In February 2014, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress designated Sept. 3 as the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
In China, the government is taking measures to rein in credit growth and shadow banking and prevent wasteful public investments. Policies to improve the business climate have also been put in place, including the newly approved Foreign Investment Law.
In China, the sport was originally played by foreign expats and young Chinese who had returned from overseas. Later, more Chinese swimmers started to join in.
In June, retail sales saw a decline of 1.8 percent from the same period last year to 3.35 trillion yuan, narrowing by 1 percentage point from May. Retail sales in rural areas dropped 1.2 percent last month, while that in urban areas decreased 2 percent.
In China, the rediscount facility has been an important measure since 1995. It was used originally to solve corporate loan delinquencies by providing ready access to funding.
In February, a top transplant specialist in Nanjing was stabbed in his office by a ticket scalper who he had criticized for selling appointment tickets at inflated prices to would-be patients.
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In July, the State Council released an action plan that required all central SOEs, excluding financial and cultural bodies, to complete corporate governance reforms by the end of this year, which is expected to help clear away institutional barriers for further SOE reform.
In Chicago, known as the “Windy City” for winds whipping off Lake Michigan, temperatures fell to minus 19 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 28 degrees Celsius) early Wednesday, breaking the previous record low for the day set in 1966. The cold even forced the Lincoln Park Zoo to close.
In December, Tianjin unveiled a three-year plan to boost the innovative development of seven AI-related industrial chains, including the independent and controllable information system, smart security, big data, advanced communications, intelligent connected vehicles, industrial robots and intelligent terminals.
In East China's Jiangsu province, a total of 118 projects under construction before Spring Festival have all resumed production.