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Photo: China’s first green energy plane flies successfully
图片新闻：飞向“绿色航空”——我国首款新能源飞机诞生记
北欧绿色邮报网报道（编辑陈雪霏）－－中国首款新能源飞机日前在沈阳诞生。
这是一架锐翔RX1E电动双座轻型运动类飞机的尾翼局部（2015年2月6日摄）。
我国首款新能源飞机——锐翔RX1E电动双座轻型运动类飞机，近日成功完成低温试飞试验，同时也进入量产阶段。从项目立项到完成适航验证、获得生产许可证，不到4年时间里，锐翔RX1E克服了一道道技术难关，创造了电动飞机研发领域的多项“第一”，为实现绿色航空提供了宝贵的技术经验。
新华社记者 姚剑锋 摄
American travel market eyes Chinese tourists
BEIJING, March 18(Greenpost) — If there was just one thing the world’s two largest economies could agree on both wanting, tourism would be it.
China and the United States announced this week in Beijing that 2016 will be the year of mutual tourism promotion, one of the outcomes of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States last year.
The focus on tourism between the two countries come as overseas travel booms in China, in fact more Chinese vacation abroad than any other nation. More than 120 million Chinese traveled abroad last year, up 12 percent year on year, and they spent 104.5 U.S. billion dollars, up 16.7 percent over the same period.
“The scale and the speed with which the market [has] grow[n] is quite remarkable,” said Fred Dixon, CEO of NYC & Co., the agency responsible for promoting New York City, the top U.S. destination city for Chinese travelers.
Despite New York being the top destination less than 3 percent of Chinese outbound tourists go to the United States. The Republic of Korea, Japan and Thailand are much more popular choices, partly because of their proximity.
Despite this, Chinese visitors to the United States has been growing at a double digit rate over the past few years.
In 2015, 2.67 million Chinese visited the United States, compared with less than 400,000 in 2007. Goldman Sachs estimates that the number of Chinese visitors will almost double to 5 million by 2025.
This growth prospect has excited tourism players across the States. Many have sent delegations to China and the news about the tourism exchange will no doubt see them double down their promotional efforts.
Dixon said his organization’s budget for promoting New York inChina has risen in recent years, and is outpacing growth of marketing expenditure for other destinations.
Travel agencies and tourism promoters say a more powerful boost to Chinese tourists inflow to the U.S. is visa relaxation. In November 2014, the two countries extended visa validity for tourists from one to 10 years.
This policy has pushed up the share of Chinese travelling to the United States purely for leisure. Data compiled by various popular destination cities in the United States show that for Chinese visitors, leisure travelers have begun to outnumber business travelers in many places.
“The 10 year visa extension is really a game changer,” Dixon said, adding that the relaxation has paved the way for more Chinese to visit the United States for pure leisure and on their own, instead of on business trips or organized group tours.
Chinese online travel service provider Ctrip also reported a surge in U.S. visa application through its platform between January to August last year following the visa relaxation.
With more tourists heading to American shores on their own, tourism promoters say they are reviewing their messages here in China. While travel agencies are still valuable partners, they have begun to engage with prospective travellers directly.
“In the very beginning our work was very much about working closely with the trade [travel agencies] on the group side, but now we are seeing a move toward independent travel,” Dixon said.
That shift led promoters to prioritize their online presence, as websites, social media and apps have become prime channels for information and planning.
More than 259 million Chinese booked their travel online last year, of which 80 percent did so on their mobile devices, according to ChinaInternet Network Information Center.
The demographics are changing too. China’s outbound travel boom is fueled mostly by a new generation of travelers. 67 percent of China’s overseas tourists in 2014 were born after 1980s, data compiled by Goldman Sachs show.
All these changes impact travel decisions. Promoters say group travelers want to see iconic sites and things they have seen on TV and in the movies. But reaching out to the new generation of savvy Chinese outbound travelers takes more than that.
The appeal for them, Dixon said, lies beneath the surface, in lesser known communities, parks and museums that add more personal character to their travel experience.
“This is an exciting time,” he said. “You don’t often see a market emerge the way China has. And we probably won’t see anything like this again.” Enditem
Source: Xinhua
China’s environment for foreign investors improves, not worsens: spokesman
BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) — China’s business environment for foreigners has improved, not worsened, Wang Guoqing, spokesman for the annual session of the Chinese political advisory body, said Wednesday.
The Chinese government is firmly determined to build an internationalized environment featuring the rule of law and facilitation for foreign investment, Wang said at a press conference in Beijing.
“I believe China will continue to be the world’s popular destination of investment and profit can be made here,” said Wang, spokesman for the Fourth Session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Enditem
China extends fishing ban on Yangtze River
WUHAN, March 1 (Greenpost) — The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture has activated an annual fishing ban along the Yangtze River, starting March 1.
The ban, which lasts until June 30, covers the spawning season for most of the river’s aquatic life. It will include the entire river as well as key tributaries and lakes.
The ban also applies to the Huaihe River, which runs almost parallel between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.
The ban has been extended by one month, from three months to four, in a bid to better protect fish resources, said Li Yanliang, director of the ministry’s Fishery Inspection and Management Office.
“The extension marks a new phase for environmental protection along the river as the central government starts intensive efforts to protect the Yangtze,” Li said.
The first ban on the lower reaches of the river was in 2002. In 2003, it was approved by the State Council and extended to the whole river basin.
The Yangtze is regarded as a cradle of China’s freshwater fish species and a valuable reserve of aquatic biodiversity. However, excessive fishing has put some species on the brink of extinction.
Last week, China vowed to improve the water quality of the Yangtze as part of wider measures to balance economic activity and environmental protection.
In the years leading up to 2020, China will work to ensure that more than 75 percent of the water in the Yangtze economic belt, covering 11 provinces and municipalities, meets at least the Grade III standard, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the top economic planning agency.
China classifies water quality into six levels, ranging from level I, which is suitable for drinking after minimal treatment, to level VI, which is severely contaminated.
The NDRC said China aims to bring more than 97 percent of water from sources along the Yangtze belt up to Grade III before 2020. Enditem
Source Xinhua
China to unveil retirement age plan in 2016: official
BEIJING, March. 17 (Xinhua) — China will release a plan on raising the retirement age this year to cope with pressures from a shrinking work force and an aging society, an official said on Monday.
The official retirement age, which was adopted six decades ago when life expectancy was much lower, has not adapted to economic and social development, said Yin Weimin, minister of human resources and social security, at a press conference.
China’s retirement age is 60 for men, 55 for female white-collar workers and 50 for female blue-collar employees.
The retirement ages in developed countries mostly range from 60 to 65, and even older in some countries, said Yin, adding it has been common practice to raise the retirement age worldwide.
“We’ve already worked out a plan to postpone the retirement age, but it should be approved by the authorities before being released to solicit public opinion,” he said.
The policy changes in retirement age will be phased in over a long period of time, with only slight annual increases, Yin said, adding the adjustment will take into consideration different groups of workers.
China is facing great challenges in dealing with a soaring senior population. The number of people aged 60 or over reached 212 million last year, accounting for 16 percent of the country’s population. Enditem
Source Xinhua
Editor Xuefei Chen Axelsson
瑞典每人每年平均扔掉15斤纺织品
北欧绿色邮报网报道（记者陈雪霏）——根据瑞典通讯社报道，由保护自然协会进行的一项调查表明，瑞典每年每人平均扔掉15斤衣服或其他纺织品。其中有一半是可以回收利用的。
联想到中国人的消费，现在很多女士的衣服也都是满柜子都是，因此，出现了换服装，回收利用等多种办法。不过保护自然协会认为这种风气应该进一步提倡，而不是图省事，一扔了之。因为这也是资源的浪费。
ABBA博物馆与欧洲歌手大奖赛联合推出新展品
北欧绿色邮报网报道（记者陈雪霏）－－ABBA博物馆除了展出ABBA的历史以外，最近又和欧洲歌手大奖赛合作，决定在今年5月7日联合推出一个新的展览，那就是欧洲歌手大奖赛的历史回顾展。
届时瑞典的获奖者都将受到隆重推出。
该展览是ABBA的元老之一乌瓦斯推出的。他说，欧洲歌手大奖赛是他的一个心结。他和阿巴其他三位元老在70年代为瑞典捧回第一个欧洲歌手大赛的冠军奖杯。
ABBA博物馆是个典型的音乐博物馆，有视频，音频和文字。音频里有汉语解说。
ABBA博物馆里展出的都是ABBA的音乐，唱片，服装，设计和各种神奇故事。ABBA传奇在瑞典不仅辉煌了十年，而且至今一直有它活跃的身影。ABBA唱片在世界上也是销售最多的唱片。
ABBA的成功和欧洲歌手大奖赛都是瑞典及欧洲投资于软实力的一个极好例证。瑞典免费让孩子学音乐，造就了一大批音乐人才。
由于去年瑞典获得欧洲歌手大赛冠军，所以今年瑞典将举办欧洲歌手大赛，成为东道国。
ABBA The Museum to exhibit Eurovision song contest
STOCKHOLM, Mar. 16(Greenpost)–ABBA The Museum and the European Broadcasting Union will jointly have a new exhibition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
The interactive ”GOOD EVENING EUROPE!” exhibition will celebrate the history of the world’s longest running annual television competition that was first held in 1956.
On May 7 2016 the exhibition has its premier with international and national guests attending. The project has been initiated by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus together with the EBU’s Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor, Jon Ola Sand.
The visitor will be able, for the first time, to delve into hundreds of hours of Eurovision Song Contest Shows. Every existing Contest has been digitalized and displayed in a fun, TV-like setting for visitors to access. From the first winner, Switzerland’s Lys Assia in 1956 to Sweden’s Måns Zelmerlöw in 2015, visitors can immerse themselves in 60 years of great performances, nail-biting moments and classic television moments.
Björn Ulvaeus says; “The Eurovision Song Contest occupies a special place in my heart. It is a pleasure to be able to display the long and in many ways astonishing history of the largest running TV show in the world, where music is at the centre. And I couldn’t think of any better place to do it than at ABBA The Museum in Stockholm.”
A special wall will also honour the Sweden’s six Eurovision winners; ABBA, Herreys, Carola, Charlotte Perrelli, Loreen and Måns Zelmerlöw with stories written by Christer Björkman, the King of Sweden’s Melodifestival. Visitors can test their Eurovision Song Contest knowledge with an interactive quiz too.
Jon Ola Sand says: “We are really excited to be working with ABBA The Museum on this unique exhibition celebrating 60 years of great music and television. It is fitting that, as the Contest returns to Stockholm for the 3rd time, the history of the world’s biggest music event can now be explored alongside that of its most successful winners.”
The exhibition has been curated by ABBA The Museum Director Ingmarie Halling and set designer Bengt Fröderberg together with Anna Söderberg.
Ingmarie Halling says: “I believe everyone has heard the words ”Good Evening Europe!” coming from a TV set nearby at some point in their lives. A song contest so old, so hot and so loved by so many viewers is unique. It´s a real honour for ABBA The Museum at Pop House that together with the EBU get the chance to show this colourful exhibition for fans, friends, media and artists from back in the day until now.”
In the exhibition there will also be the chance to sing favourite songs on the Eurovision stage itself as well as see original costumes from selected artists who have taken part in Europe’s favourite TV show over the past six decades.
The exhibition will also feature an empty space to be filled by the winner of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest which will be held in Stockholm on 10, 12 &14 May. After the Grand Final, the winning artist is invited to visit the museum the next day and place one item from their performance in the exhibition.
李克强说要让大众创业万众创新
北欧绿色邮报网报道：财经：今年政府工作报告首次提到“新经济”，新经济这一概概念具体指什么？是否和小微企业息息相关，这和大众创业万众创新有什么关系？和经济下行趋势有何关系？
李克强：发展新经济有利于经济转型。新经济不仅仅是第三产业中的互联网＋等，概念很广泛，新经济覆盖第一第二第三产业。发展新经济，小微企业和大企业都大有可为。
新动能发展起来可以提供更多就业岗位。我们现在提倡的“大众创业 万众创新”其实是为了给小微企业提供平台。发展新经济是要培育新动能。
如果把亿万群众的创造力、积极性调动起来，可以形成投鞭断流的气势，再加上背水一战的意志，就可以顶住经济下行的压力，而且促进经济的转型。一个国家的繁荣进步，还是在于亿万民众的参与，这也可以实现人的全面发展。
今日要闻：李克强说，大量职工饭碗不能丢
北欧绿色邮报网报道：李克强总理在两会记者会上回答记者问时说，钢铁产能要去，但大量职工的饭碗不能丢。
5、彭博：去年您提出中国政府下定决心壮士断腕的改革。今年您表示经济增速需要保持在6.5%。不同的政府官员表示不会出现下岗潮。如何平衡中国经济一定增速以及避免下岗问题，如何保证改革议程的推进？
李克强：中国会坚定的推进改革。改革和发展是不矛盾的。中国已经选择了钢铁煤炭等行业化解过剩产能，要避免出现大规模的下岗。
过去两年我们仅就钢铁产业淘汰了上亿吨产能，由于我们高度重视保护职工权益，大量职工转岗，得到了妥善安置。产能要去，但是大量职工饭碗不能丢，而且要争取做到让他们拿上新饭碗。
对于一时不能够做到的，中央财政和地方财政有能力进行妥善安置。中央已经建立了1000亿元主要用于转岗安置的专项资金，如有需要还可以增加。
我们希望做到双赢，令两者之间达到平衡。
头条要闻：李克强：老有所养不是一句空话
北欧绿色邮报网综合报道李克强两会结束答记者问时说：老有所养，不会，也绝不能是一句空话。
中新网：有些地方的养老金发放已经出现困难。请问中央政府是准备坐视不管还是为他们买单？
李克强：这个问题很尖锐，确实有个别地方出现了养老金发放困难，但这是一时之难，一地之急。如果地方政府已经尽力，中央政府会给予养老金支持。这三年中央财政就拿了上万亿元，但有一条，地方必须尽职尽责，而且中央政府要督促养老金按时足额发放。
家都有退休、都有需要养老的一天，这里我想做个安民告示，从全面长期来看，中国政府对中国公民保证养老金发放是没有问题的。我们去年养老保险收支节余3400多亿元，累计节余34000多亿元，我们还有全国的社会保障基金储备16000亿元没有动，同时还能够划拨国有资产来充实养老基金。所以可以肯定地说，老有所养不会、也绝不能是一句空话。
头条要闻：李克强两会结束答记者问
北欧绿色邮报网综合报道李克强两会结束答记者问实录：
3、美国全国广播公司：政府工作报告提出系列稳定中国经济增长的措施。同时也存在不确定因素，中美两个世界最大经济体还存在一些问题。总理先生，您觉得应该采取什么措施来改善中美关系？中方如何回应美方在有关问题上存在的一系列关切，包括市场准入、投资限制、对美国企业的公平待遇以及公平贸易，以便不要蚕食美国国内的就业岗位以及其他美国总统大选当中的一些候选人提出的关切。
李克强：中美两国之间有广泛的共同利益，也有分歧。但是不要忽略了这个事实，中国去年成为美国最大的贸易伙伴，贸易额接近5600亿美元。这本身就表明中美共同不断扩大，远远大于分歧。中美双方都表示要积极推进中美投资协定的谈判，我们会逐步放开美方对中国投资的准入门槛，但是双方开放应该是双向和对等的。希望美方本着共赢的原则来推进。
相信双方共同利益会不断扩大，对于双方的分歧我们有上百个对话机制。中美的分歧点量会增加，但比例会下降。
中美经贸关系的发展从来都是双赢的，这一点，美国的商人们心里最清楚。美国正在举行总统大选，很热闹很吸引眼球。我相信不管谁当选，中美关系向前发展是大趋势。中美建交几十年了，经历了多少风风雨雨，但是中美关系向前发展是大趋势。
Chinese Pianist Wang Yujia will perform in Stockholm in August
By Xuefei Chen Axlesson
STOCKHOLM, March 14(Greenpost)– World famous pianist Lang lang has just played in Stockholm with a great success. Then Chinese Pianist Wang Yujia is scheduled to play in Berwaldhallen in Stockholm in August during the Baltic Sea Festival.
Michael Tyden, General Manager of the Baltic Sea Festival said the Baltic Sea started in 2003 at the launching ceremony on Monday.
“It was ten years after the war and we decide to have a festival and since then we did it every year.” said Tyden.
Tyden said the Baltic countries include nine countries and 90-100 million people, even though it is not as many as Chinese, any how it is a lot of people.
Being asked about inviting Chinese pianist Wang Yujia to perform at the opening concert, Tyden said China has so many fantastic pianists. Lang Lang has played in Stockholm many times. He just played in the Concert Hall on Sunday with all the tickets sold out.
Tyden said Wang Yujia is an amazing pianist. She has been in Sweden several times too.
Tyden said the themes also involve environmental issues and welfare issues because the Baltic Sea was very polluted and needed more attention.
Tyden said the festival will begin with a newly written opera about the hospital activity.
The host of the festival will be Berwaldhallen Concert Hall and Radio Sweden.
The participating performers include Swedish Radio’s symphony orchestra and orchestra from Finland, Lativia, Poland and Sweden.
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