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10 Apr 07 visit Exhibition center to help learn more about Japan An exhibition center, named the Window of China-Japan Exchange, was set up in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Tuesday.
10 Apr 07 visit China cracks down on extravagance in gov't celebrations China's State Council, or the central government, has asked local governments to refrain from spending big sums of money on celebrities for their performances in government-held celebrations.
10 Apr 07 visit China hopes for enhanced co-op with France China hopes to further expand cooperation with France in trade and investment as well as the training of managing personnel of enterprises, said Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan on Tuesday.
10 Apr 07 visit Leaders call for intensified battle against corruption Senior Chinese leaders have called for more intensive monitoring of officials to tackle the rising number of corruption cases in medical and educational sectors.
08 Apr 07 visit Ministry: Panama-disease-contracted bananas edible The bananas which have contracted Panama disease are safe to eat, said the Ministry of Agriculture on Saturday.
08 Apr 07 visit Hu Jintao congratulates new KMT chairman
Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, extended his congratulations Sunday to Wu Poh-hsiung, chairman-elect of the Chinese Kuomintang Party (KMT) in Taiwan.
07 Apr 07 visit Renowned scholars attend world civilizations conference in HK Over 30 world-class academics specialized in the evolution of civilizations attended the International Conference on Teaching and Learning of World Civilizations which was launched here Friday.
07 Apr 07 visit China raises the bar for pork butchers Those who plan to set up slaughterhouses in China will have to apply to the government for a business license, according to a draft regulation issued on Friday.
06 Apr 07 visit Kissinger stresses importance of Sino-U.S.co-op Visiting former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger stressed the importance of Sino-U.S. cooperation when delivering a speech on Thursday to students of the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai.
05 Apr 07 visit China to build twelve new highways linking its west regtion with Central Asia To boost trade, China will build twelve new highways in Northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to connect Central Asian cities.
05 Apr 07 visit Premier Wen eyes early FTA deal with ROK
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday said he expected China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) to speed up study of a China-ROK Free Trade Area (FTA).
05 Apr 07 visit No territorial problems between China, ROK, premier says Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday that there were no territorial issues between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK).
05 Apr 07 visit Top legislator: China-U.S. common interests greater than differences Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo said here Thursday that China and the United States have many more common interests than differences.
04 Apr 07 visit China, India to enhance co-op in financial industry China and India will strengthen cooperation in the financial industry, said Wu Xiaoling, vice governor of the country's central bank on Wednesday.
04 Apr 07 visit China launches program to extend medical insurance China's cabinet on Wednesday launched a pilot program to ensure that more urban residents are covered by basic medical insurance.
04 Apr 07 visit Suggestions pour into NPC on draft employment law A total of 4,713 suggestions have poured into the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) via Internet and mail since the public were invited on March 25 to comment on the draft employment promotion law.
04 Apr 07 visit Ma Ying-jeou goes on trial Ma Ying-jeou, former leader of Taiwan's main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption on the opening day of his trial in Taipei on Tuesday.
04 Apr 07 visit Li says to enhance co-op with Samoa
China will continue to enhance mutually beneficial cooperation with Samoa and push friendly exchanges forward, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) said here late Monday.
03 Apr 07 visit Courts asked to better handle lawsuits against administrative orders China's supreme court has ordered local courts to better handle lawsuits that are filed by people who disagree with administrative orders, especially those suits that effect large numbers of people.
03 Apr 07 visit China mulls ban on tomb speculation Even as they complain about soaring downtown house prices, Chinese citizens are finding that accommodation in the afterlife is just as pricey.
03 Apr 07 visit China to announce personal income tax declaration results Chinese tax authorities will announce on April 10 the final number of personal income statements filed by the country's high-income earners.
03 Apr 07 visit China to overhaul newspaper local branches The General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) on Tuesday said it has forbidden journalists and newspapers from accepting or extorting money in return for favorable news coverage.
03 Apr 07 visit China confirms Wen to deliver speech at Japan's Diet Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang confirmed Tuesday that Premier Wen Jiabao is expected to deliver a speech at the Diet of Japan during the upcoming visit.
03 Apr 07 visit China sees rising number of serious accidents in March China has seen a rebound of serious accidents in March despite a 15 percent drop in death toll throughout the first quarter of 2007.
02 Apr 07 visit Siemens sees "major opportunity" in environmentally-aware China German electrical engineering giant Siemens sees "a major opportunity" offered by China's increasing environmental awareness, local reports said Monday.
02 Apr 07 visit Top legislator: China, U.S. should enhance dialogue, cooperation
China and the United States should consider bilateral relations from a long-term, strategic perspective in order to enhance dialogue, trust and cooperation, said Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo here on Monday.
02 Apr 07 visit Chinese bid farewell to Mao Zedong's second son
Hundreds of Chinese attended here Monday morning the funeral of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong's second son Mao Anqing, who died on March 24 at the age of 84.
01 Apr 07 visit China launches 6th on-line public memorial for martyrs China launched its sixth on-line public memorial for national martyrs here Sunday four days ahead of China's traditional day to honor ancestors, Qingming Festival.
01 Apr 07 visit HK launches celebrations for 10th anniversary of reunification The celebration events for the 10th Anniversary of the Reunification by the Hong Kong Youth Sector started on Sunday in Hong Kong.
01 Apr 07 visit Blaze ravaging southwest China brought under control More than 3,200 people succeeded in bringing a forest fire in southwest China's Yunnan Province under control by Sunday afternoon.
01 Apr 07 visit China hosts photo exhibition to mark EU's 50th birthday
China hosted a photo exhibition on Sunday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome that led to the creation of the European Union (EU).
31 Mar 07 visit Minister warns hospitals against refusing treatment Ma Xiaowei, China's Vice Health Minister, on Friday warned hospitals they were prohibited from refusing emergency treatment to patients who were unable to pay the medical fees.
31 Mar 07 visit Judical interpretations on property law issued China's supreme court will be busy this year as it begins to develop and provide legal interpretation of several new and far reaching laws that were passed earlier this month at China's annual legislative assembly.
31 Mar 07 visit New Chinese regional jet being assembled in Shanghai Final assembly of China's innovative new regional jet, the ARJ-21, began Friday morning in Shanghai with the first 90-seater plane expected to roll out of the workshop at the end of the year.
31 Mar 07 visit China's largest regional airline set up in Tianjin China's largest regional airline by fleet size and the number of routes, Grand China Express, was set up in the northern port city of Tianjin on Friday.
30 Mar 07 visit E province attempts to wipe out snail fever East China's Jiangxi provincial health authorities have announced plans to wipe out schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease commonly known as snail fever, by 2015.
30 Mar 07 visit Japan confirms loans of $539.52 mln for environment protection in China China and Japan on Friday signed a document confirming Japanese loan pledges to China in 2006.
30 Mar 07 visit Chinese National Exhibition hailed in Russia The Chinese National Exhibition held in Moscow attracted more than 86,000 Russians and the trade volume of agreements signed on the sideline of the event reached 4.9 billion U.S. dollars, an official with China's Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.
30 Mar 07 visit Macao sees rise in population in 2006 The resident population of China's Macao Special Administrative Region was estimated at 513,427 by Dec. 31, 2006, representing an increase of 29,150 over 2005, or a year-on-year growth of 5.8 percent, according to official statistics issued Thursday.
29 Mar 07 visit Official:China has no racial discrimination All ethnic groups in China are equal and no racial discrimination exists, Dainzhub Ongboin, vice director of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission (SEAC), said on Thursday.
29 Mar 07 visit China vows to get tough on accident cover-up China's State Council ordered a crackdown on the dishonest reporting of coal mine accidents in a notice circulated on Thursday.
29 Mar 07 visit Japan, China hold seventh round of discussion on disputed gas field The seventh round of discussion over gas exploitation in a disputed field in the East China Sea between Japan and China was held here on Thursday.
28 Mar 07 visit Cabinet reviews draft decree on handling of workplace accidents Three draft regulations were discussed Wednesday and ratified in principle by the executive meeting of the State Council, with Premier Wen Jiabao in the chair.
28 Mar 07 visit Hu calls for stronger regional links with Russia
China and Russia will further enhance their cooperation at the regional level, a promising and important part of the strategic cooperation between the two countries, visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Wednesday.
27 Mar 07 visit Chinese police trace more than 300 wanted officials Chinese police have traced more than 300 wanted officials who have allegedly fled abroad with illegal earnings since 1998, Wu Heping, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security, said on Tuesday.
27 Mar 07 visit China mulls new curbs on housing developers A new banking regulation may force land developers to finish projects and sell vacant holdings by keeping track of the funds they raise from pre-sales, say sources with the Ministry of Construction.
27 Mar 07 visit China, Russia reach common ground on major int'l issues China and Russia have reached common ground on major international issues as Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met here on Monday.
26 Mar 07 visit National and Independence Day of Bangladesh marked in Beijing A reception was held in Beijing Monday evening to mark the 36th anniversary of the National and Independence Day of Bangladesh.
26 Mar 07 visit China, Russia to bolster co-op in culture, environment China and Russia pledged to strengthen cooperation in the fields of culture, education and environment so as to enhance mutual political trust, according to a Sino-Russian joint statement issued on Monday.
25 Mar 07 visit Hu reassures foreign investors of more opportunities Foreign investors will enjoy more opportunities in China as the country's investment environment improves, said Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday.

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