Hong Kong people's prayers for a peaceful New Year's holiday were shattered by violent protests in the heart of the city. Police canceled an anti-government march in progress on Wednesday and arrested 287 people.
President Xi Jinping has encouraged China's audit offices to assume their duties across the board, carry out audits in accordance with the law and refine their institutions and mechanisms.
Last year was one of political and social upheaval in South America, but the continent also made economic progress.
On Dec 23, many Chinese people felt excited and proud by the news that the local government in the Tibet autonomous region had decided to strip 19 counties of their poverty labels, after 55 Tibetan counties cast off such labels in 2018.
China will fully implement a new development philosophy, continue to deepen reform and opening-up, and ensure the sustained and healthy growth of its economy and the stability of its society, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.
China's GDP is expected to edge close to 100 trillion yuan ($14.3 trillion) with the per capita figure reaching $10,000, President Xi Jinping said in his New Year's speech on Tuesday.
December's better-than-expected manufacturing activity data indicates that the Chinese economy may continue to stabilize, at least for the start of 2020, and more pro-growth policy measures are on the horizon to sustain the recovery, analysts said.
? "We cheered for the glorious achievements the People's Republic has made over the past 70 years and were overwhelmed by the sheer force of patriotism."
Police have detained over 99,000 suspects accused of telecom and internet fraud across the country since June, an increase of 135.6 percent year-on-year, the Ministry of Public Security said at a news conference on Wednesday.
China's tax and fee reduction initiative may boost overall economic growth by 0.8 percentage point this year, and policymakers are saving money to support economic growth through controlling unnecessary expenditures, Finance Minister Liu Kun reported to the country's top legislature on Wednesday.
The Chinese Football Association is determined to make Chinese soccer leagues more professional, as the nation's governing body for the sport is busy developing new policies ahead of the 2020 season.
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