GZ's GDP Expects to Grow by 10%
This year Guangzhou aims to reach a 10% growth of GDP, a governmental report delivered at the 5th Session of the 13th Guangzhou National People's Congress revealed yesterday (12th). Our journalist Li Lian and Luo Su have more:

Last year Guangzhou set forth a more ambitious goal to reach a 11.5% growth of GDP whilst this year a relatively humble 10% goal was put forward. Guangzhou Mayor Zhang Guangning explained:

"This goal was set forth based on two considerations. The first one being that ahead of the Asian Games we have to put in more efforts to treat air pollution, water pollution and improve environment in the living communities. The second concern is that we are still striving to change around the mode of our economic growth. It is based on these concerns that we think we should slow down the speed of GDP growth."

SH Expo: China Pavilion Costs 2 bn to Build
The China Pavilion for the Shanghai Expo has cost over 2 billion Yuan to build, architect in chief, He Jingtang, from the Chinese Academy of Engineering, revealed this morning. Occupying an area of over 160,000 square meters and reaching a height of 69.9 meters, the China Pavilion is the biggest and tallest at the Shanghai Expo. As for the Guangdong Pavilion, He said that it features the theme of the traditional Guangdong Qi-Lou, as well as a 5D cinema to showcase to the world Guangdong's "green urban life".

Guangxi: Man Stabs Students near Elementary School
An eight-year-old boy and 70-year old woman were stabbed to death in broad daylight yesterday, near an elementary school in a town of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The tragedy happened around 4:30 in the afternoon when a 40-year-old man attacked people just 400 meters away from the school. Five others were injured. The suspect's motive is not known and he was taken away by the police. The case is still under investigation.

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