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- Chinese parliament stamps on premier's cabinet nominations - Wen Jiabao - Premeir of the State Council - Hu Jintao - President, chairman of Central Military Commission - Wu Bangguo - Chairman of NPC Standing Committee - Xi Jinping - Vice President - Hu Jintao reelected president - Hu Jintao reelected chairman of Central Military Commission - Xi Jinping elected vice-president - Wu Bangguo reelected chairman of NPC Standing Committee - Li Jianguo elected secretary-general of NPC Standing Committee - 13 vice-chairpersons of NPC Standing Committee elected - CPPCC elects new leadership - State Council appoints new officials - Ambassadors to Frannce, Monaco, EU appointed

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Environment & Energy

- Ministry to give more weight to green issues - Majority of Chinese aware of environmental importance - China confident of clean air for Beijing Olympics - More investment for Three Gorges pollution control - 51.54 billion trees planted in 27 years - Inner Mongolia on high alert against flood threat - Key energy reserve blueprint on anvil - China reports drops in energy consumption, pollution - Advisors propose assessment system for environment-damaging exports - Green is the way to go for delegates - Tougher law to curb water pollution - Beijing adds new forest park for Olympic games - 10 years' work will 'ensure' clean-air Games - China unveils plant conservation strategy

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China's Economy

- CPI to remain high before easing in 2nd half - China's exports to grow steadily, minister says - China won't curb CPI rise at expense of global economy - Minister: China's exports to grow steadily - Economist predicts GDP growth of about 10 pct - Inflation hits 8.7%, far surpassing forecasts - China's fiscal revenue hits record high in 2007: report - China's new inflation control targets pragmatic and reasonable: economists - Premier pledges hefty investment schemes under tight monetary policy - China to keep jobless rate at 4.5 pct in 2008 - China to keep year's CPI rise around 4.8 percent - China targets 8% GDP growth in 2008: Premier - Wen acknowledges 'increasing inflationary pressure' - Premier says China's state sector robust

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Institutional Reshuffle

- Gov't reshuffle not aimed at shedding civil service jobs - China forms new Cabinet, including 5 super ministers - Cabinet reshuffle in China - Institutional restructuring of gov't revs up overall reform - Highlights of China's institutional restructuring plan - NPC adopts government reshuffle plan - Planned government reform to help fight corruption - New ministry resolves 'split' in labor market - Government overhauls itself: a great leap forward - First reactions to gov't reshuffle - Question is not big or small, but efficiency - China to set up 5 new 'super ministries' - China plans bigger transport ministry managing road, water and air routes - China announces overhaul of energy agencies, management

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