China's first domestically designed aircraft carrier set sail on its maiden sea trial on Sunday morning. [Photo by Li Gang] China's first domestically designed aircraft carrier set sail on its maiden sea trial on Sunday morning, which means it will not take long before it is commissioned to the People's Liberation Army Navy. The colossal 50,000-metric ton vessel left a shipyard of Dalian Shipbuilding Industry in Liaoning province around 7 am against thick fog and with assistance from several tugboats, before navigating into the sea using its own propulsion. The Navy said in a statement that the trial aims to demonstrate the reliability and capability of the ship's propulsion systems, adding that its construction has been proceeding well. rubber braceletscystic fibrosis rubber braceletscustom charm braceletsrubber wristbandscute rubber band bracelets
Soldiers from a branch of the border defense forces in Yantai, Shandong province, see off a demobilized soldier. [Photo by Tang Ke/For China Daily] BEIJING - China has released a guideline on solving the difficulties faced by some retired soldiers' in securing social insurance coverage. The guideline was jointly issued by the general offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council to help retired soldiers who had not participated in the social insurance program or had stopped paying for the program because they had no stable jobs and income. Measures will be taken to enable retired soldiers to resume their social insurance payments, and the organizations in charge of their resettlement will make up the unpaid amount of social insurance jointly with the veterans. The guideline was issued to ensure retired soldiers enjoy benefits proportional to their contributions and that their interests are fully guaranteed, an official of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs said Sunday. Related authorities will strengthen their coordination and carefully check retired soldiers' information, ensuring all qualified veterans benefit from the measures, according to the official. images of rubber band braceletspink rubber band braceletssilicone wristband supplier malaysiaembossed silicone braceletswhat are those rubber band bracelets called<%2fcenter>
