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Chinese mainland to further promote direct trade with Taiwan |
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Chinese mainland will effectively push forward direct trade with Taiwan and construct a cooperative trade mechanism between the two sides on the basis of a "one China" policy, said Commerce Minister Chen Deming in Beijing on Saturday. |
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Beijing will contain housing price hike |
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Beijing vice and acting mayor Guo Jinlong said Sunday the municipal government will work to contain housing price hike and provide low-rent housing for poor residents. |
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Vaccinations for dogs now compulsory |
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The nation's dog lovers have been warned that they must get their pooches vaccinated against rabies or risk "serious punishment". |
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Farmers struggle in face of price freezes |
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While most Chinese consumers, particularly in urban areas, are relieved at the government's decision to freeze prices on key household commodities, some of the country's farmers are arguing their interests might be ignored. |
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Beijing authorities say crime down 5 pct |
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Beijing's public security continues to improve with the incidence of major crimes declining following crackdowns, a senior Beijing police official said yesterday. |
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Net piracy still poses a challenge |
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Despite repeated crackdowns on online piracy, it is still a challenge to protect intellectual property rights, a top official said yesterday. |
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Grassroots deputies more prominent in legislatures |
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Zheng Xiaoqiong and five other migrant workers were present on Thursday when Guangdong Province Governor Huang Huahua delivered the government work report to the local legislature for the first time in their lives. |
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Gov't intensifies crackdown on Internet piracy |
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Chinese authorities investigated 1,001 copyright infringement cases during a campaign against online piracy from August to October last year, 60 percent more than the combined number in 2005 and 2006. |
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Legislatures: fewer cadres, more migrant rural workers |
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China is continuing efforts of reducing the number of officials and incorporating more ordinary citizens into its legislative bodies to make them more representative of the public. |
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Court explains trial of lawsuits against gov't |
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The Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Wednesday issued a judicial explanation on independent trial of lawsuits against government. |
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Gov't intervenes to curb price rises |
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The government has started to temporarily intervene in the market to control the prices of a range of daily necessities such as grain and meat, and rein in inflationary pressure. |
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Cheaper cover for farmers |
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A wider range of micro-insurance products is to be introduced to give farmers and low-income urbanites better access to essential cover, officials have said. |
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Greater department reform solicited |
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As the sixth reform on the State Council organs since China's reform and opening up, idea solicitation concerning "greater department reform" is coming to an end, Eastday.com reported on January 14, 2008. |
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Senior leader details criteria for official promotion |
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Senior leader Xi Jinping has pinpointed the criteria for selecting and appointing cadres as the country entered local leadership reshuffles. |
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Deadly killer wanted |
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The Ministry of Public Security (MPS)issued a class B warrant for a murder suspect on Tuesday. |