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China propels global growth
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China contributed to 13.8 percent of the world economic growth during the 2003-05 period, and the country is the second-largest contributor following the US, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said yesterday. |
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Health budget increased for armed forces
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The People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China has more than doubled its annual healthcare budget to an equivalent of 180 yuan (US$23.7) per person, according to PLA's General Logistics Department. |
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Family planning posters toned down
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Seen commonly in both rural and urban areas, most of the country's family planning policy posters have been updated with messages of a more human touch. |
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Special Olympics promotes social harmony
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The 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games, which closed in Shanghai on Thursday, is expected to leave strong legacies for China's harmonious development and the long-awaited Beijing Olympic Games next year, sports officials and scholars say. |
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PLA promotes younger officers
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China has completed the reshuffle of the heads of its major military regions, promoting younger officers to replace retired ones ahead of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) next week. |
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Siblings elected to CPC Congress
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On the newly released list of delegates to the 17th CPC National Congress, there are four pairs of brothers and also a brother and sister pair, according to Hong Kong's Wenweipo newspaper.
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Corrupt Shanghai lawmaker ousted
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Kang Huijun, former deputy director of Shanghai's Pudong New Area District, has lost his seat at the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, the city's legislature, for suspected corruption. |
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Rural areas see rapid consumer growth
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Low-income earners in rural areas were more active consumers than those on higher salaries in the 2002-06 period, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said. |
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HK Chief delivers 2007-08 Policy Address
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive Donald Tsang set new goals for the coming years in his first Policy Address since reelection, stating that promoting economic development remains the HKSAR government's primary goal. |
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Law targets work discrimination
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The Employment Promotion Law, to take effect on January 1 next year, is expected to boost employment by banning job discrimination, a senior labor official said Monday. |
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Homeless children get hope of shelter
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The government has allocated 1.12 billion yuan ($145 million) to set up more than 350 shelters for homeless children in cities and counties by 2010, a senior civil affairs official said yesterday. |
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Zhou Yongkang promises security for CPC congress
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The Ministry of Public Security has promised police from around China will support Beijing police in their security operations for upcoming 17th National Congress of the Communist Part of China (CPC), which is due to convene next week. |
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UN, ADB: China leads way of reducing poverty
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China is leading the way of reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific region, and contributing to other regional efforts like reforestation and energy efficiency to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), said an international report released here on Monday. |
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Food safety struggle bearing fruit
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All legal food exports now bear inspection labels, and any illegally imported meat, fruit or waste materials in circulation has been either returned or destroyed, the top quality watchdog announced yesterday. |
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Authorities tighten control of medication
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China's top food and drug watchdog has tightened its control over narcotic and psychotropic drugs in a bid to safeguard public health and social security, an official said yesterday. |
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