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Amended law to revive public quake study |
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The revised Law on Precautions Against Earthquake and Relief of Disasters came into effect on May 1, 2009. |
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HK to reduce salary tax |
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HK Financial Secretary proposes one-off measure to alleviate people's hardship and share their burden in times of difficulties. |
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Amendment to Postal Law adopted |
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Chinese lawmakers on Friday adopted the amended Postal Law after days of a second reading. |
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Free vocational secondary education |
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China hopes to provide free vocational secondary education "in the near future". |
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US$6.6b to fund rural roads promise |
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The Ministry of Transport will spend an additional 45.4 billion yuan ($6.6 billion) on rural roads in the next two years. |
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10 major projects begin in Beijing |
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The construction of 10 major infrastructure projects will begin this month in Beijing. |
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US$3 bln for farmer health care |
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China has appropriated US$2.9 billion in subsidies to encourage farmers to participate in rural health care programs. |
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Special tax policy for cultural industry |
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Gov't has introduced a five-year preferential tax policy to cultural companies this weekend to boost the country's cultural industry. |
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Effective measures to ensure detainees' rights |
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China will take effective measures to ensure detainees' rights and humanitarian treatment. |
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Parking fees in central Beijing set to increase |
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Parking in central Beijing will become more expensive to reduce the city's traffic problems. |
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Business start-up loans to have wider reach |
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In a bid to create jobs, Shanghai relaxed its threshold for business start-up loans, with a new policy that went into effect yesterday. |
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Beijing unveils measures to cope with crisis |
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Beijing municipal gov't introduced 66 measures covering major industries, to help the city cope with the global financial crisis. |
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New medical insurance for migrant workers |
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The labor and social security bureau will release a new medical insurance scheme for migrant workers. |
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Subway parcel checks might be permanent |
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Beijing might make compulsory security checks part of its permanent subway safety rules. |
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Auto stimulus plan for rural residents |
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A stimulus plan to encourage farmers to buy automobiles may bring an auto sales surge in rural areas, experts said Sunday. |