Let’s terminate the termite problem

The 2011 version of the public map database has been updated with geographic information covering almost half of China, according to the NASMG. The database's maps have garnered nearly 200 million views from users in 216 countries and regions worldwide, the NASMG said.

It appeared that Chongqing had succeeded in reforms where other Chinese cities had stumbled or even dared not to go, winning the city widespread praise.

While Zhu’s philanthropic work sounds fantastically generous, his last year’s donations amounted to 3 percent of his wealth, which Hurun estimates at $3.5 billion.

Ma will focus on addressing the economy and people’s livelihood. This indicates that cross-Straits communication and negotiations over the economy and trade will be reinforced.

From Gansu alone, 2,460 muslims will go on the pilgrimage, eight times the figure of 1999. Ma Jianping, head of the pilgrimage office of the provincial administration for religious affairs, attributed the increase to the higher incomes of farmers.