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Olympic Manifesto issued The Olympic Manifesto was issued in Beijing to celebrate the 145th anniversary of Baron de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Movement.	Benazir Bhutto assassinated Pakistan's opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by a terrorist attacker on Dec. 27 outside a campaign rally.	Wild horses back home Fifty-five reintroduced Przewalski's horses are now roaming in Kalamely Mountain area, Xinjiang after people last saw the breed in the wild in 1966.
White paper on energy The State Council Information Office published on Dec. 26 a white paper entitled China's Energy Conditions and Policies.	Merry Christmas! Chinese people have joyfully embraced Christmas as yet another holiday to be incorporated into the vast array of festivals they celebrate.	Investigation into Shandong land abuse Fast growing poplars as well as commercial properties and private residences have been constantly encroaching upon farmland.
Extinct animal graveyard in Beijing Human activities have sped up the extinction of species by a thousand percent. Experts estimate that 37 percent of the animal species on the planet will disappear by the year of 2050.	Blueprint for Shenyang: promises and problems The spatial planning for Shenyang City has dramatically changed since the corruption of the former mayor.	Report on Sichuan AIDS town Gongmin Town, once a "heavily AIDS stricken area" has now become a "lighthouse for humans fighting against AIDS".
UN meets on climate change The UN Climate Change Conference is taking place in Bali, Indonesia, bringing together delegates of over 180 countries and observers from various groups.	Functional or foolish A set of major urban renovation projects in Shenzhen have caused much controversy regarding money management from local taxpayers.	Development blueprints have farmers seeing red Chinese urban planning has fallen victim to a recent economic juggernaut, unwittingly turning into a "modern enclosure movement."
Central Economic Work Conference The Conference determines economic policies for 2008 amid efforts to prevent the economy from overheating and to curb inflation.	China's Eunuch Museum Chinese history has witnessed a powerful group of castrated males, deprived of their right to marry and have descendants.	Buddhist art in China China.org.cn travel correspondent Wang Zhiyong takes you inside a medley of museums around China to have a glimpse of Chinese Buddhist collections.

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