On Oct 1, 2016, the RMB became the fifth currency in the basket, joining the US dollar, euro, Japanese yen and British pound.
On Oct 19, the Sunflower outdoor movie team organized its 127th free movie night in the city of Zhongshan, South China's Guangdong province. Such a movie night can attract over 300 hundred guests at one time. But the non-profit project's volunteers are no ordinary ones -- they used to be drug addicts.
On Saturday the city reported a rate of 2.47 percent, and as a result officials say schools remain open.
On June 18, Indian troops illegally crossed into the Sikkim sector of the China-India boundary and intruded into China's Donglang area to block China's road construction.
On Sunday morning, a group of Hong Kong people arrived near Hong Kong Polytechnic University to clear barriers, piles of bricks and debris from the Chatham Road South. The road is near the Cross Harbour Tunnel, the city's busiest tunnel, linking Kowloon and the Hong Kong Island.
On Oct 15, the Global Tech Advocates Festival was launched in Shanghai. The summit convened global tech leaders to learn more about the Chinese tech ecosystem and to work together for the betterment of the industry. The visit was another reminder of the vast opportunities for China-UK tech relations.
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On Jan 25, the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich will stage a performance from Step Out Arts and the Guizhou Song and Dance Ensemble. Visitors can also play and learn about mahjong, a tile-based game developed in China. Parents and children can also celebrate the long history of paper-making and create their own origami rat.
On Monday, the Africa CDC received a third donation of medical equipment and supplies from the Jack Ma Foundation and the Alibaba Foundation in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
On Jan 3, the State Council, China's Cabinet, adopted a new version of China's cosmetics supervision and administration regulations. It will take effect on Jan 1 next year, and will facilitate the import of cosmetics into China.
On Jan 8, the United States' National Security Council urged Beijing to stop its "coercion" by threatening use of force to compel reunification with Taiwan.