Nihao was the only phrase Rondez knew when he arrived in Hangzhou in 2007. The language barrier was so big and seemingly impenetrable that he felt like a 3-year-old again, virtually unable to communicate with the world around him. However, Nihao was not just a starting point in China for Rondez; it turned out to be the phrase that helped launch his career.
Non-food costs rose 2.5 percent year-on-year, 0.1 percentage point higher than the increase posted in October. The costs of health-care, housing and culture and entertainment led the gains.
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, publicly told the council a year ago that Washington might leave the body unless a "chronic anti-Israel bias" were removed.
Normally, people invite parents to their homes for a sticky rice dumpling-themed dinner, which is meant for family reunions and other celebrations marking the end of the Chinese New Year festivities.
Nidec's fiscal report showed its net sales revenue hit a record high of 1.52 trillion yen in the year ending March this year, a 2 percent increase year-on-year.
Ningxia has now eradicated absolute poverty, creating a solid foundation for building a moderately prosperous society as scheduled.
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New rules to reduce national feed-in tariffs for the photovoltaic industry will stabilize China's rapidly growing and overheating solar power sector, and make electricity cheaper for consumers in the long term, according to analysts.
New regulations will block migrants from claiming asylum if they do not come to an official border crossing.
Next year, the museum will launch a big tourism initiative to attract international visitors and Chinese are the prime focus, said Hollein.
Nick Gibb, the UK's minister for school standards, said a high level of fluency in Mandarin will become increasingly important in the competitive global economy.