But in today's China, English was compulsory from the sixth grade on, and the language had become an obsession among the younger generation.
Zhou Xiaopeng, a consultant at one of China's top three dating agencies, Baihe.com, talks to the BBC about marriage, love and dating in today's China.
In remarks today, China's central bank governor acknowledged the challenges posed by China's trade surplus, but Chinese officials insist currency reforms will take place over time.
It was as if two-thirds of the world's cars today were made in China and two-thirds of all their engines were produced in Detroit.
At today's Qualcomm QRD Summit in Shenzhen, China Mobile sent its Deputy General Manager of Products Wang Hengjiang to share some hardware stats.
At today's 2013 Qualcomm China Partner Summit in Shenzhen, China Mobile sent its Deputy General Manager of Products Wang Hengjiang to share some hardware stats.
Zoning in China's urban areas was traditionally weak and even today housing blocks stand next to factories.
Moreover, India is playing late catch-up with China, with FDI rising from just a few percent of China's figure in 2000 to about a quarter today.
And today, in China, because China has become bigger and bigger, it's really a big country, plays very important role in the world, so we've been called like an international factory.
Today's business news starts with Wal-Mart's latest move in China.
Today, Merkle has more than 1500 employees in locations throughout the U.S. and Shanghai, China.
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Today, the U.S. government has 24 separate CVD orders in place on various imports from China (in addition to 5 cases pending determinations).
The increase alone would be greater than America's total consumption today, yet China's energy use per person would still be only half that in America.
By 2050, it will have nearly 700 million, or almost three times the number of registered vehicles currently in the U.S. If China's vehicle fleet grows to these anticipated sizes with today's fuel efficiency and emissions standards, China will need roughly 20 million barrels of oil per day to fuel its transportation sector, which in turn will emit about 3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide every year.
Today, The Wall Street Journal reports that in 2003, China made 17% of the world's textiles and clothes.
Among the largest underlying components of VWO, in trading today China Mobile Limited ( NYSE: CHL) is up about 1.3%, Vale S. A. ( NYSE: VALE) is up about 1.4%, and Lukoil Oil Company ( OTC: LUKOY) is lower by about 0.5%.
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Today China's Haier sells 250 models of home appliances, from dishwashers to microwaves, in such big retailers as Wal-Mart and Costco and more than a thousand appliance dealers.
In around 20 years' time, China's income per person could be close to South Korea's today.
Among the largest underlying components of VWO, in trading today China Mobile Limited ( NYSE: CHL) is down about 0.3%, America Movil, S.A.B. de C.
Among the largest underlying components of VWO, in trading today China Mobile Limited ( NYSE: CHL) is down about 1.1%, America Movil, S.A.B. de C.
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