By Zhao Manfeng | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-24 11:24 Share CLOSE Visitors observe lion and tiger cubs at the Nantong Forest Safari Park in East China s Jiangsu province, on Oct 1, 2020. [Photo/China News Service]
The fatal attack on a zookeeper by a tiger at a zoo in Anhui province on Sunday should force us to take a long, hard look at the surging zoo industry and the tragic incidents caused by poor management.
This horrific attack, which occurred when the keeper was cleaning the tiger enclosure without locking the separation gate, was entirely preventable. All too often we see - yet still fail to learn - that laxity in zoo management, especially when it comes to wild animals, brings tragedy to both them and us.
Beijing Sends Another Signal That Property Tax Reform Is on the Agenda - Gaggle of departments hold seminar to discuss plans for housing levy with local governments, some of whom have long been wary of such reform
2021-05-11 14:01:14 GMT2021-05-11 22:01:14(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) China on Tuesday held a symposium on work related to real estate tax reform, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on its wesbite.
Attended by officials from the MOF, the Commission for Budget Affairs with the National People s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development as well as the State Taxation Administration, the meeting heard suggestions on pilot programs on property tax reform from municipal government officials and experts.
China will push for real estate tax legislation, according to the Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035, approved by the NPC in March.
Come rain or shine, homes near schools win on sustained demand By WANG YING in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-03 08:22 Share CLOSE A pedestrian passes a property agency hanging a homes near schools on sale sign in Shenyang, Northeast China s Liaoning province, on March 6. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Major Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, have launched measures to cool down sales of school-qualified apartments, once much coveted by families with school-going children, said experts.
The Shanghai Municipal Education Commission announced in March it will reform senior middle school admission rules. This sparked speculation on the possible impact of the new rules on the city s overheated market of homes near schools.
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