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20 Nov 09
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Chinese vice premier urges to upgrade polar exploration Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang Friday called for intensified efforts to build up the country's capacity in polar exploration and active participation in international polar exploration projects.
Li made the remarks on the 25th anniversary of... |
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20 Nov 09
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Power supply in Shanghai back to normal Power supplies in Shanghai returned to normal as some failed electrical generators resumed operations Friday, Wang Yiyu, a senior official of the State Grid Corp. of China (SGCC), told Xinhua Friday.
Sudden temperature drops in the city on Nov. 17... |
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20 Nov 09
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China's top political adviser meets Philippine president &$
&$Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ahead of the opening of the 10th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention... |
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20 Nov 09
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Biennial World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention begins in Philippines Tackling tough economic times was top of the agenda when more than 3,000 Chinese businessmen, including 1,000 from China, gathered at the 10th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention, which started here Friday.
With a theme of "World Prosperity... |
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20 Nov 09
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Myanmar to build new railroad to link Chinese border town Myanmar will construct a new railroad to link Myanmar's border town of Muse with China's Jie Guo, Yunnan province to facilitate commodity flow in bilateral border trade, sources with the Rail Transportation Department said on Friday.
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20 Nov 09
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China welcomes EU committee's rejection of shoe duties China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Friday it welcomed a decision by the European Union's anti-dumping committee to reject an extension of dumping duties on leather shoes from China.
"The Chinese government welcomes the decision and would... |
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20 Nov 09
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China, Vietnam agree to further boost economic corridor Vietnam and China agreed here on Friday to further strengthen the cooperation in the economic corridor involving China's Yunnan province and four Vietnamese localities of Hanoi, Lao Cai, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh.
The agreement was made in the... |
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20 Nov 09
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State Councilor calls for efforts to vitalize central China Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong said Friday intensified efforts were needed to foster new industries and train talents for the development of the country's central provinces.
Liu made the call during an inspection tour in central Hubei... |
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20 Nov 09
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President Hu: China hopes to advance relations with ROK Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Friday that China hopes to advance the strategic cooperative partnership with the Republic of Korea (ROK).
"We will work with the ROK to increase friendly exchanges at various levels and enhance pragmatic... |
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20 Nov 09
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20 Nov 09
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Chinese Premier Wen attends China-EU strategic partnership seminar (2) &$
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20 Nov 09
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China reaffirms efforts to revive world economy Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Friday pledged the country would work with other governments to seek global economic revival and sustainable development.
Xi made the pledge in a meeting with visiting Italian Minister of Economy and Finance... |
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20 Nov 09
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China, Japan vow to further improve bilateral ties Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Friday on improvement of bilateral ties under the new government of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ).
Yang said the leaders of the two countries have... |
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20 Nov 09
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Chinese airline plans to hire Tibetan flight attendants One of China's major airline companies has announced it plans to employ Tibetan flight attendants to serve a growing number of Tibetan travelers.
China Eastern Airlines Co. Ltd. will target Tibetan applicants for the first time on Nov. 28 and 29... |
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20 Nov 09
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China's unit GDP energy consumption down by 3.35% in the first half of a year China's unit GDP energy consumption has been down by 3.35 percent year-on-year in the first half of year on the basis of 10.1 percent down within three years, said Ma Liqiang, deputy secretary of National Development and Reform Commission on the world's... |
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20 Nov 09
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Advocates: UN convention drives global cause of child rights protection Advocates of child rights have spoken highly of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as the world celebrates the 20th anniversary of CRC's adoption and the Universal Children's Day on Friday.
About a dozen child rights... |
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20 Nov 09
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4 mln Chinese families own million dollar assets The more than 4 million Chinese families with million dollar assets in 2008 will reach 7.8 million in 2013, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) published Oct. 19.
However, the regional concentration of these rich families can be... |
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20 Nov 09
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Conference on Vietnam-China economic corridor opens in Hanoi The fifth conference on cooperation in the economic corridor between China's Yunnan province and four Vietnamese localities of Hanoi, Lao Cai, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh opened in Hanoi on Friday.
Participation in the conference includes provincial... |
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20 Nov 09
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Commentary: Joint media efforts make history in championing child rights This year's Universal Children's Day shall be remembered as a milestone, not only because the Convention on the Rights of the Child celebrated its 20th birthday, but because it raised global awareness on child rights protection through historic joint... |
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20 Nov 09
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Philippine president praises Chinese entrepreneurs, role in world recovery Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Friday said Chinese entrepreneurs have played an important role to cushion the impacts of global financial crisis and help bring the world out from recession.
Speaking to 3,000 businessmen gathering... |
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20 Nov 09
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Report: Economic, climate, population shifts threaten child rights development Changes in economy, climate and population are threats to recent advances in child rights, said a report released here Friday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Xinhua News Agency.
"Strains on household, corporate and government... |
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20 Nov 09
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Top Chinese political advisor urges entrepreneurs to play greater role in promoting development Jia Qinglin, China's top political adviser, continued his two-day visit to the Philippines on Friday by urging Chinese entrepreneurs to forge closer ties and promote common development.
In his speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th World... |
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20 Nov 09
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Senior Chinese legislator meets ROK delegation Chen Zhili, vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), met in Beijing Friday with a delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (ROK) headed by its speaker Kim Hyong-o.
Kim is visiting China... |
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20 Nov 09
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Heavy power users to pay more China is raising the retail cost of electricity today by 0.028 yuan (0.4 cents) per kWh.
While the hike will impact industries that use large amounts of power, the cost for residential users will not change, the National Development and Reform... |
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20 Nov 09
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4,271 administrative villages get telephone access &$
&$Qamba, an elderly Tibetan in Dagze County is calling his families. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$
Up to now, 4,271 administrative villages have been connected by telephone service in Tibet. China Telecom has completed the one year's task with installing... |
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20 Nov 09
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China's first guide dog training center starts construction "Samsung-Beijing Union University" guide dog training center, China's first guide dog training center started construction in Beijing Nov. 18, 2009.
Located in the Science and Technology Area of Beijing Union University, Shunyi district, the 26,680... |
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20 Nov 09
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School children of ethnic Romanian minority see shared hope with their Romanian peers Romas or Romanians, 470 children study together, play together and they look forward to a shared future with self-respect and respect for one another in the Bucharest No.136 School.
"We do not separate them," said Mariana Ionescu, a teacher just... |
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20 Nov 09
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China hopes to see positive outcome from UN Conference on Climate Change Chinese UN ambassador said at United Nations on Thursday that China hopes to see positive outcome from the upcoming UN Conference on Climate Change scheduled for Dec. 7 in Copenhagen.
Addressing the informal meeting of the UN General Assembly on... |
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20 Nov 09
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Pakistan organizes walk to observe Universal Children's Day A committee in south Pakistan organized an awareness walk for the children rights in the eve of the Universal Children's Day on Friday.
The walk on Thursday started from Suikarno Memorial Tower, Larkana in Sindh Province and marched across all... |
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20 Nov 09
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Prison officials face prosecution after fatal north China jail break A former prison warden and six other prison staff have been arrested in connection with a prison break that left one guard dead in north China last month.
Former warden Zhang Heping was arrested on charges of dereliction of duty, said a spokesman... |
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20 Nov 09
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20 Nov 09
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Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "Roof of the World" and the "Third Pole of the earth", is a dreamland for many tourists of pursuing... |
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20 Nov 09
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Agents for world peace -- inside the United Nations International School A cultural institution that gives students an access all areas pass to the world, the United Nations International Schools (UNIS) gives students a trip around the globe in just a stroll down the school hallway.
"We've got over 60 countries... |
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20 Nov 09
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Chinese-version report on state of children issued on Universal Children's Day The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Xinhua News Agency Friday launched in Beijing the Chinese-version Report on the State of World's Children to mark the Universal Children's Day and the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on... |
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20 Nov 09
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Backgrounder: Declaration of the Rights of the Child Xinhua News Agency and other leading world media will provide 24-hour global coverage of Universal Children's Day on Nov. 20 to focus on the protection and welfare of children.
The following is a brief introduction of the Declaration of the Rights... |
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20 Nov 09
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China's wireless carrier moves to block access to cell phone porn China Mobile, the country's largest wireless carrier, is coming under pressure to shut off access to pornography through its cell phone network.
The move comes as online sites accessible only through mobile phones are becoming a popular new method... |
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20 Nov 09
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Next round of trade talks with China to be "very pleasing": Australian Trade Minister Australia's breakthrough with China on another round of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) after a 12 month lag is "very pleasing", Trade Minister SimonCrean said on Friday.
The next meeting with Chinese officials is in Canberra in... |
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20 Nov 09
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UN child rights convention well incorporated into national laws: report The United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has been well incorporated into national laws across the world, showed a report issued in Beijing Friday by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Xinhua News Agency.
A recent study... |
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20 Nov 09
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Backgrounder: Convention on the Rights of the Child Xinhua News Agency and other leading world media will provide 24-hour global coverage on Nov. 20 of Universal Children's Day to focus on the protection and welfare of children.
The following is a brief introduction to the Convention on the Rights... |
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20 Nov 09
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World sees progress on survival, development rights of children: Report The world has seen marked progress in child survival, disease control and education, according to a report issued in Beijing Friday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Xinhua News Agency.
The launch of the report, a special edition... |
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20 Nov 09
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Chinese FM meets chairman of Japan Business Federation &$
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20 Nov 09
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Nov. 20 day to highlight importance of children, UNICEF chief says Nov. 20 is the day for the world to focus on how it is treating its children, according to the head of the UN's child welfare body.
November 20 marks the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and... |
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20 Nov 09
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Bare-foot doctors bring gift of life in China's child vaccine chain Guo Hong is a doctorate student in computer science -- but to his parents, he's just "Doggy."
It's a nickname that's given the 26-year-old cause to cringe over the years. "It embarrassed me when my parents called me that in front of my... |
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20 Nov 09
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Children live in the sun of rights convention "In the village in India where I was born and raised, the notion of child rights does not exist," Om Prakash Gurjar said.
As his father had no means to pay off the family's debt, five-year-old Om Prakash had to become a bonded laborer. Toiling on the... |
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20 Nov 09
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Hydrochloric acid spills after road accident in E China Fifteen tonnes of toxic hydrochloric acid was spilled Friday when a tractor-trailer overturned on a mountain road in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, the city's fire department said.
The road was closed after the accident, which... |
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20 Nov 09
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Official: China promotes children's development, rights protection China has substantially promoted its children's development and rights protection since it became the 105th signatory of the "Convention on the Rights of the Child" adopted by the 44th United Nations General Assembly this day 20 years ago.
The... |
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20 Nov 09
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Biennial World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention kicks off in Philippines The tenth World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention started in Manila Friday. More than 1,000 businessmen from China and 2,000 businessmen with Chinese origin are present for a two-day forum which aims to enhance cooperation among Chinese entrepreneurs.
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20 Nov 09
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Low rates could discourage financing real economy: China central bank governor Low interest rates would discourage financial institutions from providing adequate financing to the real economy, Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said Friday.
He told the 2009 Business Week CEO Forum in Beijing that... |
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20 Nov 09
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India bristles at closer Sino-US ties The Indian government and media may have been a little too sensitive toward the newly signed China-US joint statement by saying they do not want a third-country role in the India-Pakistan relationship, Chinese analysts said on Thursday.
The US appears... |
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20 Nov 09
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China's military vows to earnestly implement presidents' consensus China's military will earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the Chinese and U.S. presidents in efforts to steadily advance bilateral military ties, Defense Ministry spokesman Huang Xueping said Thursday.
Huang was responding to a... |
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