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Thanks for Not Smoking 　　Non-smoking banners are displayed on the iconic Bird’s Nest National Stadium in Beijing on June 1. 　　A new smoking ban took effect in the nation’s capital on that day. The ban， the country’s toughest to date， prohibits smoking in all the city’s indoor public places， workplaces and on public transportation. Following the ban， the capital’s airport closed three smoking rooms in its three terminals and opened 11 smoking spaces outside. 　　 Wage Growth 　　China is expected to achieve its average annual minimum wage growth target of 13 percent for the five-year period ending in 2015， experts said on May 28. 　　Nineteen regions in China increased the minimum wage at an average rate of 14.1 percent in 2014， the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security revealed on May 28. 　　The growth pace is faster than the planned annual average growth rate， 　　but slower than the previous three years， said the ministry in a statement posted on its official website. 　　In China， where city and provincial governments set minimum wage standards， 27 regions raised the minimum wage by an average rate of 17 percent in 2013， while minimum wage hikes in 25 regions surpassed 20 percent on average in 2011 and 2012. 　　Last year， Shanghai registered the highest statutory minimum monthly wage of 1，820 yuan （$297） and the highest minimum hourly rate of 17 yuan（$2.74）， the statement said. 　　 Credit Score Website 　　A website containing the credit history of a number of Chinese residents and firms was launched on June 1， the latest push in an ongoing effort to establish a credit system in China. 　　More than 1.13 million pieces of information on factors that affect a business or individual’s credit score， such as tax avoidance and failure to follow court rulings， are now publicly available on the website creditchina.gov.cn. 　　The website is the result of a multidepartmental collaboration， including the State Administration of Taxation， Supreme People’s Court， Na