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Chinese leaders have extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese
people at home and abroad ahead of the traditional Spring Festival. The
new year begins on Friday.President Xi Jinping hosted a festival gathering at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. He sent greetings to people from all walks of life and expressed thanks to foreigners who have contributed to China's modernization.
Premier Li Keqiang hailed the efforts of all Chinese in making new achievements last year and highlighted effective measures taken to improve people's livelihoods.
He pledged more efforts to deal with housing, medical treatment, social security, education, food safety and air pollution.
Also present at the meeting were officials of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission.
http://english.cntv.cn/program/newsupdate/20140130/100782.shtml
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Chinese new year 2014: Eight things you (probably) didn't know about the year of the horse....
ReplyDeleteAs the Chinese say goodbye to the year of the snake, we look at eight things you really should know about the year of the horse.
The 15-day celebration of Chinese new year starts on Friday, with the first new moon of the calendar year. The day marks the end of the year of the water snake and welcomes the start of the year of the wooden horse. To bring you luck this new year, we've listed eight (a lucky number in China) things you possibly didn't know about the year ahead.
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«Έτος Αλόγου» το 2014 στην Κίνα...
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En Chine, les feux d'artifice du Nouvel An provoquent une pollution massive...
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Pour célébrer le passage à l'année du Cheval dans tout le pays, les familles ont fait exploser pétards et feux d'artifice pour le réveillon, ce qui a conduit à une « forte » pollution atmosphérique dans 68 villes du pays, dont 16 ont connu une situation qualifiée de « sérieuse »........................http://www.lemonde.fr/asie-pacifique/article/2014/01/31/en-chine-les-feux-d-artifices-du-nouvel-an-provoquent-une-pollution-massive_4357903_3216.html#xtor=RSS-3208
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