Wednesday's explosion came as peace efforts have been underway between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
When Huang Shiyan, then 48, took office as Party secretary of Yanling county, Central China's Hunan province, in 2011, the county located deep in the mountains was mired in dire poverty with an average annual income of only 2,970 yuan (3).
Wei, who is in his late 50s, has lived on and off at the airport's Terminal 2 for almost 10 years. Except for the occasional clear-out by security workers or police, his life is pretty routine.
When I tell interviewers that protesters in Hong Kong stormed the airport and government buildings, destroyed public property, assaulted civilians and journalists and raised the British and US flags, and that the victims are the common people of Hong Kong, they seem to have a clear message: Condemn China.
When Maloney was 6, his father was fatally stabbed, he told the Times, which made him well aware of the danger of weapons like knives.
Weeks before Tomb Sweeping Day, which fell on Tuesday, young people in Shanghai waited in line for hours to enjoy qingtuan, or sweet green rice balls.
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When I was learning to drive in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, my instructor once broke the silence with a short but astonishing remark, one I am unlikely to forget: "Chinese workers on construction sites in Africa are prisoners."
Whatever the conclusion of the probe is, the case is an excellent example of how transparency curbs corruption. In the social media epoch, everybody has access to microphones and any clues of possible corruption can be easily found and shared.
Wednesday, May 27 Minnesota 7:00 pm