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UPDATED: March-22-2011 Tripoli under New Round of Airstrikes Loud explosions and heavy anti-aircraft gunfire were heard in the Libyan capital city of Tripoli at around 9:00 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) on Monday as the third round of Western-led airstrikes started. Anti-aircraft ...
UPDATED: March-31-2011 China Sends Third Batch of Humanitarian Aid to Japan China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) told Xinhua that the third batch of humanitarian aid to Japan was sent on Thursday to support the country's disaster relief work. This last batch of relief materials ...
UPDATED: March-31-2011 China Issues White Paper on National Defense China on Thursday issued a white paper on national defense, aiming to enhance its military transparency and boost the world's trust in its commitment to peaceful development. The document, the seventh of its kind ...
UPDATED: March-24-2011 China, Angola to Further Deepen Strategic Partnership Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan on Tuesday met with Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, with both sides agreeing to further promote the existing strategic partnership between the two countries. ...
UPDATED: March-23-2011 China 'Concerned' With Civilian Casualties in Libya China expressed concern Tuesday on reports that the multinational military strike against Libya had caused civilian casualties and the emergency meeting at the request of Libya was still under discussion. ...
UPDATED: March-24-2011 China to Step up Efforts on Urban Garbage Treatment China will intensify efforts on city garbage treatment as capacity falls short of demand amid fast urbanization,a government statement said Wednesday. The surging amount of garbage produced in cities due ...
UPDATED: March-24-2011 China to Further Tighten Public Spending The Chinese Central Government will continue to tighten budgets for overseas junkets, receptions and cars to fight against extravagance in 2011, according to a cabinet meeting held on Wednesday. The government will ...
UPDATED: March-25-2011 Second Phase of EU-China Trade Project Starts China and the European Union (EU) launched the second phase of the EU-China Trade Project (EUCTP) in Beijing on Thursday, promising deeper trade cooperation between the two sides. According to the second phase ...
UPDATED: March 28, 2011 Lights Go Off Around World to Observe Earth Hour Some 133 countries and regions have signed up for the event this year, with 13 of them taking part for the first time As night fell on Saturday, the world saw a wave of darkness spreading from time zone to ...
UPDATED: March-25-2011 China to Tax Rare Earths From April 1 China will impose a tax on rare earth minerals starting April 1, according to a statement issued jointly by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation to rare earth producers. Zhang Zhong, general ...
UPDATED: March 28, 2011 Tibet Marks 52nd Anniversary of Serfs' Emancipation Since the 1959 emancipation of serfs, Tibet has maintained rapid social and economic growth A national flag-raising ceremony was held in the heart of Lhasa Monday morning to mark the 52nd anniversary of ...
UPDATED: March-25-2011 Chinese, German FMs Discuss Libyan Situation over Phone Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle talked on the phone Thursday over the situation in Libya. Yang expressed China's great concern over the civilian deaths ...
UPDATED: March-25-2011 Three Exposed to Radiation at Fukushima Nuke Plant Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Thursday that three workers were exposed to radiation between 170 and 180 millisieverts while trying to restore power to the No. 3 reactor of the crippled ...
UPDATED: March 28, 2011 NATO to Take Full Command of Libya Mission Britain will host an international conference on Libya in London on Tuesday NATO's top decision-making body decided on Sunday to implement all aspects of the UN resolution on Libya, thus paving the way for the ...
UPDATED: March 28, 2011 Radioactivity Hikes in Japan The discovery of the radioactive material is a sign that some radioactive material released from Japan's crippled nuclear power plant has reached China, the U.S. west coast and even Iceland An end to the nuclear accident caused ...
UPDATED: March 29, 2011 'Time to Clean Up Rural Area Pollution' The first national pollution census conducted in 2007 showed that agricultural emissions accounted for 43.7 percent of the country's chemical oxygen demand The program to reduce pollution between 2011 and 2015 will ...
UPDATED: March 30, 2011 China Finds Trace Radiation in More Areas Trace amounts of atmospheric radiation from Japan have been detected in more parts of China Highly toxic plutonium is seeping from the damaged nuclear power plant in Japan's tsunami disaster zone into the soil ...
UPDATED: March 30, 2011 China Vows to Minimize Wheat Harvest Losses China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) vowed Tuesday to keep losses from pests and diseases for this year's wheat harvest under 5 percent China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) vowed Tuesday to keep losses from ...
UPDATED: March 30, 2011 World Powers Agree to Increase Pressure on Gaddafi Participants attending a London conference on Libya on Tuesday agreed to increase the political and military pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Over 40 foreign ministers and representatives from ...
UPDATED: March 31, 2011 Family Policy Relaxed in Beijing The change comes amid wide speculation that China is planning to relax its family planning policy China's capital city will make fewer couples subject to the fines charged to those who violate China's family planning policy ...
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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, ...