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Baby overload in Guangdong
2023-12-06One million babies were born in Guangdong in the first nine months of the year, and the total is set to exceed 1.2 million by the end of December, the...
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Recession fears return to the fore
2023-12-06Positive market sentiment following bold government moves to stem the financial sector meltdown evaporated yesterday and recession fears rose to the f...
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Hard times bring barter back into vogue
2023-12-06When it comes to being in vogue in Britain, barter is, as they say, the new black.Rising inflation, a credit squeeze, crumbling stock markets and a sl...
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Climate change 'threatens' food safety
2023-12-06China is likely to face inadequate food supply by 2030 if the current climate change trend continues, warns a new Greenpeace report released yesterday...
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Formaldehyde found in fish
2023-12-06Authorities in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, yesterday confirmed fish sold at a local wet market were contaminated with a high level of formaldehyde.Some ve...
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US injects $250b into key banks
2023-12-06The United States is following Europe’s lead as President George W. Bush yesterday announced a $250 billion plan by the US government to directl...
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Island's return marks end of border dispute
2023-12-06A decades-long dispute between China and Russia is finally ended as the two countries yesterday unveiled boundary markers for the eastern section of t...
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All dairy products made before September 14 must be pulled off the shelves to be tested for melamine, a chemical blamed for killing four babies and si...
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Fengshui course proves popular
2023-12-06Fengshui, the traditional Chinese study of geomantic omens for buildings or cemeteries, is proving extremely popular as a new university course in Cen...
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Ideas forum surfaces on the Internet
2023-12-06Following on from the Internet shopping phenomenon, people in the South China city of Guangzhou are now trading their ideas online.Increasing numbers ...