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UPDATED: January-24-2011 Premier Wen Urges Efforts to Fight Drought Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao wrapped up an inspection tour of the drought-hit central Henan Province from Friday to Saturday, urging more efforts by local governments to ensure agricultural production threatened by ...
UPDATED: January-24-2011 China's Economic Momentum to Continue: CAS China's economic growth is expected to maintain its relatively fast growth as the nation will be able to keep inflation manageable, a leading government think tank said Saturday. Experts with the Chinese Academy ...
UPDATED: January-24-2011 China's 3G Users Hit 47 Million The number of China's third generation (3G) mobile telecommunication users soared to 47.05 million by the end of last year, the Beijing News reported. Approximately, 36.83 million 3G users were new subscribers in 2010. ...
UPDATED: January-24-2011 Hu's Visit Opens New Chapter of China-U.S. Cooperation Chinese President Hu Jintao's latest state visit to the United States bore rich fruit and opened a new chapter of cooperation between the two countries, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Saturday. The ...
UPDATED: January-24-2011 Shandong Hit by Worst Dry Spell in 60 Years Shandong Province's worst drought in six decades is escalating, causing a shortage of drinking water for 240,000 people, as northern, central and eastern provinces are battling increasingly dry conditions, ...
UPDATED: January 25, 2011 China Meets 2010's Price Control Target Joint efforts have been made to manage inflation expectations, promote production, ensure supplies and strengthen price supervision in 2010 China's top economic planner said Monday that price supervision and ...
UPDATED: January 25, 2011 China, ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meet Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers, their representatives and ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan met in Southwest China to discuss ...
UPDATED: January 25, 2011 Explosion at Moscow's Airport Kills at Least 31 The preliminary reports suggest that it might be a suicide bombing At least 31 people were killed and over 130 were injured in an explosion at Moscow's Domodedovo airport on Monday, the Russian Health ...
UPDATED: January 25, 2011 Russia, China Hold Fifth Round of Strategic Security Talks Both sides agreed that their close bilateral cooperation on global issues has helped maintain regional and world peace, safety and stability China and Russia held the fifth round of strategic ...
UPDATED: January 25, 2011 GM Sold More Cars in China Than in U.S. in 2010 GM recently announced that it expected to export about 900 million in vehicles and components to China over the next two years General Motors Co. sold more vehicles in China than it did in the United States ...
UPDATED: January-26-2011 Spring Festival Travel Rush to Hit High The Spring Festival travel rush in China, when hundreds of millions return to their hometowns for family reunions, will peak this week and the Ministry of Railways will deploy 515 more trains to deal with the surge, ...
UPDATED: January-26-2011 China Backs International Cooperation on Somali Pirates China backed the international community to enhance their cooperation on prosecution and imprisonment of Somali pirates and called for more assistance to address the humanitarian needs in the eastern ...
UPDATED: January-27-2011 Carrefour, Wal-Mart Face Fines Over Prices Retail giants Carrefour and Wal-Mart are facing fines of up to 500,000 yuan ($75,954) for overpricing and cheating, according to China's top economic planner. The National Development and Reform Commission said ...
UPDATED: January-27-2011 China to Launch National Volunteer Database China is to establish a national pool of voluntary workers. The idea is to bring order and efficiency to the management of volunteer resources across the country, The Beijing News reports. An association of ...
UPDATED: January-27-2011 Premier Wen Invites Foreign Talent Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Wednesday invited more foreign talents to continue their careers or start businesses in China, pledging better conditions for them. During a seminar with more than 20 veteran foreign experts at ...
UPDATED: January-28-2011 Chongqing, Shanghai Launch Property Tax Authorities of Chongqing and Shanghai municipalities announced Friday they would kick off the long-awaited trial property taxation, starting from January 28, amid the latest measures to cool off the red-hot housing ...
UPDATED: January-27-2011 China Gets Tougher on Second Home Purchase China Wednesday raised the minimum down payment requirement for the purchase of a second home to 60 percent of the property's value from the previous 50 percent, to curb property market speculation. The decision ...
UPDATED: January-28-2011 Li Na Enters Final at Australian Open Apart from becoming the first Chinese tennis player to make it to a Grand Slam final, the 11th seed Li Nais is also Asia's first, Women's Tennis Association (WTA) confirmed on Thursday. Li kicked out World No. 1 ...
UPDATED: January-28-2011 Wal-Mart Apologizes to Customers for Price Cheating Wal-Mart (China) late Thursday apologized to customers after being blacklisted by Chinese authorities for cheating on prices. The Wal-Mart (China) Investment Co., Ltd. expressed "sincere apology" to ...
UPDATED: January 30, 2011 France Says SDR Basket Should Include RMB Lagarde suggested France preferred a gradual departure from the current system dominated by the U.S. dollar, rather than abrupt change Chinese currency RMB should be included in the basket of the Special Drawing ...
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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, ...