集中采购 centralized procurement

2019-01-28

The program asks public medical institutions in the pilot cities to purchase 60 to 70 percent of their total annual demand for certain medicines through a pooled procurement mechanism in order to get a lower price.

2.5天小长假 2.5-day weekend

2019-01-17

A proposed 2.5-day weekend has been highlighted in an action plan for Hebei province as the potential key to boosting consumption, with plans also in place to promote more paid-leave and off-peak vacations.

雅思考试 IELTS

2019-01-17

According to the results, a score of 5 in IELTS listening is equivalent to CSE level 4, a score of 5.5 in IELTS reading is equivalent to CSE level 5, while a score of 45 in Aptis writing is equivalent to CSE level 6.

嫦娥五号 Chang'e 5 probe

2019-01-15

贝佐斯离婚 Jeff Bezos' divorce

2019-01-11

Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, has announced his divorce from MacKenzie, his wife of 25 years.

边境墙 border wall

2019-01-11

US President Donald Trump made a televised plea for border wall funding Tuesday night, seeking an edge in the shutdown battle with congressional Democrats as he declared there is "a growing humanitarian and security crisis" in the southern border with Mexico.

微信表情包 WeChat emoji

2019-01-11

People in different age groups have totally different preferences for choosing their WeChat emojis, according to a report released by Tencent's WeChat.

万亿俱乐部 1 trillion yuan club

2019-01-11

17 Chinese cities are expected to join the "1 trillion yuan club" with each city's GDP surpassing 1 trillion yuan in 2018, chinanews.com reported on Thursday.