54.5 percent in April， down 1.1 percentage points from the previous month， the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing （CFLP） said on May 3.
The non-manufacturing PMI dropped in April from March， but still came in above the demarcation line， indicating stable growth for nonmanufacturing economic activity， said Cai Jin， Vice Chairman of CFLP.
The sub-index for service business activity stood at 52.5 percent in April， down 1.4 percentage points from the previous month. Within the same category， the index for construction shrank 0.1 percentage points from the previous month to 62.4 percent.
The sub-index for new orders lost 1.1 percentage points from a month earlier to 50.9 percent. In that category， the index for new orders in the service sector fell 1.6 percentage points to 49.8 percent.
The sub-index for intermediate input prices lost 4.2 percentage points to reach 51.1 percent in April. This indicates that non-manufacturing enterprises are optimistic about their business in the next three months， said the NBS.
The sub-index for prices stood at 47.6 percent in April， down 2.4 percentage points from the previous month. In the category， the index for the service sector declined 3.2 percentage points to 46.7 percent.
But the sub-index for business outlook climbed 0.1 percentage point month on month to 62.5 percent.
The non-manufacturing PMI is based on a survey of about 1，200 companies in 27 industries， including transportation， real estate， catering and software development.
Foreign Trade Rebound
China’s foreign trade volume grew by 15.7 percent year on year in April， faster than the 12.1 percent increase in March， according to customs data released on May 8.
The General Administration of Customs， said in a statement that total exports and imports stood at$356 billion in April. Exports rose 14.7 percent year on year to $187 billion， while imports surged 16.8 percent to$169 billion， the data showed. China saw a trade surplus of$18.16 billion in April， narrowing 1.7 percent from a year earlier. In the first four months of the year， total foreign trade expanded 14 percent from a year ago to $1.33 trillion， while trade surplus stood at $61 billion.
Video Website Acquisition
China’s online search leader Baidu Inc. announced on May 7 it will pay$370 million to buy the online video business PPS， in its latest attempt to grab market share in the highly competitive industry.
Baidu will integrate the PPS online video business into its own video platform iQiyi. It expects the combined entity to become China’s largest online video platform by number of mobile users and video viewing time. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of this year. The acquisition is Baidu’s latest step to diversify businesses beyond its core search sector.
China’s online video industry has struggled for profits due to the high cost of content. Eyeing longterm advertising revenues in the booming mobile Internet sector， major market players have stepped up efforts to develop their mobile user base despite current difficulties.
The latest deal would make iQiyi a more competent contender to industry leader Youku Tudou Inc.， which was created last year through the merger of the country’s two major video giants Youku and Tudou.
Energy Collaboration
China’s largest offshore oil producer announced on May 6 that it has inked an agreement to buy liquefied natural gas （LNG） from BG Group and increased its stakes in an LNG project in Australia.
Under the contract， the China National Offshore Oil Corporation（CNOOC） will purchase 5 million tons per annum （mtpa） of LNG， starting in 2015， from BG Group’s global LNG portfolio for 20 years.
By then， the CNOOC’s mid-andlong-term LNG contracted volumes will reach 21.6 mtpa， the company said in a statement on its website.
CNOOC will also acquire a 40-percent equity interest in QCLNG Train 1， increasing its equity ownership from 10 percent to 50 percent. It will acquire a 20-percent equity interest in the reserves and resources of certain BG Group tenements in the Walloons Fairway region of the Surat Basin， Queensland， increasing its equity ownership from 5 percent to 25 percent. It will acquire a 25-percent equity interest in certain other upstream tenements held by BG Group in the same region.
CNOOC and BG Group will also jointly invest in building two more LNG transportation ships in China. Those transactions will be completed by the end of this year.
Inflation Rises
China’s consumer price index （CPI）， a main gauge of inflation， grew 2.4 percent year on year in April， up from 2.1 percent in March， the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） said on May 9.
The bureau attributed the increase mainly to an unusual increase in vegetable prices during that month as low temperatures and scarce rainfalls disrupted supplies.
In April， food prices， which account for nearly one third of weighting in China’s CPI， increased 4 percent year on year， with the prices of vegetables rising 5.9 percent， said the NBS.
On a monthly basis， consumer prices in April edged up 0.2 percent.
The NBS also said that China’s producer price index （PPI）， which measures wholesale inflation， fell 2.6 percent year on year in April， marking the 14th straight month of decline and the steepest drop in six months， pointing to continued weak market demand.
Taxi Fare Hike
A taxi driver waits for passengers outside the Beijing Railway Station on May 7.
Taxi fares will rise in Beijing in an effort to address drivers’complaints over low salaries amid a soaring cost of living in the capital.
Back to Normal
Teachers， students and volunteers attend a flag-raising ceremony in Lushan Middle School in Lushan County， Ya’an City in southwest China’s Sichuan Province， on May 6. Classes resumed at 329 schools in the city that day， 16 days after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the city and surrounding areas.
All 729，341 people who were displaced by the earthquake in Ya’an have been temporarily resettled， local authorities said.
More than 780，000 local residents will be subsidized with 10 yuan （$1.62） and half a kilogram of grain per person per day for six months， according to a government plan.
Food Safety
China will punish the production and sale of unsafe food products more harshly to combat increasingly severe food scandals， judicial authorities said on May 3.
The Supreme People’s Court（SPC） and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate have issued judicial interpretations that specify crimes related to food safety and set standards for the punishment of these crimes， SPC spokesman Sun Jungong told a press conference.
Some 2，088 people were punished between 2010 and 2012 in 1，533 food safety cases. The number of such cases grew exponentially in the three years.
According to the Criminal Law， there are two basic charges of undermining food safety. The first is producing and selling food that fails to meet the safety standards， and the second is producing and selling poisonous and hazardous food. But the charges should meet the important conditions of“enough to cause serious food poisoning and other food-borne diseases.”
Free Lunch
More than 30 million students in rural China are benefiting from a nutritional lunch program launched by the government， according to the Ministry of Education.
At a May 3 video conference， Vice Minister of Education Lu Xin said that the program has covered more than one fourth of rural students in compulsory education in the country.
The program was launched in 2011 to improve nutrition conditions of rural students， each of whom gets a free lunch at school each day.
Polluters Punished
China’s environmental watchdog punished 15 factories， as well as companies in two industrial parks， in the first quarter of the year for violations resulting in water or air pollution.
The factories either had their production suspended， were given a deadline to correct their practices or were ordered to move their projects to other places and compensate those affected， said a release from the Ministry of Environmental Protection on May 8.
The plants were punished for excessive or illegal discharges of exhaust gas and waste water， as well as noise and dust pollution， the statement said.
Antibiotic Overuse
China’s health authorities have demanded further efforts in establishing a long-term mechanism against overuse of antibiotics.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission on May 7 introduced this year’s plan for promoting the reasonable use of antibiotics and containing the rise of bacterial resistance， as part of a national initiative launched in 2011.
Use of antibiotics by patients not in accordance with doctors’ prescriptions is still a phenomenon in China， which not only results in an unnecessary economic burden but also harms people’s health by causing bacterial resistance to antibiotics， the commission said.
Foreign Entry Rules
The Chinese Government on May 3 released draft regulations relating to foreigners’ entry and residence in China and what is regarded as illegal entry， stay or work in the country.
According to the regulations， foreigners must obtain work permits and residence certificates for employment before being employed. Employment beyond the scope or time limit of a student’s work-study program shall be considered illegal.
It shall also be considered illegal if foreigners remain in the country beyond their visa-free stay period or leave areas they have been allowed to stay in.
Since January 1， travelers from 45 countries have been benefiting from 72-hour visa-free stays in Beijing and Shanghai， a move that is expected to boost consumption. Foreign visitors are not permitted to leave the cities to travel to other Chinese cities during the 72 hours， and have to depart from the two cities.
Foreigners who violate China’s laws and regulations and are deemed “unsuitable” to stay will be given an exit deadline of no more than 30 days， according to the draft. Foreigners who use forged or altered official certificates to enter or exit the country will be given a warning and could be fined up to 2，000 yuan（$325）， the regulations say. The 61-article draft was released by the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council， China’s cabinet at www.chinalaw.gov.cn to solicit public opinions until June 3.
Cultural Site Protection
China is making more efforts to preserve its cultural relics， formally prioritizing the protection of more historic sites.
In early May， the State Administration of Cultural Heritage added 1，943 sites of unmovable cultural relics to the list of key areas that need protection， taking the total number of sites on this list to 4，295.
Reviewed by more than 130 experts， the newly added sites， located in Shanxi， Henan， Hunan， Hebei and Jiangsu provinces， contain 795 pieces of ancient architecture and 516 ancient ruins as well as stone inscriptions and outstanding modern architecture. Many of the new sites also include valuable cultural relics from ethnic minority regions such as north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
According to statistics from the latest national archaeological survey conducted from 2007 to 2011， China has more than 760，000 registered unmovable cultural relics and 2，384 state-owned museums hold 28.6 million collected relics.
The survey also showed that in the past 30 years， more than 40，000 unmovable Chinese relics have vanished， with half of them destroyed by construction work.
Nurse Population
China’s number of certified nurses reached 2.49 million at the end of 2012 amid the country’s continuous efforts to build up its nursing population， a senior medical official said on May 8.
That meant an increase of 1.15 million from 2005， according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
China aims to bring its nursing population to 2.86 million by 2015， meaning there will be 2.07 nurses for every 1，000 people， according to a blueprint on nursing issued in January 2012.
However， even if that target is met， the ratio of certified nurses per 1，000 people in China would still be much lower than the United States and countries in the European Union.
Out to Sea
Thirty Chinese fishing vessels set off for the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea on May 6.
The ships， each with a capacity exceeding 100 tons， will remain around the Nansha Islands for 40 days. A supply ship and a transport vessel will be accompanying the fleet.
The ultimate goal of the operation is to develop a business model that allows fishermen to catch fish around the Nansha Islands on a regular basis， said local fishery authorities. Lucrative Vegetable
Yin Zuohai， a villager from Fushun County， north China’s Hebei Province， holds a selfgrown tomato.
Fushun County invested heavily in guiding local villagers to grow green and organic vegetables. To date， the county grows 1.22 million tons of organic vegetables each year.
Non-Manufacturing Sector Shrinks
The purchasing managers index（PMI） for the non-manufacturing sector stood at 54.5 percent in April， down 1.1 percentage points from the previous month， the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing （CFLP） said on May 3.
The non-manufacturing PMI dropped in April from March， but still came in above the demarcation line， indicating stable growth for nonmanufacturing economic activity， said Cai Jin， Vice Chairman of CFLP.
The sub-index for service business activity stood at 52.5 percent in April， down 1.4 percentage points from the previous month. Within the same category， the index for construction shrank 0.1 percentage points from the previous month to 62.4 percent.
The sub-index for new orders lost 1.1 percentage points from a month earlier to 50.9 percent. In that category， the index for new orders in the service sector fell 1.6 percentage points to 49.8 percent.
The sub-index for intermediate input prices lost 4.2 percentage points to reach 51.1 percent in April. This indicates that non-manufacturing enterprises are optimistic about their business in the next three months， said the NBS.
The sub-index for prices stood at 47.6 percent in April， down 2.4 percentage points from the previous month. In the category， the index for the service sector declined 3.2 percentage points to 46.7 percent.
But the sub-index for business outlook climbed 0.1 percentage point month on month to 62.5 percent.
The non-manufacturing PMI is based on a survey of about 1，200 companies in 27 industries， including transportation， real estate， catering and software development.
Foreign Trade Rebound
China’s foreign trade volume grew by 15.7 percent year on year in April， faster than the 12.1 percent increase in March， according to customs data released on May 8.
The General Administration of Customs， said in a statement that total exports and imports stood at$356 billion in April. Exports rose 14.7 percent year on year to $187 billion， while imports surged 16.8 percent to$169 billion， the data showed. China saw a trade surplus of$18.16 billion in April， narrowing 1.7 percent from a year earlier. In the first four months of the year， total foreign trade expanded 14 percent from a year ago to $1.33 trillion， while trade surplus stood at $61 billion.
Video Website Acquisition
China’s online search leader Baidu Inc. announced on May 7 it will pay$370 million to buy the online video business PPS， in its latest attempt to grab market share in the highly competitive industry.
Baidu will integrate the PPS online video business into its own video platform iQiyi. It expects the combined entity to become China’s largest online video platform by number of mobile users and video viewing time. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of this year. The acquisition is Baidu’s latest step to diversify businesses beyond its core search sector.
China’s online video industry has struggled for profits due to the high cost of content. Eyeing longterm advertising revenues in the booming mobile Internet sector， major market players have stepped up efforts to develop their mobile user base despite current difficulties.
The latest deal would make iQiyi a more competent contender to industry leader Youku Tudou Inc.， which was created last year through the merger of the country’s two major video giants Youku and Tudou.
Energy Collaboration
China’s largest offshore oil producer announced on May 6 that it has inked an agreement to buy liquefied natural gas （LNG） from BG Group and increased its stakes in an LNG project in Australia.
Under the contract， the China National Offshore Oil Corporation（CNOOC） will purchase 5 million tons per annum （mtpa） of LNG， starting in 2015， from BG Group’s global LNG portfolio for 20 years.
By then， the CNOOC’s mid-andlong-term LNG contracted volumes will reach 21.6 mtpa， the company said in a statement on its website.
CNOOC will also acquire a 40-percent equity interest in QCLNG Train 1， increasing its equity ownership from 10 percent to 50 percent. It will acquire a 20-percent equity interest in the reserves and resources of certain BG Group tenements in the Walloons Fairway region of the Surat Basin， Queensland， increasing its equity ownership from 5 percent to 25 percent. It will acquire a 25-percent equity interest in certain other upstream tenements held by BG Group in the same region.
CNOOC and BG Group will also jointly invest in building two more LNG transportation ships in China. Those transactions will be completed by the end of this year.
Inflation Rises
China’s consumer price index （CPI）， a main gauge of inflation， grew 2.4 percent year on year in April， up from 2.1 percent in March， the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） said on May 9.
The bureau attributed the increase mainly to an unusual increase in vegetable prices during that month as low temperatures and scarce rainfalls disrupted supplies.
In April， food prices， which account for nearly one third of weighting in China’s CPI， increased 4 percent year on year， with the prices of vegetables rising 5.9 percent， said the NBS.
On a monthly basis， consumer prices in April edged up 0.2 percent.
The NBS also said that China’s producer price index （PPI）， which measures wholesale inflation， fell 2.6 percent year on year in April， marking the 14th straight month of decline and the steepest drop in six months， pointing to continued weak market demand.
Taxi Fare Hike
A taxi driver waits for passengers outside the Beijing Railway Station on May 7.
Taxi fares will rise in Beijing in an effort to address drivers’complaints over low salaries amid a soaring cost of living in the capital.