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UPDATED: January-28-2011 China to Commercialize 4G Mobile Services by 2012 China will soon put its fourth-generation mobile services to commercial application as an attempt to create a competitive edge for homegrown telecom equipment producers. The new generation services, based ...
UPDATED: January 30, 2011 China Ready for Doha End-game in 2011 The WTO Mini-Ministerial Meeting is an annual event under the auspices of the Swiss Federal Government. China is ready to push the decade-long Doha Round negotiations for a final success, Chinese Minister of Commerce ...
UPDATED: January 30, 2011 Carrefour Promises Refunds for Deceptive Pricing Carrefour China, apologized to Chinese customers in an exclusive interview with Xinhua Carrefour China promised customers Saturday that it will always refund five times the difference between the ...
UPDATED: January 30, 2011 Egypt's Cabinet Officially Resigns Following Mubarak's Demand: TV But Mubarak, who has been in office as president for 30 years, refused to step down Egypt's cabinet officially resigns during a meeting on Saturday following President Hosni Mubarak's ...
UPDATED: January 31, 2011 China Raises Priority of Price Controls Rising consumer prices have prompted the central bank to launch a series of monetary-tightening measures China's central bank said late Sunday that it would raise the priority of keeping overall price levels under ...
UPDATED: January 31, 2011 Chinese Mainland to Create More Favorable Conditions for National Reunification China called for efforts to be made to create more favorable conditions for the reunification of the Chinese nation Top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Sunday called for ...
UPDATED: January 31, 2011 China to Launch Water Protection Measures The No. 1 document sets targets to improve China's relatively backward water conservancy situation China will carry out strict water resource management measures to grapple with water shortages, Minister of Water ...
UPDATED: January 31, 2011 2.79 m People Suffer From Drought in China The National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecast the drought to worsen in the next two months As of January 28, 77.4 million mu (5.16 million acres) of crops had been harmed by the ongoing drought, and 2.57 ...
UPDATED: February 1, 2011 Davos Meeting Ends With Sense of Cautious Optimism Participants generally agree that the global economy is rebounding, led by developing economies including China and India The annual meeting of the 41st World Economic Forum (WEF) ended on Sunday in the ...
UPDATED: February 1, 2011 Several New Regulations to Take Effect in China The decree forbids the leasing of kitchens, toilets, basements and balconies to be used as sleeping rooms A governmental decree which prohibits landlords from dividing apartment rooms into smaller booths ...
UPDATED: February 1, 2011 Retired Citizens to Receive Pensions Before Festival The State Council decided to raise the retired enterprise employees' pension about 10 percent from 2010 levels China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Monday it had allocated 28.23 billion yuan ($4.27 ...
UPDATED: February-9-2011 China to Further Expand Radio, TV Networks Coverage in Rural Areas China would continue expanding its radio and television networks coverage in the country's rural areas in the 2011-2015 period, according to the State Administration of Radio, Film and ...
UPDATED: February-10-2011 FM Yang to Set off on Tour of Africa Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi kicks off his Africa trip on Wednesday, continuing the more than two-decade-long tradition of China's top diplomat visiting the continent around the start of year. Yang will arrive in ...
UPDATED: February 16, 2011 Global Food Prices at Dangerous Level World Bank chief urges global cooperation to tackle food security challenge Rising food prices are at a dangerous level, and global cooperation is needed to tackle the increasingly challenging issue, World Bank ...
UPDATED: February-9-2011 China Raises Interest Rate by 25 Basis Points The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, announced Tuesday it would raise benchmark one-year borrowing and lending rates by 25 basis points from Wednesday. The rate hikes come amid increasing ...
UPDATED: February-9-2011 China Respects South Sudan Referendum Results China respects the results of south Sudan referendum, which was announced Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Tuesday. Hong made the remarks in a statement concerning China's view on the ...
UPDATED: February-10-2011 Beijing Sees First Snow in This Winter It has been snowing in this Chinese national capital of Beijing since late Wednesday. It is the first snow this winter, which arrives as the latest snowfall in 60 years. Jiao Reguang, a weather forecaster with the ...
UPDATED: February-10-2011 Government Warns of Continuous Drought in Spring China's Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday urged more measures be taken to minimize the impact of a drought due to the possibility that the winter drought may continue into spring. The country's winter ...
UPDATED: February-10-2011 Rate Hike 'Little Impact' on Housing China's latest interest rate hike will have little impact on the housing market, according to industry observers. On Tuesday, the People's Bank of China raised interest rates for the third time since October in a ...
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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, ...