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Sea patrol force to get more muscle
2023-12-06China's marine surveillance (CMS) force will be strengthened to guard and manage 3 million sq km of ocean and 18,000 km of coastline under the cou...
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Two US fighter planes were scrambled and ordered to shoot down an unidentified flying object (UFO) over the English countryside during the Cold War, a...
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Former vice-mayor sentenced to death
2023-12-06Former Beijing vice-mayor Liu Zhihua has been sentenced to death, suspended for two years, for corruption, local media reported yesterday, citing a Sa...
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WTO chief trying to avert crisis
2023-12-06The World Trade Organization (WTO) will coordinate with member economies to avoid protectionism and help the global economy tide over the fast-expandi...
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Reporting made easier for foreign media
2023-12-06China's new rules on foreign media will make reporting from the country more convenient, Wang Chen, minister of the State Council Information Offi...
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Farmers get leeway on use of land
2023-12-06Farmers can transfer their land-use rights under a new policy to boost agricultural production and rural incomes, in a new landmark policy.The Communi...
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Stock markets continue to bleed
2023-12-06Yesterday was the first anniversary of the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index hitting a historic high of 6,124 - but there was nothing to celebrate.Du...
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Thousands of toy makers laid off
2024-10-10Workers at a toy factory in Guangdong have become the latest victims of the worldwide financial tsunami.More than 6,000 employees lost their jobs when...
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Exported beans 'pesticide free'
2023-12-06Tests conducted on samples of frozen green beans exported to Japan showed no evidence of pesticide residue, Chinese authorities said here yesterday.Ja...
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Wen wants basic research beefed up
2023-12-06The wellspring of economic and social development lies in science and technology and that is why they should be better integrated, Premier Wen Jiabao ...