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Police pull out all the stops for Asiad
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| Security forces in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou are leaving nothing to chance to ensure the safety of the thousands of competitors and spectators attending the Asian Games. |
Privacy concerns over print scans
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| Students to have identity checks for physical education programTo run or not to run? That is the question faced by thousands of students at about 100 universities across China, where they will be required to have their fingerprints scanned for a two-month long-distance running program, which begins on Nov 12. |
Passengers get easier medical aid
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| TravelSky, the State-owned information technology provider for China's air travel industry, will open its flight-booking database to International SOS to facilitate medical assistance for travelers in case of emergencies. |
Aviation fleet set to double
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| China's civil aviation fleet is set to nearly double to about 5,000 aircraft in five years, a top civil aviation official said on Thursday. |
East Asia in reconstruction
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The established equilibrium and political order in East Asia are undergoing delicate changes at a time when the world is sill struggling to recover from the effects of the global financial crisis and its ensuing repercussions. |
Quake photos on display at UN
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| More than 100 compelling photographs featuring the reconstruction work after the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan province two years ago are being displayed at the United Nations headquarters in New York as of Thursday. |
China aims to be 2025 Expo host
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| As the Shanghai Expo draws to a close, China is already considering a bid for another and is confident of hosting the global showpiece again in 2025, a senior official said on Thursday. |
Birthday party brought forward to aid Sino-US ties
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| NEW YORK - Helping Americans understand China is so important to Virginia Kamsky that she even rescheduled her father's 92nd birthday party just so she could attend the China Institute Executive Summit's opening dinner on Thursday. |
A dramatic slice of 'Splendid Asia'
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| The biennial drama festival is an opportunity to enjoy a month of world-class plays. Chen Nan reports |
Premier seeks good S China Sea result
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| HANOI - Visiting Premier Wen Jiabao emphasized the importance of a proper resolution to the South China Sea dispute on Thursday, saying it is crucial to the healthy and stable development of Sino-Vietnamese ties. |
Botanist plants seeds to preserve the future
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For example, when wild rice was discovered it was just a stalk of grass, said Shen, 56, dean of the Shaanxi Provincial Qinling Institute of Botany. But from that plant hybrid rice was developed, which has helped keep millions from starvation, he said. |
More trade cases against China likely, experts say
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| The United States may launch more trade cases against Chinese imports - even after the US Congressional elections - in a sign of persisting trade frictions as Washington aggressively boosts its exports, Beijing-based experts said. |
Rare earths 'will not be bargaining instrument'
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China said on Thursday that it will not use rare earths as a diplomatic "bargaining tool", in response to challenges against its management of the vital metals. |
'Meeting' may improve Japan ties
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| Strained ties between Japan and China are likely to improve at a fence-mending meeting between the premiers on Friday in Hanoi, on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit, Japanese media reported. |
China seeks to continue cooperation
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| BEIJING - China will seek better ways to cooperate with African nationsto meet their needs, the chairman of China's top political advisory body said on Monday. |
Chinese military officials pay tribute to martyrs in Pyongyang
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| PYONGYANG - A delegation of senior Chinese military officers, led by Guo Boxiong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, paid tribute to Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs at the Tower of DPRK-China Friendship on Monday. |
Gasoline, diesel prices rise
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BEIJING - Gasoline and diesel retail prices rose by around 3 percent on Tuesday to reflect global market fluctuations, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's top economic planner. |
Car tax law part of drive to promote clean energy
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| Draft suggests amount paid be based on vehicle engine capacity |
Housing a basic right, says NPC
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| Legislation should guarantee roof for all citizens, bimonthly session told |
Asiad effect: Barbeque stalls banned
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| GUANGZHOU - In a major step to ensure good air quality during the upcoming Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong provincial authorities have decided to ban street barbeque stalls in 11 cities between Nov 1 and Dec 20. |
Kunming reeling under blood crisis
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| KUNMING - Hospitals in the capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province have been forced to postpone 90 percent of surgeries due to an unprecedented shortage of blood, the city's health authorities said on Monday. |
'China will be 2nd most powerful nation by 2050'
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| May become largest economy by 2030: Report |
Rates hiked to cool housing market
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| BEIJING - The latest interest rate hike will help to further curb speculative home purchases and ease the price growth potential in the fourth quarter, industry analysts said. |
Chinese home buyers heading overseas
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| BEIJING - Individual Chinese investors are quickening their expansion into the overseas property market as tightening measures on the sector at home continue to restrict their opportunities. |
Commerical property sector set to expand
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| BEIJING - China's commercial property sector is expected to maintain rapid expansion, with rental prices continuing their upward momentum in the fourth quarter, according to leading real estate service providers. |
Chinese stats need to 'catch up'
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| SHANGHAI - China's official statistics are in line with global standards but the way they are compiled and presented need to be improved to catch up with rapid economic and social changes, said a top statistician of the United Nations (UN). |
Three Gorges water close to max
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| But experts worry over geological impact on the surrounding area |
Officials not savvy with new media
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| SHANGHAI - Government officials should catch up with the Internet since they have shown poor performance in handling breaking events in a world of new media, according to a recent report. |
China planning better mine rescue facilities
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| TAIYUAN - China plans to take a lesson from the mine rescue operation in Chile and will build more underground shelters and other emergency refuge facilities in coal mines, a top work safety official said. |
Guangdong justifies amount of money spent on Asian Games
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| Government says most of it went for urban infrastructure |
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