News Archive --- Date:20070228
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Chinese, French foreign ministers hold talks in Beijing (17:14, February 28, 2007)
State leaders' visit promotes stable China-Japan ties (17:13, February 28, 2007)
Taiwan Olympic torch conundrum to be solved in April: mainland
official (16:05, February 28, 2007)
Beijing accuses Taiwan pro-independence groups of twisting "2-28
Uprising" (16:04, February 28, 2007)
CPC to hold more forums with Taiwan's major opposition party in
2007: official (16:04, February 28, 2007)
China's top legislature ratifies treaty on national borders with
Vietnam and Laos (16:02, February 28, 2007)
Key issues to be discussed at China's upcoming "two sessions" (15:55, February 28, 2007)
HK to adopt a series of tax relief measures (15:59, February 28, 2007)
Aid plan for resettled residents (14:49, February 28, 2007)
Social ills get their turn in spotlight (14:48, February 28, 2007)
Timetable for discussion: China's laws (14:45, February 28, 2007)
China lags peers in recreation spending (14:45, February 28, 2007)
A glimpse into past top winners (14:39, February 28, 2007)
Awards highlight innovation capacity (14:40, February 28, 2007)
Firm support for Sri Lanka (14:38, February 28, 2007)
China adheres to the 'path of peace' (14:36, February 28, 2007)
Agricultural scientist wins top award (14:35, February 28, 2007)
China's NPC dismisses two members linked to graft scandals (16:01, February 28, 2007)
China's legislature ratifies appointments of chief procurators (12:17, February 28, 2007)
Train brings Tibetan lawmakers to Beijing for annual parliament
session (16:04, February 28, 2007)
China's highest court to order provinces to retry death sentences (08:06, February 28, 2007)
FM spokesman: China consistent in opposing to outer space arms race (08:04, February 28, 2007)
Sri Lanka presents Buddha statue to China during president's state
visit (08:07, February 28, 2007)
China, Sri Lanka ink eight deals for closer ties (08:04, February 28, 2007)
Chinese people feeling impact of Nixon's epochmaking visit 35 years
ago (08:02, February 28, 2007)
China hopes DPRK, U.S. solve pending issues (08:02, February 28, 2007)
Japanese party leader's remarks on Chinese military capacity
refuted (12:00, February 28, 2007)
Top advisory body discusses draft reports for upcoming annual
session (08:05, February 28, 2007)
China vows tight drug safety checks after revoking 353
medicine licences (08:00, February 28, 2007)
China willing to conduct economic co-op with DPRK: FM spokesman (08:00, February 28, 2007)
Chinese Foreign Minister meets with New Zealander official on
bilateral ties (07:59, February 28, 2007)
China to revise criminal procedural law, read insurance law in 2007 (08:01, February 28, 2007)
China calls for peaceful solution to Iran nuclear standoff (08:00, February 28, 2007)
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Cambodia expects trade with Vietnam to grow by 27 pct (16:54, February 28, 2007)
Cambodia, Vietnam sign donation, trade agreements (16:53, February 28, 2007)
Chinese shares recover from biggest plunge in 10 years (16:53, February 28, 2007)
Hong Kong chief executive commends the budget
(16:51, February 28, 2007)
Vietnam garment export up 31 pct in first 2 months (16:50, February 28, 2007)
NZ government reports higher surplus (16:49, February 28, 2007)
HKSAR government unveils budget measures to share fruits of prosperity (16:48, February 28, 2007)
China's drug authorities ban staff from holding pharmaceutical
shares (16:44, February 28, 2007)
HK to adopt a series of tax relief measures (16:42, February 28, 2007)
HKSAR gov't expenditure sets age limit of acquired plane at 10 years (16:40, February 28, 2007)
HKSAR gov't expenditure for 2007-08 estimated at 248.4 bln HK dollars (16:38, February 28, 2007)
China has over 20 million privately-owned cars (15:58, February 28, 2007)
China to increase exchanges, cooperation with foreign countries (15:45, February 28, 2007)
Perfect World set for NASDAQ listing (15:52, February 28, 2007)
Wal-Mart buys 35% of retailer (15:51, February 28, 2007)
FAW denies claim it plans to buy Chrysler (15:50, February 28, 2007)
High-tech firm set for funds boost (15:50, February 28, 2007)
Investors rush for World Expo bonds (15:50, February 28, 2007)
Indonesia's largest LNG plant in final stage of construction (14:50, February 28, 2007)
HK's GDP to increase by 4.5 to 5.5 pct in 2007 (14:49, February 28, 2007)
Hong Kong's economy up 6.8 percent in 2006 (13:10, February 28, 2007)
Mt. Everest to replace king's portrait in Nepali currency notes (13:09, February 28, 2007)
Myanmar aims for larger share in world beans market (13:08, February 28, 2007)
Sharemarket shakeout "positive": NZ expert (13:08, February 28, 2007)
HK financial secretary starts to present 2007-2008 budget to LegCo (11:36, February 28, 2007)
Brazil to build ethanol pipeline to expand exports (11:35, February 28, 2007)
Foreigners massively invest in Romania's stock market (10:40, February 28, 2007)
Brazil's biggest bank registers 2.8 billion dollars in profit (10:40, February 28, 2007)
Mexico publishes bid guidelines for massive new dam (10:39, February 28, 2007)
Chinese shares open lower on Feb. 28 (10:00, February 28, 2007)
China's per unit GDP energy consumption down 1.23 pct in
2006 (11:35, February 28, 2007)
Toronto stock market falls after Chinese market sell-off (09:59, February 28, 2007)
Wall Street plunges as global equity dominos fall (08:53, February 28, 2007)
Swiss tourism has boom year in 2006 (08:53, February 28, 2007)
Crude prices extend rise to the highest in 2007 (08:52, February 28, 2007)
U.S. existing home sales rise by largest amount in two years (08:51, February 28, 2007)
Toyota expected to pick site in Mississippi for assembly plant (08:50, February 28, 2007)
Greenspan foretells possible U.S. recession this year: report (08:49, February 28, 2007)
Visitor arrivals in Singapore up 7.4 pct in January (08:49, February 28, 2007)
Chinese official calls for stronger trade ties with Russia (08:49, February 28, 2007)
Singapore, Vietnam stock exchanges ink MOU to enhance ties (08:46, February 28, 2007)
China halts handling applications for coal prospecting rights (08:45, February 28, 2007)
China uses satellite remote sensing techniques to check illegal
land use (08:42, February 28, 2007)
Shanghai issues four bln yuan bond to finance 2010 World Expo (08:41, February 28, 2007)
China's cotton import drops sharply in January (08:39, February 28, 2007)
U.S. engine giant Cummins turns over 1 bln dollars in China for 3
years (08:38, February 28, 2007)
China Aviation Oil's 2006 profit up to 241 million USD (08:37, February 28, 2007)
Fact box: record daily plunges of China's stock market (08:36, February 28, 2007)
Iran launches production of first domestically built car engine (08:40, February 28, 2007)
Port witnesses 45 percent surge of trade between China, Vietnam (08:35, February 28, 2007)
Chinese ministry orders idle military land to be put up for public
auction (08:34, February 28, 2007)
India may allow 100 percent foreign investment in chopper services (08:33, February 28, 2007)
Chinese send 15 billion mobile messages during Spring Festival (08:33, February 28, 2007)
Hong Kong authority unveils new flight baggage security measures (08:31, February 28, 2007)
Singapore's BRI for services industries up 4.4 percent in Q4, 2006 (08:30, February 28, 2007)
Wal-mart grabs 35 percent stake in Chinese Hypermarket operator BCL (08:40, February 28, 2007)
Cofferdam downstream Three Gorges Dam to be blasted away (08:28, February 28, 2007)
Chinese enterprises' spending on R&D grows 42 percent annually (08:26, February 28, 2007)
Sinopec signs joint venture contract with Saudi Arabian and U.S.
oil giants (08:24, February 28, 2007)
Chinese insurers told to tighten internal control to fight money
laundering (08:22, February 28, 2007)
Hong Kong's exports up 9.2 percent in January (08:20, February 28, 2007)
Gold price higher in Hong Kong -- Feb. 27 (08:20, February 28, 2007)
Telephone users to reach 650 million in India in next five years (08:19, February 28, 2007)
Macao sees rise in Spring Festival visitors (08:19, February 28, 2007)
EU urges Poland to cut deficit (08:18, February 28, 2007)
China to use 55 billion yuan to settle problems in Three Gorges
region (08:16, February 28, 2007)
U.S. says no objection if Malaysia develops nuclear energy
program (08:15, February 28, 2007)
China's five village banks emerges amid government efforts to boost
rural banking (08:14, February 28, 2007)
U.S. consumer confidence index hits five-and-a-half year high (08:11, February 28, 2007)
Three Gorges Project official says relocated residents to reach
1.35 million (08:11, February 28, 2007)
Pakistan to enhance oil production to 100,000 barrels per day (08:10, February 28, 2007)
Thai gov't tunes down economic growth estimate for 2007 (08:08, February 28, 2007)
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NATO troops predict more suicide bombings in Afghanistan (17:14, February 28, 2007)
Senior Cuban official says Castro will resume duty in "near future" (17:12, February 28, 2007)
Israel's Peretz warns of Hamas' threat in Gaza (17:11, February 28, 2007)
Uganda in talks with Somali militants ahead of deployment of
peacekeepers (17:09, February 28, 2007)
Iranian president arrives in Khartoum (16:59, February 28, 2007)
Two Iranian police killed, four abducted in ambush attack (17:10, February 28, 2007)
Israeli military operation continues in West Bank town of Nablus (16:25, February 28, 2007)
Car bomb hits Baghdad market, at least 10 killed (16:59, February 28, 2007)
Teacher who refused to play anthem loses appeal (15:18, February 28, 2007)
DPRK envoy makes rare US visit (15:20, February 28, 2007)
Taliban not strong but dangerous: general (15:19, February 28, 2007)
Divided Koreas meeting in high-level talks (15:18, February 28, 2007)
Iran, Syria and US to attend Baghdad talks (15:17, February 28, 2007)
Iran vows never to halt atomic work (15:15, February 28, 2007)
Ambassadors hurt by Tamil rebel shells (15:14, February 28, 2007)
Japan drafts plan for security council (15:13, February 28, 2007)
Sudan rejects war-crime allegations from UN court (15:11, February 28, 2007)
3 Taliban militants killed in S. Afghanistan (14:55, February 28, 2007)
Indonesia to host meetings on Iraq, Palestine conflicts (14:53, February 28, 2007)
Suicide attack kills 14 during Cheney's visit to Afghanistan (14:34, February 28, 2007)
France again says use of force not an option on Iran (13:27, February 28, 2007)
Thai Finance Minister submits resignation to PM (14:54, February 28, 2007)
4 former Nepali ministers summoned on corruption charges (13:22, February 28, 2007)
World criminal court names first suspects for war crimes
in Darfur conflict (13:21, February 28, 2007)
Czech Republic, Austria agree to set up committee on nuclear plant (13:20, February 28, 2007)
Sri Lankan Navy attacks suspected rebel's ship (16:06, February 28, 2007)
Argentine, Uruguayan unions call on national leaders to solve
conflict on paper mills (11:31, February 28, 2007)
Latvia to withdraw force from Iraq, boost troops in Afghanistan (11:30, February 28, 2007)
Romania's opposition to present request to suspend president (11:29, February 28, 2007)
NZ to aid Sudan, Nepal (11:29, February 28, 2007)
U.S. university campus shut down in anthrax scare (11:28, February 28, 2007)
U.S. spy chief gives bleak assessment on terrorism (11:28, February 28, 2007)
Mexican, EU legislators seek to improve trade agreement (11:04, February 28, 2007)
Japan, U.S. hold military drill in Okinawa: report (10:52, February 28, 2007)
Romanian PM says accession to Schengen Area in 2012 priority (10:49, February 28, 2007)
C. American municipalities form alliance to protect woodland (10:30, February 28, 2007)
Peruvian police arrest five people carrying undocumented gold,
silver (10:29, February 28, 2007)
Mexico's president hails anti-crime operations, warns of lasting
battle (10:13, February 28, 2007)
Chile's legislators agree on feasiblity study of nuclear power
plant (10:12, February 28, 2007)
Ecuador to set up port authority at Colombian border (10:11, February 28, 2007)
Slovak to cut back overseas missions: defence minister (10:11, February 28, 2007)
Canada's parliament votes against extending terror laws (10:10, February 28, 2007)
Castro speaks on Venezuelan radio show (10:10, February 28, 2007)
Russia to prevent use of force on Iran: FM (10:06, February 28, 2007)
Italian government to face confidence votes in Parliaments (10:05, February 28, 2007)
UNHCR launches new appeal for internally displaced Chadians (10:04, February 28, 2007)
ICC names first suspects for war crimes in Darfur conflict (10:03, February 28, 2007)
Russian FM sees "obvious" Hamas progress, urges lifting of blockade (10:02, February 28, 2007)
IMF, World Bank vow to enhance cooperation (10:01, February 28, 2007)
More Zimbabwean children to access ARVs (10:00, February 28, 2007)
Zimbabwe loses 50 million dollars weekly through mineral smuggling:
official (09:59, February 28, 2007)
Uganda gov't not to resume fighting LRA rebels despite expiry (09:58, February 28, 2007)
Mozambican president says foreign help welcome, but no emergency
appeal (09:57, February 28, 2007)
Mozambican president visits cyclone-hit town (09:56, February 28, 2007)
Negroponte sworn in as deputy U.S. secretary of state (09:56, February 28, 2007)
Kenya says reforms implemented to ensure good governance (09:55, February 28, 2007)
WFP to cut food aid to Zambia in coming weeks (09:54, February 28, 2007)
Solana urges Sudan to fully cooperate with int'l tribunal (09:54, February 28, 2007)
Nigerian gov't committee works on new identity card (09:52, February 28, 2007)
UN chief hails agreement on labor between ILO, Myanmar (09:52, February 28, 2007)
Suicide car bomb hits checkpoint in Baghdad, wounding three (09:50, February 28, 2007)
U.S. sends condolences over South Korean soldier killed in Afghanistan (09:50, February 28, 2007)
Nigerian gov't inaugurates team to draft law on tourism (09:49, February 28, 2007)
UN chief condemns rebel attack in Sri Lanka (09:49, February 28, 2007)
U.S., Iran, Syria to attend meeting on Iraq (09:48, February 28, 2007)
Sudan refuses to hand over Darfur war crime suspects to ICC (09:46, February 28, 2007)
No timeframe for Georgia's accession to NATO: alliance chief (09:45, February 28, 2007)
Polish Logistics brigade ready for Afghanistan (09:44, February 28, 2007)
Iran's president to visit Sudan on Wednesday (09:43, February 28, 2007)
Police officer, civilian killed west of Baghdad (09:42, February 28, 2007)
Niger's Economic, Social and Cultural Council holds first ordinary
session (09:41, February 28, 2007)
Hamas and Fatah agreed to reform PLO: Fatah lawmaker (09:40, February 28, 2007)
Seven new bird flu cases found in Kuwait (09:40, February 28, 2007)
40 people detained in western Iraq (09:39, February 28, 2007)
ICC names first suspects for war crimes in Darfur conflict (09:37, February 28, 2007)
UN mission in DRC prepares to receive rebel leader Peter Karim (09:36, February 28, 2007)
UAE president meets with Abbas on Palestinian issue (09:35, February 28, 2007)
18 children killed in car bomb attack in western Iraq (09:25, February 28, 2007)
Iraqi FM says securing peace in Baghdad critical for whole country (09:25, February 28, 2007)
Kenya's human development index improves: UNDP (09:24, February 28, 2007)
Roadside bomb kills three U.S. soldiers southwest of Baghdad (09:24, February 28, 2007)
Rockets, anti-tank mines seized in SW Pakistan (09:23, February 28, 2007)
NATO troops kill civilian in S. Afghanistan (09:22, February 28, 2007)
Turkish leaders meet with Holland's Queen Beatrix (09:20, February 28, 2007)
Karzai discusses anti-terror war with Cheney (09:19, February 28, 2007)
Belgian defense minister's plan to honor Kabila causes uproar at home (09:18, February 28, 2007)
Hamas leader urges U.S. to lift aid blockade on Palestinians (09:16, February 28, 2007)
Morocco to host first African mutual insurance conference (09:15, February 28, 2007)
German Supreme Court rules search of magazine offices unconstitutional (09:14, February 28, 2007)
Most Americans want deadline for troop withdrawal: poll (09:05, February 28, 2007)
Wade takes lead in Senegalese presidential elections: partial
results (09:04, February 28, 2007)
Russian minister hails work on new air defense system (09:03, February 28, 2007)
270 Bangladeshi army personnel leave for Liberia to join peacekeeping mission (09:02, February 28, 2007)
Malaysian national news agency's new GM appointed (09:02, February 28, 2007)
Dutch party demands explanation over illegal foreign probes on
Dutch soil (09:01, February 28, 2007)
Iran's top leader extends Rafsanjani's chairmanship of expediency
council (09:00, February 28, 2007)
British Army Chief to visit Malaysia (08:59, February 28, 2007)
Tajikistan denies deployment of foreign military forces (08:58, February 28, 2007)
Japanese PM to push for building of national security council (08:48, February 28, 2007)
Philippines to hold ASEAN ministerial meeting in Manila in July (08:47, February 28, 2007)
DPRK, S. Korea resume ministerial talks (08:46, February 28, 2007)
Ban Ki-moon satisfied at steps taken by Bangladesh's
caretaker government (08:38, February 28, 2007)
EU condemns rebel attack on diplomats in Sri Lanka (08:37, February 28, 2007)
U.S. may help investigate extra-judicial killings in Philippines: U.S. ambassador (08:36, February 28, 2007)
S.Korea appeals for more security measures in its embassy
in Afghanistan (08:33, February 28, 2007)
Italian Foreign Ministry confirms ambassador to Sri Lanka injured
in attack (08:32, February 28, 2007)
DR. Congo's president vows to respect int'l commitments (08:31, February 28, 2007)
More factions agree to join Palestinian national unity gov't:
Haneya's aide (08:30, February 28, 2007)
Seven killed in suicide bombing attack in northern Iraq (08:27, February 28, 2007)
Mubarak leaves for Riyadh for talks with King Abdullah on regional
developments (08:26, February 28, 2007)
Eight people killed in bomb attacks in Baghdad (08:25, February 28, 2007)
Russia pledges to work on lifting blockade on Palestinians (08:23, February 28, 2007)
Militants kill four policemen in north India (08:21, February 28, 2007)
Nearly 400 die on dengue fever in Indonesia (08:20, February 28, 2007)
UAE to hold think tank conference on Gulf security (08:19, February 28, 2007)
Four held in Somalia over hijacked UN ship (08:18, February 28, 2007)
Thai independent iTV faces nationalization after failing
concession fee dispute
(08:17, February 28, 2007)
Militant killed, soldiers injured in India-controlled Kashmir (08:16, February 28, 2007)
Two killed in bomb blast inside a Baghdad restaurant (08:14, February 28, 2007)
Suicide bomber kills four people in northern Iraq (08:13, February 28, 2007)
Suicide bombing blasts 18 outside U.S. military base in Afghanistan (08:13, February 28, 2007)
Palestinians cautious about Israeli withdrawal from Nablus (08:11, February 28, 2007)
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands arrives in Turkey for visit (08:09, February 28, 2007)
Car bomb kills civilian in central Baghdad (08:09, February 28, 2007)
Thai Defense minister warns of possible violence in Bangkok (08:08, February 28, 2007)
Thai military to take action against former ruling party's acting leader (08:07, February 28, 2007)
Farmer suicides haunt west India despite government relief promises (08:06, February 28, 2007)
Lebanese PM denies arming Sunni extremist groups (08:05, February 28, 2007)
Palestinian national unity gov't to be announced after Haneya meets
Abbas: official (08:04, February 28, 2007)
Uganda sends 20 more police officers for Darfur mission (08:03, February 28, 2007)
Iran says never to suspend uranium enrichment work (08:15, February 28, 2007)
Zambia to probe lands official over alleged corruption (08:01, February 28, 2007)
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Chinese Olympic champion Liu Xiang shapes up for
Robles clash (16:31, February 28, 2007)
Five Philippine chess players in scam to be sacked (16:30, February 28, 2007)
Zambian soccer coach summons 8 foreign-based players (16:29, February 28, 2007)
Tanzania to select 24 for world cross country race (16:29, February 28, 2007)
Turkey's Galatasaray extends contract with Belgian coach (16:29, February 28, 2007)
IAAF men's 110m hurdles rankings (15:45, February 28, 2007)
Former big leaguers to pioneer baseball in Israel (15:43, February 28, 2007)
Shaq's big night ruined by play-off hunting Knicks (15:42, February 28, 2007)
Hiddink hit with fine and suspended sentence (15:42, February 28, 2007)
Federer breaks Connors' world number one streak (15:39, February 28, 2007)
Philippines to send lean but strong delegation to Thailand SEA
Games (13:11, February 28, 2007)
Colombian under-17 soccer squad to head to S. America championship (09:40, February 28, 2007)
Argentine soccer's Boca to play Marioni instead of injured Palacio (09:39, February 28, 2007)
Argentina's Velez to face Uruguay's Nacional in Copa Libertadores (09:38, February 28, 2007)
Norway's sailing queen aims for Beijing Olympics (09:36, February 28, 2007)
AC Milan seek to continue charge towards Champions League
qualification (09:35, February 28, 2007)
World Cup sets to boost S. Africa's transport system: minister (09:34, February 28, 2007)
Eto'o out of Barcelona-Zaragoza duel in Copa del Rey quarterfinal (08:49, February 28, 2007)
Hiddink fined 45,000 euros for tax fraud (08:51, February 28, 2007)
Nesta expects to return to action for AC Milan in three weeks (08:43, February 28, 2007)
Kenya picks world junior silver medallist for big race (08:41, February 28, 2007)
Schumacher, Federer and Woods running for third Laureus Award (08:40, February 28, 2007)
Top Bulgarian gymnast Jovtchev to retire after Beijing Olympics (08:39, February 28, 2007)
England's FA turns down Adebayor, Mikel red card appeals (08:38, February 28, 2007)
Two Bulgarian referees banned for life (08:37, February 28, 2007)
Schalke's Lincoln banned for five games (08:36, February 28, 2007)
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Some 1 million Chinese have studied overseas from 1978 to 2006 (16:18, February 28, 2007)
Hail damages Atlantis' tank, delays scheduled launch (16:15, February 28, 2007)
Young satellite whizz reaches for the stars (14:55, February 28, 2007)
Warming, sea level rise threaten 42 million Brazilians: study (11:21, February 28, 2007)
Sony to offer better Blue-ray player for less (09:16, February 28, 2007)
U.S.: 5 governors target greenhouse gases (09:15, February 28, 2007)
Li Zhensheng breeds wheat to help feed the nation (08:41, February 28, 2007)
Nearly 100 Bangladeshi teachers to receive IT training in India (08:19, February 28, 2007)
Shanghai schools axe study hours to give students better health (08:16, February 28, 2007)
Kuwaiti researchers discover gene mutation responsible for strokes (08:15, February 28, 2007)
EU reports progress on low-polluting hydrogen engines (08:13, February 28, 2007)
Hail damage postpones scheduled March launch of Atlantis (08:12, February 28, 2007)
Belgian English-language publisher changes hands (08:11, February 28, 2007)
China exempts all rural children from compulsory education fees (08:09, February 28, 2007)
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UAE to set up new quarantine center to prevent bird flu (16:56, February 28, 2007)
Pollution causes economic loss (15:44, February 28, 2007)
'Holy Grail' of baseball cards sets record at $2.35 million (15:55, February 28, 2007)
Filmmaker shows relics from disputed Jesus tomb (15:56, February 28, 2007)
Ruin raiders target ancient relics in Shaanxi (15:20, February 28, 2007)
Juvenile criminals get a second shot at life (15:18, February 28, 2007)
Overweight online gamer dies playing (15:16, February 28, 2007)
Shanghai to get more buzzy, the pesky type (15:14, February 28, 2007)
Glasgow celebrates The Chinese Year of The Pig (14:02, February 28, 2007)
Netherlands braces for flu epidemic (08:33, February 28, 2007)
Laotian girl in northeastern Thailand tested positive to bird-flu virus (08:31, February 28, 2007)
EU to establish rapid reaction veterinary team (08:30, February 28, 2007)
China punishes more than 500 health workers for commercial bribery (08:29, February 28, 2007)
China's drug watchdog to strengthen inspection over GMP system (08:28, February 28, 2007)
China to tighten drug safety checks after revoking 353 medicine
licenses (08:27, February 28, 2007)
Egypt reports new human bird flu case (16:32, February 28, 2007)
Neurological disorders affect 1 billion people worldwide: WHO (08:24, February 28, 2007)
Greek minister urges to seek alternative forms of energy (08:23, February 28, 2007)
Chinese national exhibition to be held in Moscow (08:22, February 28, 2007)
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Biggest turbine blade
Trucks transport wind turbine blades in Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu Province, February 27, 2007. The 37.5-meter blade is the biggest one on the domestic market. (newsphoto)
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Tibet's first urban crossroads
Lhasa-Liuwu Crossroads is under construction.Lhasa-Liuwu crossroads, Tibet's first urban crossroads, will be open to traffic by the end of April. The crossroads have a total length of 1,660 meters and cost 388 million yuan to build.
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Recreated face from 14,000-year-old remains
The skull and the recreated face from the 14,000 year old remains of a woman renamed Thea, who was found at an archaeology site in Sicily, are displayed at the University of Palermo Feb. 27, 2007. The University said that the paleolithic-era remains, found on Mount San Fratello in 1937, are the earliest to be reconstructed from Sicily's dig sites.
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Sand storm turns over train, 4 dead
The wreckage of a carriage is seen near the track following the train's turnover caused by sand storm in Turpan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, February 28, 2007. Eleven carriages were blew off the track when the train was on its way from Urumchi to Aksu, leaving four dead and over 100 injured, Xinhua reported.
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Orang-utan's "prison break"
A zoo worker dressed as an orang-utan pretends to attack a zoo worker as part of an animal escape drill at a zoo in western Tokyo February 27, 2007. Zoo workers practised surrounding the escapee with nets before pretending to shoot it with a tranquilising dart and returning it to its enclosure.
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Last woman with tattooed face
Jiasong of Derung ethnic group shows her tattooed face in Drung-Nu Autonomous County of Gongshan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 26, 2006. Jiasong, the last tattooed woman of Derung ethnic group, was forced to got tattoos in 1966. The old custom which brought much pain to Derung girls was abolished in 1967.
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Hamas leader visits Moscow
Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal (L) and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shake hands as they meet in Moscow Feb. 27, 2007. Russia will push for the lifting of the aid blockade on the Palestinian territories, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.
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China, Sri Lanka ink 8 deals for closer ties
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) holds a welcome ceremony for the visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Feb. 27, 2007. China and Sri Lanka on Tuesday signed a series of deals when Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse is visiting Beijing to mark the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
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Explosion kills 18 outside U.S. military base in Afghanistan
A U.S. soldier stands guard as an man (L-background) stands by a body after a suicide blast outside the main U.S. military base in Bagram Feb. 27, 2007. A suicide bombing blasted outside a U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 18 people, as U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney stayed unhurt inside the base, officials said.
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China awards top science prize
Chinese president Hu Jintao (R) presents the State Scientific and Technological Award to Li Zhensheng for his achievements in wheat breeding at the annual national science-technology prize awarding ceremony Tuesday, Feb 27, 2007. Li is the tenth Chinese scientist to win this top award.
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