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07 Nov 09
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5 die in village fire in Guangxi, 196 houses burnt down FIVE people have been confirmed dead in a village fire yesterday in Sanjiang County of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, rescuers said today.
A fire-fighting official said 3,276 villagers have fallen... |
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07 Nov 09
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Heavy fog shrouds Beijing and neighboring regions MAJOR highways to Beijing have been closed as the capital and neighboring Hebei Province and Tianjin Municipality were shrouded in dense fog today.
The average visibility in Beijing was less than 500 meters this... |
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06 Nov 09
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Ex-lottery chief finally lucky in third hearing A FORMER top lottery official in south China has been cleared from the guilt of negligence of duties in a lottery scandal after a local court announced him innocent in the final verdict.
Mai Liang, former dean... |
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06 Nov 09
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Prostitute arrest draws critics THE rough arrest of a prostitute, captured in a video clip and pictures that spread rapidly online, has sparked criticism of the police of Zhengzhou City, capital of central China's Henan Province.
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06 Nov 09
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Tiny shrimp generate big prices RARE tiny black and white shrimp raised in Taiwan are selling for as much as US$830 apiece to collectors in Japan, despite short life spans and problems breeding, officials at an exhibition said yesterday.
The... |
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06 Nov 09
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Two Dutch tourists die in ship collision TWO Dutch tourists were confirmed dead and nine other people injured after a passenger ship collided with a coal-carrying vessel off south China's Guangdong Province late Thursday, the local maritime authority said.
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06 Nov 09
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S. China police save 19 kids in crackdown on child trafficking POLICE in south China have rescued another 19 children in the ongoing nationwide crackdown against the buying and selling of children.
Two of the youngsters have been reunited with their families, and DNA tests... |
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06 Nov 09
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Thousands mourn top space scientist AROUND 10,000 mourners gathered at the Beijing Babaoshan Cemetery yesterday morning to pay their final respects to the late Chinese space scientist Qian Xuesen.
Joining them were President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen... |
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06 Nov 09
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Qian Library At Jiao Tong CHINA is planning to build a library honoring the country's late "father of space technology," Qian Xuesen.
The library, which will be built at Shanghai Jiao Tong University where Qian studied, is expected to... |
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06 Nov 09
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Hu pledges peace in the cosmos CHINA supports the peaceful exploration and use of airspace, President Hu Jintao told an international audience in Beijing yesterday.
Hu, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while... |
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06 Nov 09
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909,000 hit by drought A DROUGHT since September had affected 909,000 people in east China's Jiangxi Province, a spokesman for the provincial flood control and drought relief office said yesterday.
The drought had cut off normal water... |
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06 Nov 09
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Police investigate gay prostitution, Websites POLICE in Changchun City of northeast China's Jilin Province have begun an investigation into a gay prostitution case.
The male prostitutes have Websites with pictures to attract clients. Although they called... |
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06 Nov 09
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Twins jailed over 'mafia' extortion TWIN brothers who were the youngest gang leaders in Chongqing were jailed for 17 years and fined 100,000 yuan (US$14,648) each yesterday following a citywide crime crackdown.
Chongqing No.2 Intermediate People's... |
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06 Nov 09
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Zhang set to produce again after huge debut CHINESE actress Zhang Ziyi is set to be a producer again in her next movie, "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan."
Her debut as a producer, "Sophie's Revenge," proved a blockbuster this summer.
Zhang, 30, will... |
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06 Nov 09
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2 More Deaths CHINA'S mainland reported two more deaths from H1N1 flu yesterday. By yesterday, 16 people had succumbed to the disease, according to the Ministry of Health. |
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06 Nov 09
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06 Nov 09
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Child trafficking probe saves 2,169 kids SPURRED by high profits, an underground industry in child trafficking has formed in China, extending to kidnapping, transportation and sales, police said.
Police cracked 4,840 cases and rescued 2,169 children... |
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06 Nov 09
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Drunk drivers named and shamed A LIST naming 106 convicted drunk drivers will be made public today by traffic police in Nanjing, capital of neighboring Jiangsu Province, as a warning to all drivers.
Traffic police said they will publish the... |
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06 Nov 09
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Lottery official clears his name A FORMER top lottery official in south China has been cleared from negligence in a lottery scandal by a local court.
Mai Liang, former dean of Guangdong Province Sports Lottery Management Center, was released... |
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06 Nov 09
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Police rescue 19 stolen boys POLICE in southwest China have rescued 19 boys after breaking a ring that trafficked children from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Two of the rescued boys have been reunited with their families, China News... |
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06 Nov 09
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Police investigate Web male prostitute ring POLICE are investigating a male prostitution ring in Changchun city of northeast China's Jilin Province.
Men calling themselves masseurs had Websites with pictures to attract male clients with sexual services,... |
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06 Nov 09
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Twin bosses jailed over gang violence TWIN brothers have been jailed for 17 years and fined 100,000 yuan (US$14,645) each for leading a mafia-style gang, running gambling dens, causing intentional injuries and illegal imprisonment in Chongqing city.
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06 Nov 09
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Zhang Ziyi produces her second movie CHINESE actress Zhang Ziyi is set to produce her next movie "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" after her first production "Sophie's Revenge" proved to be a blockbuster this summer.
The 30-year-old actress will... |
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06 Nov 09
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Inner Mongolia reports 12th swine flu death on mainland THE Chinese mainland reported one more death from swine flu today after at least 12 people had fallen victim to the disease, authorities said.
The new death case, reported in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous... |
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06 Nov 09
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Brick worker improves after treatment A BRICK worker who made headlines for having surgery to prove he had an occupational disease has improved after hospital treatment to flush his lungs.
Zhang Haichao, 28, was discharged yesterday from the Beidaihe... |
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06 Nov 09
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Chinese Premier leaves Beijing for visit to Egypt, China-Africa forum CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao left Beijing today for an official visit to Egypt.
Wen will also attend the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in the... |
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06 Nov 09
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Fast track underground |
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06 Nov 09
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New-born tiger |
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06 Nov 09
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2 Dutch tourists dead in Guangdong ship collision TWO Dutch tourists were confirmed dead and nine other people were injured when a passenger ship collided with a coal-carrying vessel in waters off south China's Guangdong Province last night, the local maritime authority... |
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06 Nov 09
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China says farewell to 'father of space technology' A farewell ceremony for late Chinese space scientist Qian Xuesen was held in Beijing this morning at the Beijing Babaoshan Cemetery.
Hu Jintao, Jiang Zemin, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, LiChangchun, Xi... |
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06 Nov 09
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Truck runs into crowd, killing 19 in Hebei AT least 19 people were confirmed dead after a truck ran into a roadside crowd yesterday evening in Luanxian county of northern China's Hebei province, local police said this morning.
The accident happened at... |
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05 Nov 09
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Toddler struck by mom dies week later A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl who was severely injured by her mother passed away early Wednesday morning after a week in coma at a southern China hospital.
The girl had been in critical condition and relied on an artificial... |
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05 Nov 09
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Crime boss gets 20 years' jail A CRIME boss was sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined 1.01 million yuan (US$148,000) for heading a mafia-style gang in Chongqing yesterday.
The Chongqing No.2 Intermediate People's Court convicted Li Yi,... |
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05 Nov 09
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Lakes core to survival THE 13th World Lake Conference ended yesterday in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, with a declaration to call for governments and the world to combat lake pollution and promote lake rehabilitation.
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05 Nov 09
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Emperor's seal sold at auction AN auction of Chinese relics by Sotheby's of London triggered outrage among Chinese Internet users as an imperial seal belonging to Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) fetched 3.56 million pounds (US$5.91... |
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05 Nov 09
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Jilin crime boss executed A MAFIA ring leader, who is also son of a former high-ranking city official, was executed yesterday by lethal injection in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, according to a court statement.
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05 Nov 09
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6,000 abductees found, police say CHINESE police have cracked 982 crime rings engaged in children and women abducting and trafficking in the past seven months, an official with the Ministry of Public Security said yesterday.
More than 6,000 victims... |
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05 Nov 09
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Mao's plane gets a look |
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05 Nov 09
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Net addicts to be spared the rod THE Ministry of Health has banned the use of physical punishment to wean teens off the Web, months after a boy was beaten to death at an Internet boot camp.
Some parents have turned to more than 200 organizations... |
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05 Nov 09
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Guizhou top adviser removed from post THE top political adviser of Guizhou Province has been dismissed because of "severe discipline violation," the Xinhua news agency reported yesterday.
A source in the Organization Department of the Communist Party... |
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05 Nov 09
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Going, going... Games condoms "FASTER, higher, stronger." It's not just the Olympic motto - it was also a catchphrase used on condoms distributed to athletes attending the 2008 Beijing Games.
And while many records were broken on the track,... |
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05 Nov 09
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Mainland H1N1 toll rises to 11 THE Chinese mainland reported three more deaths from swine flu yesterday, bringing the fatality toll from the disease to 11.
A 34-month-old boy from Qingtongxia City in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous... |
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05 Nov 09
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Pigs Test Positive TWO samples taken from pigs two weeks ago at a Hong Kong slaughterhouse have tested positive for the H1N1 virus, health authorities said yesterday.
The samples did not show mutations, and the virus remained genetically... |
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05 Nov 09
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Seal's sale raises anger in China AN auction of Chinese relics held by Sotheby's of London yesterday triggered outrage among Chinese Internet users as an imperial seal belonging to Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty fetched 3.56 million pounds (US$5.91... |
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05 Nov 09
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Chongqing crime boss jailed A CRIME boss was jailed for 20 years by an intermediate court in Chongqing city today, as part of a citywide crackdown on criminal gangs.
Li Yi, nicknamed Mickey Mouse, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined... |
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05 Nov 09
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Lethal injections for death-row convicts CONVICTS sentenced to death in Beijing will be executed by injection from next year, Beijing Youth Daily reported today.
All three intermediate courts in the capital have organized designated staff to visit the... |
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05 Nov 09
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Free bikes for Nanjing tourists TOURISTS in Nanjing will soon be able to borrow 10,000 free bicycles to travel around the capital of neighboring Jiangsu Province.
The first batch of 100 bicycles will be available this month, Nanjing-based Modern... |
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05 Nov 09
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Nations work together on north Asian cruise TOURISM bureaus in China and four neighboring countries are planning a cross-border cruise around the Sea of Japan.
Bureaus from China, Russia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Japan and the Republic... |
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05 Nov 09
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Ministry orders hospital probe after post-op death THE Ministry of Health has ordered a thorough investigation into the use of student doctors at a Beijing hospital after a medical researcher died following surgery.
The victim's husband blamed the death on the... |
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05 Nov 09
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Beaten girl, 3, dies in hospital A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl with severe head injuries died early yesterday after spending nearly a week in a coma in a south China hospital.
Her mother has been accused of involuntary manslaughter, police said, and is... |
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