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UPDATED: July-14-2010 Death Toll in China Torrential Rains Hit 107 Rainstorms and consequent floods have left 107 people dead and 59 missing in ten provinces and municipalities -- mostly along the Yangtze River as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. ...
UPDATED: July-14-2010 UN Chief Calls for Delivery on Climate Change Financing UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday reiterated the need for world leaders to deliver sizable financial support to developing countries to fund their efforts in mitigating and adapting to climate ...
UPDATED: July-14-2010 China Calls for Early Resumption of Six-Party Talks China said on Tuesday it would work with other parties involved to resume the six-party talks at an early date and move the process forward. "China has always regarded six-party talks as a realistic and ...
UPDATED: July-15-2010 Beijing Police Launches PR Department A police public relations department was launched on Tuesday in Beijing as the first provincial level police public relations agency in China, The Beijing Times reports. In addition to holding regular news conferences, ...
UPDATED: July-15-2010 Yao Ming to Start Charity Fund-Raising Tour in China Chinese basketball star Yao Ming said in Houston on Tuesday that he will fly back to China this week for a charitable fund-raising tour. In an interview with Xinhua, the 2.26-meter, All-Star center said ...
UPDATED: July-15-2010 China to Release 7 Mln Rare Fish into Qinghai Lake Northwest China's Qinghai Province plans to release seven million of a rare fish species into China's largest lake before the end of the year, to boost fish stocks, local authorities said Wednesday. Qinghai ...
UPDATED: July 22, 2010 Typhoon Chanthu Forces 26,000 Fishing Boats Back to Port in South China All 26,126 fishing boats in the island province of Hainan have returned to port The southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Hainan are bracing themselves ahead of typhoon Chanthu's ...
UPDATED: July 22, 2010 China's Cabinet Orders Greater Efforts to Control Floods Floods in China this summer have left hundreds dead and forced tens of thousands to relocate The State Council, China's Cabinet, urged local governments Wednesday to step up efforts to combat floods ...
UPDATED: July 22, 2010 Rainstorms Cause Riverbank to Burst The 20-meter breach occurred at 4:30 am at Tieling County's Aji section of the Shengli River Rainstorms caused a riverbank to burst in Northeast China's Liaoning province early on Wednesday, forcing authorities to ...
UPDATED: July 22, 2010 U.S. Unveils New DPRK Sanctions Clinton said the U.S. will introduce new "country-specific" sanctions against the DPRK's procurement of nuclear materials Top diplomats and defense officials from South Korea and the United States on Wednesday warned of " ...
UPDATED: July 21, 2010 China's Three Gorges Dam Buffers Worst Flood in Decades The world's largest hydropower station was holding up against its first major flood-control test Tuesday The Three Gorges Dam on Yangtze River, the country's largest, is offering a buffer for the worst ...
UPDATED: July 21, 2010 Google Pulls Plug on Two Chinese Web Services The Google plan encompasses closure of a self-developed website ranking page and a lifestyle site in China Google Inc said on Tuesday it will shut down two unpopular Chinese online services and end technical ...
UPDATED: July 21, 2010 Japan Considering Defenses Near Chinese Islands Japan's Defense Ministry is considering dispatching border security and coastal monitoring units to islands in Okinawa Prefecture, a move likely to draw protests from Beijing Japan's Defense Ministry is ...
UPDATED: July 21, 2010 Rok, U.S. to Hold Naval Drills on July 25-28 The planned exercises are partly a show of military capabilities and a response to the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship in March South Korea and the United States have agreed to stage a series of joint ...
UPDATED: July-16-2010 China's GDP Grows 11.1 Pct in First Half of 2010 The gross domestic product (GDP) of China in the first half of 2010 reached 17.284 trillion yuan ($2.55 trillion), a year-on-year increase of 11.1 percent, which was 3.7 percentage points higher than a year ...
UPDATED: July-16-2010 German Chancellor Starts China Visit German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Beijing Thursday night, starting a four-day official visit to China. During Merkel's stay in Beijing, Chinese President Hu Jintao will meet with her. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao ...
UPDATED: July 19, 2010 Premier Wen Stresses Stabilization of Economic Growth Momentum Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said China's economic performance is consistent with the government's macro-economic controls while on a three-day visit to Xi'an Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said China...
UPDATED: July-16-2010 China Calls for Restraint as U.S., ROK Plan Military Drill China on Thursday called for calm and restraint to avoid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula in response to a possible naval drill by the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK). ...
UPDATED: July 19, 2010 Asian Political Parties Hail CPC's Poverty Alleviation Efforts China's balanced development is helping it achieve the goals it set at the beginning of the millennium Asian political parties said here Sunday they admire China's poverty alleviation efforts, ...
UPDATED: July 30, 2010 China Rejects Western Standards on Human Rights, Vice FM Says Over the last few years, media reporting about China has been more extensive and balanced, but the jealousy is still there China is gradually learning and absorbing ideas on human rights that can ...
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China's reform leading group holds first meeting
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's leading group for overall reform ...
Xinhua Exclusive: China advised to highlight community healthcare in addressing
Xinhua Exclusive: China advised to highlight community healthcare in addressing aging issue: WHO official
GENEVA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- China should shift its focus from ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
China cuts retail oil prices
China cuts retail oil prices
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced on ...
Wall Street slumps following global sell off
Wall Street slumps following global sell off
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks dropped sharply Friday, with ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
A general view of Toy Story Land at Hong Kong Disneyland is taken ...
Malaysia to allow foreign companies make small hybrid cars
Malaysia to allow foreign companies make small hybrid cars
Foreign companies will be allowed to make small hybrid cars in ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
AMR files for bankruptcy protection
AMR files for bankruptcy protection
American Airlines' parent company AMR Corp. filed for bankruptcy ...
Argentina's trade surplus falls 27 percent in 2013
Argentina's trade surplus falls 27 percent in 2013
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's trade surplus in ...
Logistics industry faces reshuffle
Logistics industry faces reshuffle
Every day at 7 a.m., Xiao Lin, a Shentong Express courier in Hangzhou, ...