When contacted by Xinhua on Wednesday, a Mianyang City official who asked not to be identified said public opinion was needed because the draft plan had been drawn up by office-bound professionals, not local residents. Four townships -- Leigu, which...
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Ban Calls For Continued Efforts To Eliminate Scourge Of Chemical Weapons New York, Dec 2 2008 6:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed for continued action to press ahead with disarmament efforts regarding chemical weapons, noting the positive steps that have...
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There will be no major or immediate change in the U.S.-China relations following President-elect Barack Obama's nomination of Hillary Clinton as U.S. secretary of state, some U.S. experts on China said on Monday. U.S.-China Institute Associate Director Clayton Dube from...
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At least 120 people are confirmed dead in northern Vietnam amid fears that the floodwaters from southern China could cause river levels to rise, further inundating a region lashed by heavy rains since Friday. Forecasters say that more torrential rain...
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China will join the Inter-American Development Bank as a donor member, building on its growing links with Latin America and the Caribbean. The Asian power will become the 48th member country in the Washington, DC-based IDB, the single largest source...
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Han Yongwen, spokesman and secretary-general of the top economic planning agency, said he based this assessment on the huge, sound economy China has built over the past three decades and the enormous domestic market. He believed China could minimize any...
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Kenyans were given hope of paying less for oil and electricity on Wednesday when Energy minister Kiraitu Murungi promised to make a major announcement on price reduction. Related Stories He was in Parliament to tell MPs that the Government intended...
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Meanwhile, total imports of goods grew 3.9 percent to 32.77 billion patacas (4.1 billion dollars) in the period, as the value of imports of fuels and lubricants and consumer goods expanded 22 percent and 19.6 percent respectively year-on-year, but that...
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Chinese senior officials met with visiting Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit here Thursday, and the two sides expressed the hope to enhance relationship and cooperation. "Egypt is China's important partner in developing countries," said Vice President...
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will give $100 million in small doses to researchers doing novel medical-research experiments -- part of a new way to use the Web to reach medical researchers who might be missed in a traditional...
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