China's premium income in 2009 rose 13.8 percent from a year earlier to about 1.11 trillion yuan ($162.52 billion), according to Wu Dingfu, China Insurance Regulatory Commission Chairman on Thursday.
Tough new rules for pubs and clubs - including a ban on drinking games like the infamous "dentist's chair" - will be introduced in Britain this year.
Four reservoirs in Hebei are expected to be called upon again this year to supply water to Beijing, but the water delivery plan is still being negotiated by the Beijing and Hebei governments.
Chinese film actor Donnie Yen and actress Vicki Zhao appears on the cover of the speical Valentine issue of "Cosmopolitan".
Celebs with awards at the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 17, 2010.
China's high national saving rate is the key hurdle for government to build a consumption-driven economy.