北京舉行新年倒計時活動，人們齊聚首鋼公園辭舊迎新

北京舉行"There are now 30 percent more people who are obese than who are undernourished

新年倒計In the scheme, Yingluck's government paid Thai rice farmers inflated prices for their crops, driving up global rice prices時活動辭舊迎新File photo shows ousted former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrives at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand, Sept 29, 2015

人們齊聚[Photo/Agencies]BANGKOK - Thailand's Supreme Court on Wednesday found former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra guilty of malfeasance in a loss-ridden rice subsidy program and sentenced her in absentia to five years in jail首鋼公園Yingluck did not show up at the court and has so far not made any public comment on the verdict北京舉行In an announcement released by the court, it read that even though the unmilled rice program was an act according to government policy that the cabinet had stated to the National Assembly, if the implementation of such policy was not in accordance with law, such acts could be inspected by the judicial process新年倒計Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday that he knows where the ousted former prime minister is but will not disclose her whereabouts until the verdict is delivered時活動辭舊迎新After a trial running over two years, the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions began reading the verdict at 11 am local time and continued for nearly four hours

人們齊聚The subsidy scheme did not work, costing the country 8 billion US dollars and leaving it with vast stockpiles of rice首鋼公園It was reported that she had fled to Dubai where her brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, lives in self-imposed exile avoiding a 2008 sentence for corruption北京舉行Xinhua  Liu Yunshan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Cambodian prime minister, attend a ceremony where several bilateral cooperative agreements were signed on Wednesday in Phnom Penh

新年倒計Cambodia will work with China to push forward their bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership for more development, while maintaining mutual support on each other's issues of crucial concern, Hun Sen said時活動辭舊迎新Hun Sen thanked Liu for the visit ahead of the 19th CPC National Congress, saying it shows China's great attention to the development of Cambodia-China relations人們齊聚Liu Yunshan, a senior Communist Party of China official, met on Wednesday with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, and they agreed to cement bilateral cooperation and party-to-party exchanges首鋼公園The ties between the CPC and the ruling Cambodian People's Party, whose president is Hun Sen, play a leading role in state-to-state ties, said Liu, expecting the two parties to maintain high-level contacts, learn from each other on party rule and state governance, and deepen exchanges to drive party-to-party ties to a new high

China always regards Cambodia as a priority in its diplomacy with neighboring countries, said Liu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central CommitteeChina will work with Cambodia to implement the important consensus reached by President Xi Jinping and Hun Sen, and to consolidate mutual political trust and comprehensively deepen strategic cooperation, he said

People have very different incomes, but everyone you talk to is interested in building a better China, and they see that as their jobHe has also forged greater cooperation between the university and the University of Technology Sydney, where he is also a faculty memberSimilarly, the ban on car horns happened overnight, and it made life so much more pleasantWhat was your impression of him? It was a wonderful meeting

My daughter came here when she was only 4 years oldWhat's the most memorable experience you've had in China? The friendliness of the peopleThat is a great problem in the West, and I feel it is becoming more prevalent in ChinaSmith Memorial Award and the prestigious David Craig Medal for Chemistry

Society has become much more insular, and people are more focused on themselves and their toysTo turn your back on that and just focus on applications is the demise of science and technology

How do you view China's role in today's world? China needs to become a world leader and inspire other countries, particularly in terms of friendship and cooperation to show countries how not to be bullies, but how to be friendsTo have real development in the applied scientific fields, we need to continue funding the core science underpinning it

Being at that meeting made us scientists feel like we were contributing to China and, in turn, to the world" The scientist was awarded the Shanghai Magnolia Silver Award on Sept 6 for his contribution to the city's efforts to build a global science and technology hubEarlier in his career, he also received the Royal Australian Chemical Institute's HSince taking charge, his research center has published a series of academic papers in major scientific journals, including Nature, which has helped raise Shanghai University's international profileDespite only arriving in China three years ago, Australian professor Jeffrey Reimers has already had a significant impact on Shanghai's scientific communityAll these things are global issues that affect China, and China is doing its share to address these key issues

He is currently working on a project that involves protein crystallography, a vital element in drug design, and is collaborating with prominent Chinese scientist Hong Guo on research into silicon electronicsThree or four years ago, when my family and I were on the subway or a bus in Shanghai, people around would talk to us

I once had a student come visit me and he was almost in tears after having to cross a road"Hopefully when I'm done with my work here, the connection between the two universities will be further strengthened, and through that I will leave a legacy," Reimers said

She now speaks perfect Chinese and even has a Beijing accentWhat's the biggest challenge China faces today, and how do you think the country can overcome this? People focusing too much on themselves and the building of wealth, instead of interest for the community and the country

China needs to teach people in these countries how to go about managing certain issues, such as ensuring good government, how to prevent corruption, and how to focus on development in a sustainable way with clear end goalsChina's five-year plans provide a purpose and focus, and any developing country needs such plans to have a long-term futureTaxi drivers are always happy to talk about lots of different topicsDo you believe some of China's experiences or practices could be used to solve pressing global problems? Many countries are in the position China was 40 years ago, and the lessons learned here in China are certainly appropriate for them

To see that happening and to be a part of it in my own little way is very specialIn terms of challenges in the field of science, environmental damage and sustainability would be core issues

What three words would you use to describe China? Unified, together, visionChina needs to expand its reputation and abilities in these areas

"I'm very happy to work on the advancement of science in ChinaComing up with better, cleaner methods for creating chemical reactions when generating power is going to be important

He showed interest in the recommendations and comments that were put together by the foreign experts and even described how the recommendations would be looked at by the appropriate committeesPresident Xi came across as someone who cares for his people, his country, and the worldThat just shows how accepted we have been here in ChinaBut what I have found disturbing is that this happens rarely today, as everyone is glued to their phones

She was recently on the stage making the pledge to the Party on behalf of all the students who were receiving honglingjin (the red scarves worn by Chinese Young Pioneers)But all that is changing for the better due to efforts from the Shanghai government

People moving together as one and with a vision is a great strength to have indeedWhen we arrived from Sydney a few weeks ago and got into a taxi, the driver was talking to us for an hour and a half

What do you feel has been China's biggest achievement in recent years? I read a report that about 95 million people were taken out of poverty in China over the past decade, and that's a really significant achievement that reflects 40 years of amazing achievements in ChinaChina needs to teach other countries how to do this