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The government's latest economic stimulus plan could create at least one million jobs by the end of the year, in turn curbing rapid unemployment among migrant workers hit by a looming global recession, a senior researcher has said. The $586-billion... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Nov 14 2008

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