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For one chairman, talk of 'team' isn't a game
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| As Chinese basketball fans wait in anticipation to see if former NBA player Rafer Alston signs with the Guangsha Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), very few know the 36-year-old man behind the scenes working to recruit Alston for a spot on the CBA team. |
Avian flu alert as HK sees 1st case in 7 yrs
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| 'Risk is slim' of transmission between humans |
Foxconn aims to spark electronics sales war
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| Company teams up with European giant to take on Suning, Gome |
Supercomputer to be open to foreign clients
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| The world's fastest supercomputer, Tianhe-1A, based in North China's Tianjin municipality, will be available to international clients in the future, although its current clients are mainly domestic. |
Govt order to beef up fire-control measures
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| China has ordered a nationwide overhaul of fire-control measures a day after a blaze at a Shanghai high-rise claimed 53 lives. |
Minister prepares to solve ethnic challenges
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| China faces new challenges in managing ethnic affairs posed by rapid urbanization and social transformation, as more ethnic migrant workers head to cities for a better life, a top official said. |
China Gold looks overseas
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| Country's largest producer targets Brazil, Russia, Venezuela, Mongolia |
Stronger fleet for fishery administration
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| China has pledged to build a stronger fleet of fishery administration ships with higher tonnage in a bid to better safeguard its sea territory and fishermen. |
Beiqi to invest 10b yuan in own brand
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| One of the major State automakers in China is investing 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) in Beijing over the next three years. |
Cold-chain giants seek lucrative China market
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| United States cold-chain logistics giants are stepping up their operations in China to cash in on a fledgling but rosy market that generates $14 billion in revenue a year. |
Museum gives clear insight into glassmaking
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| An exhibition that explores the confluence between Eastern and Western glassmaking in the 18th and 19th centuries will begin at a museum in Corning, upstate New York, on Thursday. |
Last track in place for high-speed train link
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| Track-laying work for the long-anticipated Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway stood complete when Railways Minister Liu Zhijun tightened the line's last bolt on a windy Monday morning. |
US gender test pulled off market
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| The Chinese website promoting a controversial test whose makers claim can tell the gender of an unborn child has closed amid claims the product is illegal and unreliable. |
New plane reaches for the sky
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| The official unveiling of the C919 prototype, China's first large commercial airliner, on Monday has enhanced the nation's ability to compete with the industry's giants, Boeing and Airbus, in the global aviation market. |
Nation's success helps all, says Xi
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| A prosperous and stable China does not pose a threat to any country, and will only lead to more development opportunities for other countries, visiting Vice-President Xi Jinping said in Singapore on Monday. |
Anchor sparks splash
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| US President Barack Obama might not be the only one who needs to worry about how his words could be interpreted - so too might Rui Chenggang, a star anchor from China Central Television (CCTV). |
Beijing and Tokyo get closer
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Top Chinese and Japanese diplomats on Sunday vowed to adopt concrete measures to improve bilateral relations one day after an eye-catching meeting between senior leaders of the two neighbors. |
Fire damages oldest building at Tsinghua
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| A blaze engulfed a 99-year-old building at Tsinghua University, one of China's leading seats of learning in Beijing, early on Saturday. No casualties were reported. |
Official promotes yuan in place of reserve currencies
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| A senior central bank official called on Saturday for reducing reliance on international reserve currencies in trade settlements, citing risks posed by their instability. |
South Korea prepped forJapan
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| South Korea is unlikely to challenge China as the Asian Games top medal-winning country, but it is set for another big battle - against Japan for the runner-up spot. |
Oil spills pose threat to oceans
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| Oil spills are posing an increasing threat to China's marine environment as the country's energy demand grows, a leading environmental think tank warned on Thursday. |
High CPI may prompt rush for property
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| China's high consumer price index (CPI) in October may prompt people to buy property as a hedge against inflation risks, thus preventing a decline in prices despite government measures to soak up liquidity and curb real estate price growth, industry analysts said. |
China will not agree to false solutions
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| China will not assent to the US proposal on setting a numerical target for current account balances, because such a measure may not resolve global economic imbalances and is unfair to emerging economies, Chinese officials said on Thursday on the sidelines of the G20 Seoul Summit. |
Challenges to China's interest rates
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| The People's Bank of China has announced it will raise the required deposit reserve ratio for financial institutions by 50 basis points from Nov 16. This will be the fourth increase by the central bank this year. And it is a further signal of tightening the country's monetary policy, following the central bank announcement in raising the interest rates of savings deposits in less than two weeks. |
Time to encourage outward investment
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| Decades ago, shortages in savings and foreign exchanges were the main reasons China implemented a policy that encouraged foreign direct investment (FDI). It followed the economic logic that FDIs should make up the shortages, by speeding up capital accumulation and boosting employment. |
Counselors give detainees comfort
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| There are 1,700 suspects detained in the Beijing No 1 Detention Center, including 240 female suspects and 12 minors. |
Detention houses go under microscope
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| Two-month investigation by government departments will examine security, safety and treatment of inmates |
Care could keep migrants out of prison
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| Young workers are in dire need of psychological care to reduce their involvement in crime, a study of criminal cases in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province showed. |
Foreign pavilions may stay
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| Expo organizers in discussions as architects begin evaluating buildings |
New plan targets polluting factories
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| In the coming 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015), the national environmental watchdog will launch a comprehensive national inspection program against factories discharging heavy metals and pollutants that are affecting nearby people's health. |
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