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9th West China Expo opens in Chengdu
Staff members take a family photo with the logo of the 9th Western China International Economy and Trade Fair in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 27, 2008. The 5-day fair opened here on Monday with participants from...
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Three men arrested in south China CPPCC official murder probe
GUANGZHOU, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Police in south China's Guangdong Province on Monday announced the arrests of three young men in connection with the murder of a senior local government political advisor last week. The men were identified to be Li Zho...
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Fireworks show near Qiantang River in Hangzhou
Fireworks explode over the Qiantang River celebrating the 9th West Lake Expo in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang Province, October 25, 2008. [CFP] Fireworks explode over the Qiantang River celebrating the 9th West Lake Expo in Hangzhou, ca...
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At least 2 Chinese citizens killed in Seoul
Policemen are seen outside the small hotel in Seoul, South Korea, October 20, 2008. At least two Chinese citizens were killed and another three injured on Monday after a South Korean man set fire to a small inn in Seoul and stabbed guests inside. Fi...
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ASEM summit closed session focuses on global financial crisis
The seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Oct. 24, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit concluded its first closed session here Friday evening, with the...
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Asian and European leaders meet in Beijing for ASEM
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 23, 2008.[Agencies] Malta's Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi (L) shakes hands with...
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Wen: China to actively attend G20 summit on financial crisis
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao(R) shakes hands with European Commission President Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, who is here attending the seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday afternoon, Oct. 24, 2008....
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[Environment]China, India speed climate change: Australian report
SYDNEY (AFP) - The economic rise of China and India means climate change is occurring faster than previously thought, making efforts to fix the problem more urgent, an official Australian report found Thursday. The government-commissioned report cal...
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[Environment]Tianjin joins Beijing in Olympic air pollution fight
BEIJING, Feb 22, 2008 (AFP) - The port city of Tianjin has joined neighbouring Beijing in the fight to clean the air for the Olympics by cutting vehicle traffic in half, state media reported Friday. The industrial city of 10 million people 100 kilom...
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[Space & Astronomy]China wants US satellite downing data
BEIJING - China asked the U.S. on Thursday to release data on the missile hit on an ailing spy satellite, while the Communist Party's newspaper blasted what it called Washington's callous attitude toward the weaponization of space. Defense Secretary...
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[Space & Astronomy]China to launch second lunar probe in 2009: report
China hopes to launch its second moon-orbiting satellite in 2009, state media reported Friday, as the country steps up its space programme. The news came after scientists regained contact with the country's first lunar satellite Chang'e-1 following...
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[Space & Astronomy]Japan launches experimental Internet satellite
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan launched an experimental communications satellite on Saturday as part of an ambitious space program that could help ensure super high-speed Internet access in remote parts of Japan and elsewhere in Asia. The H-2A rocket carry...
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[Weather News]China weather forecasters 10 years behind foreigners: report
China's meteorologists have admitted being 10 years behind world standards, a report said Friday, after a surprise spell of freezing winter weather paralysed the country and killed more than 100 people. There is a 10-year gap between the Chinese (we...
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[Weather News]Quake hits near Indonesia's Aceh, at least 3 dead
A 7.5 magnitude quake struck off Indonesia's Aceh province on Wednesday killing at least three people and damaging buildings on the nearby island of Simeulue, a local official said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake's depth was 34 km (21 mi...
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[Weather News]Three dead, 25 hurt in Indonesia quake
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) - A strong 7.5-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province Wednesday, killing three people, seriously injuring 25 others and briefly sparking a tsunami alert, officials said. The US Geological Survey said the underse...
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