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Workers at a construction site close to the Three Gorges Dam, in central China's Hubei Province. Photo: Xinhua
Opinion
China In 3 Minutes
by SCMP online
China In 3 Minutes
by SCMP online

August 10: Vast construction projects rejected amid environmental concerns; Car dealerships slash price amid slow market

Politics and policy

Ministry of Environmental Protection said government rejected 17 proposed construction projects involving a total investment of 109 billion yuan (US$17.6 billion) over environmental concerns in the first half of 2015. (Xinhua) 
 

 A commentary published on communist party's mouthpiece People's Daily urged retired party officials to let go their power and clout once stepping down from their posts. (People's Daily)
 

Environmental activists called on central government to set laws to curb the severe pollutions in the inland Bohai Sea east of Tianjin and Beijing. Studies estimated a total of 2.8 billion tonnes of polluted water, mainly factory discharges, is dumped into the sea every year. (Economic Information Daily)
 

The People's Bank of China, the central bank, will issue a new set of 100-yuan bills this November which will largely retains the old designs but contain more advanced anti-counterfeit technologies. (Caijing)
 

The 10th Chinese Ethnic Games opened on Sunday, draws 6,240 athletes from all 56 ethnic groups of China competing or performing in nearly 200 Chinese traditional sport events in the eight-day event. (Xinhua)

 

Diplomacy

Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao attended the celebration of Singapore's 50th anniversary of independence on Sunday as a special envoy of President Xi Jinping, met with Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. (Xinhua)

 

Economy and business

Facing the slowest growth in new car sales in four years due to the flagging economy, government curbs on car registrations, and stock market volatility, dealerships in China are offering discounts of at least 30 percent at retail prices in major cities on hundreds of models in the past several months. (Bloomberg)   

 

Society

Star swimmer Sun Yang withdrew from the men 1500-metre freestyle final on the last day of the World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia over heart conditions and said will have thorough medical check-up upon returns to China. (Xinhua)   
 

Hundreds of workers at a Hong Kong-owned toy maker in the industrial city of Dongguan that supplies Mattel, protested last week to demand three months of unpaid wages and other benefits amid worsening labour unrest in China which researchers have blamed on a steepening economic slowdown. (The Wall Street Journal)
 

Total box office of the record-breaking fantasy movie "Monster Hunt" is expected to exceed 2 billion yuan (US$320 billion) on Monday. The film broke the record for top-grossing Chinese film of all time only 10 days after its release last month. (China Radio International)

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