Kishore Mahbubani, a distinguished fellow at the National University of Singapore's Asia Research Institute, said that the five-year plans are one of the reasons for China's success today.
Yangliuqing Woodblock New Year Paintings have become a reliable crowd-puller at public events in Tianjin. Visitors queue to ink pear woodblocks, press sheets of Xuan paper, and watch colorful New Year-painting figures appear almost instantly.
The first phase of Design Park in Tianjin's Dongli district has officially opened to the public, marking a major milestone in the development of the city's Haihe Liulin core area.
The Tiantai Wool Factory renovation project in Xiqing district, Tianjin, has recently drawn attention.
"The Summit of Tianjin" sightseeing hall opened to the public in June.
Tianjin-based French physicist Pierre Agostini has been elected as a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), according to the list of additions which was released by CAS and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) on Friday.
The "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition has drawn participants from more than 100 countries worldwide. Among this year's standout contestants was Ravanov Eldar from Azerbaijan, who won the Excellence in Style Award at the global finals.
A group of students from Taiwan has begun a week-long program in Tianjin that explores modern Chinese history and includes exchanges with local students and visits to historical sites across the northern port city.
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