News Archive --- Date:20070330
China |
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CPC official stresses need to fight corruption in drug
administration (20:52, March 30, 2007)
World IUAES congress to be held in China (20:51, March 30, 2007)
PNG PM welcomes China's role in South Pacific (20:50, March 30, 2007)
Chinese National Exhibition hailed in Russia (18:27, March 30, 2007)
North China coal city sacks 35 officials after three accidents kill
32 miners (17:21, March 30, 2007)
Qingming Festival generates cross-Strait air traffic (17:19, March 30, 2007)
China appoints new ambassadors (16:54, March 30, 2007)
Senior Chinese party official meets with Peruvian Congress leader (17:15, March 30, 2007)
China's supreme court to issue judical intrepretations on property
law (16:05, March 30, 2007)
Senior CPC official arrives in Peru (11:38, March 30, 2007)
UK marks 35 anniversary of ambassadorial relations with China (09:56, March 30, 2007)
Former Russian ambassador hails Hu Jintao's state visit (07:57, March 30, 2007)
China trying to unify urban, rural household registration (07:56, March 30, 2007)
China, Egypt probe ways to balance trade (07:56, March 30, 2007)
China reaffirms support to political solution to Darfur issue (07:55, March 30, 2007)
Senior CPC official pledges to cement ties with Cyprus' ruling
party (07:52, March 30, 2007)
China exhibition helps improve trade structure with Russia (07:52, March 30, 2007)
Japan, China hold seventh round of discussion on disputed gas field (07:51, March 30, 2007)
Chinese FM meets Nigerien counterpart (07:51, March 30, 2007)
U.S. plans more investment in China, calls for further market
opening (07:51, March 30, 2007)
Strategic partnership gets boost
(11:30, March 30, 2007)
China hits out at Games boycott calls
(12:08, March 30, 2007)
Priority plan for minorities
(11:34, March 30, 2007)
Xiang reveals plan to boost fund
(11:35, March 30, 2007)
Boy, 16, dies from bird flu
(11:35, March 30, 2007)
Viable oil, gas reserves 'need to be discovered'
(11:36, March 30, 2007)
More bodies found in Shanxi mine tragedy
(11:37, March 30, 2007)
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Business |
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Macao's exports, imports rise (21:00, March 30, 2007)
China to loosen restrictions on QDII overseas investment: SAFE
official (20:59, March 30, 2007)
Volkswagen to make Chinese cars more energy efficient by 2010 (20:59, March 30, 2007)
IPR dispute between Chinese carmakers over MG 7 series rears its
head again (20:58, March 30, 2007)
German finance minister expects low deficit in 2007 (20:57, March 30, 2007)
PBoC: China's financial markets trade actively in Jan-Feb period (20:57, March 30, 2007)
Indonesia to offer 406 mln USD power transmission project (20:56, March 30, 2007)
New Chinese regional jet being assembled in Shanghai (20:55, March 30, 2007)
Vietnam sees bigger seafood export in Q1 (20:55, March 30, 2007)
Saudi company to increase investment in Indonesia (20:54, March 30, 2007)
Auto parts giant to have world's largest tire plant in NE China (20:54, March 30, 2007)
Chinese vice premier calls for more technological innovation in
agriculture (16:55, March 30, 2007)
Sino-Russian rail freight up 11 pct in 2006 (16:34, March 30, 2007)
China to produce liquid fuel from coal in 2008 (16:10, March 30, 2007)
Chinese shares close lower (15:25, March 30, 2007)
Tokyo shares close marginally higher (15:25, March 30, 2007)
FTA boosts business between Singapore, South Korea (14:37, March 30, 2007)
China's consumer price index projected to rise 2.3 pct in 2007:
central bank report (14:30, March 30, 2007)
China has 2 billion tons of oil in reserves (13:25, March 30, 2007)
Large zinc deposit found in Hubei (13:22, March 30, 2007)
Gold price continues to rise in China (13:21, March 30, 2007)
China's truck output, sales decline in February (13:10, March 30, 2007)
World Bank unveils Interim Strategy Note on Nepal (13:09, March 30, 2007)
Vietnam's machinery import up 66 pct in Q1 (11:25, March 30, 2007)
Top economic planner forecast 20 pct growth for China's
electronics industry (11:24, March 30, 2007)
U.S. dollar slides to six-year low against Brazilian real (10:58, March 30, 2007)
Chinese shares open lower on March 30 (10:58, March 30, 2007)
EU mobile phone users outnumber population for first time (10:57, March 30, 2007)
Chile opens first trade office in Vietnam (10:02, March 30, 2007)
Ethiopian PM foresees continuous economic growth (09:17, March 30, 2007)
Nigeria's gas reserves on increase: official (09:15, March 30, 2007)
Air Zimbabwe resumes flights to Luanda, Kinshasa (09:14, March 30, 2007)
ACBF injects US$14.1m into six African capacity building projects (09:13, March 30, 2007)
EU report calls for more reform of telecom market (08:38, March 30, 2007)
EU real agricultural income per worker up by 3.8 pct t in 2006 (08:37, March 30, 2007)
Wall Street rebounds on stronger GDP figure (08:41, March 30, 2007)
Crude prices surge above 66 dollars (08:36, March 30, 2007)
China Unicom profits up 24.3 percent (08:35, March 30, 2007)
Chinese, Russian oil giants sign agreement on Sakhalin project (08:35, March 30, 2007)
EU commissioner praises Greece for growing competitiveness (08:32, March 30, 2007)
U.S. economy grows at 2.5 percent pace in fourth quarter (08:31, March 30, 2007)
U.S. SEC charges 2 former Enron lawyers (08:31, March 30, 2007)
China offshore oil giant reports exciting profits (08:30, March 30, 2007)
Taiwan share prices close up -- March 29 (08:28, March 30, 2007)
Chinese yuan continues to rise (08:27, March 30, 2007)
Unauthorized colliery production blamed for rise deaths (08:26, March 30, 2007)
Most urban Chinese believe consumer prices are high: survey (08:25, March 30, 2007)
China has 2 bln tons of oil reserves (08:23, March 30, 2007)
Canton Fair sets up booths for foreign commodities (08:22, March 30, 2007)
Chinese provincial delegation, Myanmar hold business cooperation meeting (08:21, March 30, 2007)
Rising RMB wipes out 28 million yuan of profit at Chinese shipping
company (08:17, March 30, 2007)
Great Wall Motor aims to sell 120,000 vehicles in 2007 (08:16, March 30, 2007)
Gold price lower in Hong Kong -- March 29 (08:16, March 30, 2007)
Hangxiao Steel Structure suspected of disclosing huge Angolan
contracts to staff (08:15, March 30, 2007)
China imposes anti-dumping duties on imported NP (08:12, March 30, 2007)
PwC: Chinese mainland IPOs to raise 37 bln USD in 2007 (08:12, March 30, 2007)
Germany's unemployment falls in March (08:10, March 30, 2007)
5 countries to sign declaration on pan-European oil pipeline construction (08:10, March 30, 2007)
U.S. to impose anti-dumping duties on Chinese activated carbon (08:07, March 30, 2007)
Eurozone economy records best performance since 2000 (08:06, March 30, 2007)
Stock market a magnet for investors
(10:30, March 30, 2007)
Beijing-Washington non-stop flights start
(10:30, March 30, 2007)
Vow to cut house prices in Guangzhou
(10:33, March 30, 2007)
New rule likely on pension funds
(10:35, March 30, 2007)
Unicom bottom line hit by bond losses
(10:35, March 30, 2007)
Low oil prices slow CNOOC profit rise
(10:37, March 30, 2007)
BMW races with Audi for gov't list
(10:39, March 30, 2007)
Bull run driven by banks
(10:43, March 30, 2007)
US trade official 'optimistic'
(10:43, March 30, 2007)
Regulator to focus on listed firms' management
(10:47, March 30, 2007)
Local business in sight for lenders
(10:49, March 30, 2007)
Telecom industry restructure in a tangle
(10:51, March 30, 2007)
Plan afoot to make airport an int'l hub
(10:52, March 30, 2007)
Strong support for proposal to scrap interest tax
(10:54, March 30, 2007)
Bernanke: Inflation remains priority
(10:56, March 30, 2007)
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World |
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Thai PM hints lifting ban on political party activity by September (20:48, March 30, 2007)
Mauritania's constitutional council proclaims Abdellahi as
president elect (20:48, March 30, 2007)
Zimbabwean gov't dismisses reports on Mujuru's resignation (20:47, March 30, 2007)
Northeast Indian state gov't invites militant group for peace talk (20:46, March 30, 2007)
U.S. air strike kills 16 people in Baghdad Shiite bastion (20:45, March 30, 2007)
Ugandan army kills four more ADF rebels in western region (20:43, March 30, 2007)
Pakistani man sentenced life imprisonment for murder of Thai
cyber-mate (20:42, March 30, 2007)
Nepali parties intensify negotiations over interim gov't (20:41, March 30, 2007)
Ethiopian helicopter shot down in Mogadishu (20:43, March 30, 2007)
EU FMs to urge Iran to free British sailors (20:40, March 30, 2007)
Iranian TV shows British sailor confessing to entering Iran
"without permission" (20:44, March 30, 2007)
Kyrgyz parliament votes in new prime minister (19:21, March 30, 2007)
5 soldiers killed in blast in northern Sri Lanka (19:20, March 30, 2007)
DPRK says participation in six-party talks aimed at
denuclearization (19:18, March 30, 2007)
At least 137 killed, thousands displaced in Kenya land clashes (19:17, March 30, 2007)
6 Japanese troops leave for UN mission in Nepal (18:15, March 30, 2007)
Iranian television to show confession of British sailor (18:16, March 30, 2007)
Jordan to regulate entry of workers from Egypt, Sri Lanka, Pakistan (18:13, March 30, 2007)
Lebanese Maronite Patriarch blames divisions on foreign
interference (18:12, March 30, 2007)
Israeli PM seeks talks with Arab states, rejects return of refugees (18:11, March 30, 2007)
5 soldiers killed in blast in northern Sri Lanka (18:09, March 30, 2007)
U.S. soldier killed in bomb attack in Baghdad (18:09, March 30, 2007)
Sudan arrests hijacker in Khartoum airport (18:08, March 30, 2007)
Aid agency calls for urgent steps to protect Mogadishu's displaced
people (17:24, March 30, 2007)
Israel avoids commenting on Arab initiative directly (17:23, March 30, 2007)
Over 20 killed, wounded in U.S. shellfire on Iraqi village (17:22, March 30, 2007)
Fighting resumes in Somali capital of Mogadishu (17:28, March 30, 2007)
Dubai, UN sign agreement on fighting drugs (17:22, March 30, 2007)
NATO soldier killed, 3 injured in E. Afghanistan (17:21, March 30, 2007)
Health threats related to international security: WHO (15:24, March 30, 2007)
8 civilians killed in eastern Sri Lanka (15:23, March 30, 2007)
Brazilian university fire intentional: police (17:21, March 30, 2007)
Indonesia calls for reforming UN bureaucracy (14:34, March 30, 2007)
Vietnamese man faces trial for propagating against state (12:58, March 30, 2007)
Liquefied petroleum gas crisis deepens in Nepali capital (12:58, March 30, 2007)
Nepali gov't to have own "security press" next year (12:58, March 30, 2007)
Six Bangladeshi extremist militants hanged (12:57, March 30, 2007)
Bomb attack kills policeman in Thai South (12:57, March 30, 2007)
Five new ministers take office in Brazil (11:28, March 30, 2007)
Relatives of Brazilian plane crash victims protest slow
investigation (11:19, March 30, 2007)
Japan begins deployment of own ballistic missile defense system: report (11:17, March 30, 2007)
Prison riots in Venezuela leave 4 dead (10:08, March 30, 2007)
Ecuador protests to Colombia over border incident (10:06, March 30, 2007)
Japanese gov't agrees to extend ASDF operation in Iraq (10:04, March 30, 2007)
News Analysis: Saudi Arabia steps up diplomatic efforts on Mideast
front (09:54, March 30, 2007)
Cuba censures Bush over biofuels (09:49, March 30, 2007)
Security Council concerned with capture of British sailors (09:46, March 30, 2007)
African defense ministers to meet in Kenya (09:43, March 30, 2007)
Ethiopia pledges continuous support for Somalia's transitional
government (09:43, March 30, 2007)
Poland plans to hold negotiations on U.S. anti-missile shield (09:40, March 30, 2007)
Iran to "positively" examine Turkish request to free female British
sailor: president (09:37, March 30, 2007)
ECA chief urges Africa to scale up all interventions to meet MDGs (09:34, March 30, 2007)
Travel agents urge int'l efforts for release of kidnapped
Ethiopians (09:31, March 30, 2007)
European Parliament backs Ahtisaari's proposal on Kosovo (09:07, March 30, 2007)
Roundup: Multiple bombings kill at least 107 in carnage across Iraq (09:07, March 30, 2007)
Security Council considers British statement on sailors in custody (09:07, March 30, 2007)
France calls for dialogue on deployment of U.S. anti-missile shield
in Europe (09:07, March 30, 2007)
Blair calls for "unconditional release" of sailors detained by Iran (09:06, March 30, 2007)
SADC appeals for lifting all sanctions on Zimbabwe (09:06, March 30, 2007)
U.S. to seek clarification over Saudi comments on Iraq (09:06, March 30, 2007)
UN chief "deeply disturbed" by intensified fighting in Somali capital (09:05, March 30, 2007)
Roundup: U.S. Senate passes Iraq withdrawal bill (08:03, March 30, 2007)
Iran accuses British forces of launching "provocative act" against
its consulate in Iraq (08:04, March 30, 2007)
Britain seeks UN Security Council call for sailors' release (08:04, March 30, 2007)
U.S. says it seeks no confrontation with Iran (08:03, March 30, 2007)
Abbas stresses Palestinian rights in Arab peace initiative (08:03, March 30, 2007)
Germany FM testifies in Guantanamo prison scandal
probe (08:03, March 30, 2007)
Malaysian PM returns home from Saudi Arabia (08:02, March 30, 2007)
Cambodian election authority bans SMS on election day (08:02, March 30, 2007)
Kyrgyz president names acting PM successor (08:02, March 30, 2007)
Sri Lankan minister calls for protection to parliament
from rebel air strike (08:02, March 30, 2007)
France expresses "deep concern" over Iran's detention of British
sailors (08:01, March 30, 2007)
New EU rules on sea pollution to come into effect (08:01, March 30, 2007)
France summons Iranian ambassador over detention of British sailors (08:01, March 30, 2007)
South Africa's relief team distributes supplies to Mozambique (08:01, March 30, 2007)
Zimbabwe police nab 35 opposition activists, confiscate arms,
explosives (08:01, March 30, 2007)
Morocco holds Maghreb transport meeting (08:01, March 30, 2007)
U.S. pledges to help Macedonia's NATO bid (08:00, March 30, 2007)
SADC urges DRC opposition to demobilize armed forces (08:00, March 30, 2007)
Anti-French uprising day marked in Madagascar (07:59, March 30, 2007)
SADC tourism players map out strategies on 2010 World Cup (08:00, March 30, 2007)
S. Africa to host World Congress of Rural Women (07:59, March 30, 2007)
Infant mortality on decline in Nigeria: WHO (07:59, March 30, 2007)
WB to spend 25 million dollars on pre-paid power meters in Nigeria (07:59, March 30, 2007)
Southern Africa's health ministers meet to discuss regional
challenges (07:58, March 30, 2007)
EU calls for more concerted efforts to end child trafficking (07:58, March 30, 2007)
Roundup: Suicide blast rocks Pakistani army training area (07:58, March 30, 2007)
UAE bans import of poultry from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia (07:58, March 30, 2007)
Cote d'Ivoire's rebel chief Guillaume Soro officially
designated PM (07:58, March 30, 2007)
Africa Focus: Guinea-Bissau PM resigns (07:58, March 30, 2007)
Suicide bomber hit popular market in Baghdad, 3 killed (07:57, March 30, 2007)
German minister calls for effective patent system to promote
innovation (07:57, March 30, 2007)
Iran says to delay release of female British sailor (07:55, March 30, 2007)
Arab states vow to stick to comprehensive peace option (07:54, March 30, 2007)
Abe dismisses accusations over gov't role in honoring war criminals
at Yasukuni (07:54, March 30, 2007)
Sri Lankan navy sinks 3 rebels boats, kills over 20 rebels (07:54, March 30, 2007)
Japanese FM to visit S. Korea, India (07:53, March 30, 2007)
UN chief to Beirut to discuss int'l tribunal (07:53, March 30, 2007)
UNICEF top official decries institutionalization of orphans (07:53, March 30, 2007)
UNICEF refocuses on humanitarian programs in northern Uganda (07:53, March 30, 2007)
Turkey to persuade Iran to release captive British sailors (07:52, March 30, 2007)
New U.S. ambassador to Baghdad sworn in (07:52, March 30, 2007)
Arab leaders wrap up summit, adopt Riyadh declaration (07:52, March 30, 2007)
Palestine issue is Arab core concern: Jordan's king (07:51, March 30, 2007)
EU lauds Soro's appointment as Cote d'Ivoire's PM (07:49, March 30, 2007)
Bush pokes fun at friends, foes - and himself
(11:06, March 30, 2007)
Japan government 'behind honoring of war criminals'
(11:09, March 30, 2007)
Iran delays release of UK sailors
(11:15, March 30, 2007)
PM rejects emergency law, calls Dec election
(11:11, March 30, 2007)
US Senate demands troop withdrawal
(11:14, March 30, 2007)
Arabs offer Israel peace for land
(11:15, March 30, 2007)
Castro writes 1st editorial since surgery
(11:17, March 30, 2007)
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McDonalds and KFC suspected of labor rights violations (16:31, March 30, 2007)
Special focus on "sailors issue" between Iran, Britain (16:29, March 30, 2007)
Better public diplomacy to present a truer picture of China (13:18, March 30, 2007)
Chinese flotilla chalks up a couple of the "firsts" (09:58, March 30, 2007)
Heed global warning on sinking Shanghai
(12:54, March 30, 2007)
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Sports |
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Japanese swimmer Yamada collapses again at swimming worlds (21:02, March 30, 2007)
ZFA, players accused of violating Legea deal (16:56, March 30, 2007)
Cara Black, Huber move into semi-finals of Miami Masters Series (16:42, March 30, 2007)
Indonesia-Iran sports deals still on (15:19, March 30, 2007)
Srichaphan rules out retirement (14:03, March 30, 2007)
Hackett possible to give up pet event at swimming worlds (13:11, March 30, 2007)
S.Williams sets up Henin final showdown at Sony Ericsson WTA Open (13:10, March 30, 2007)
Ljubicic makes semis at Sony Ericsson ATP Open (13:09, March 30, 2007)
Peru names Davis Cup to play Mexico (13:08, March 30, 2007)
Henin reaches Sony Ericsson WTA Open final (13:07, March 30, 2007)
Czech Kankovsky wins men's inaugural omnium world cycling title (13:06, March 30, 2007)
Beckham wins sports award of outstanding contribution (13:05, March 30, 2007)
Wiggins wins individual pursuit cycling title (13:04, March 30, 2007)
Roundup: American still unparalleled at swimming worlds (08:44, March 30, 2007)
Wang restores Bayi's glory in CBA (08:43, March 30, 2007)
Poland's Jedrzejczak wins bronze medal at swimming worlds (08:42, March 30, 2007)
O'Sullivan curises into last eight at China open (08:41, March 30, 2007)
Argentine soccer thug leader turns himself in to police (08:39, March 30, 2007)
Maradona checked into clinic for weight, depression (08:37, March 30, 2007)
Metro wins back-to-back rugby tens titles (08:36, March 30, 2007)
'Ding looks destined to be world No 1'
(11:07, March 30, 2007)
NBA magic in China this fall as Cavs, Orlando come to town
(11:07, March 30, 2007)
Pine Valley eyeing 10-year date with Beijing Open
(11:10, March 30, 2007)
Li, Zheng rested for Fed Cup
(11:12, March 30, 2007)
Two sides stumped by Woolmer death
(11:16, March 30, 2007)
Malinga leaves S. Africa shaken but not stirred
(11:18, March 30, 2007)
Williams advances to semis as Nadal, Roddick bow out
(11:19, March 30, 2007)
Euro giants bounce back but England fail to shine
(11:20, March 30, 2007)
Nets crush Pacers to consolidate playoff spot
(11:20, March 30, 2007)
Another day, another world record for Phelps
(11:21, March 30, 2007)
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Science & Technology |
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Stephen Hawking invited to 4th Int'l Congress of Chinese
Mathematicians (17:16, March 30, 2007)
China's Godson-2E chip to march towards global markets (17:03, March 30, 2007)
S.Korea plans to launch first rocket in 2008 (14:55, March 30, 2007)
Worldwide cooperation sought for large airplane project (13:19, March 30, 2007)
Spanish Language Congress ends in Colombia (12:03, March 30, 2007)
Spanish universities to enjoy more autonomy under new law (12:03, March 30, 2007)
Australian scientists claim breakthrough in fight against cancer (11:04, March 30, 2007)
Brazilian gov't to provide broadband Internet to indigenous
communities (11:01, March 30, 2007)
Government lifts restrictions for Chinese graduates returning from
abroad (08:34, March 30, 2007)
EU to register human embryonic stem cell lines (08:46, March 30, 2007)
NASA astronaut to run Boston Marathon in space (08:33, March 30, 2007)
World's first smart robotic micro-drill used in surgery (08:32, March 30, 2007)
Repeated long haul flights cause problems for air crew (08:31, March 30, 2007)
British scientists develop non-drug therapy for asthma (08:30, March 30, 2007)
Chinese scientists unite to fight fraud (08:28, March 30, 2007)
World's first cloned Boer goat delivers two lambs in China (08:29, March 30, 2007)
World's strongest aluminum alloy born in Japan (08:26, March 30, 2007)
Dinosaur extinction didn't make way for us
(11:02, March 30, 2007)
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Life |
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Beijing restores 3.7-km-long stretch of the Great Wall (17:18, March 30, 2007)
800-year-old tombs unearthed in N.China province (16:37, March 30, 2007)
Indonesian doctor hospitalized for suspected bird flu (14:33, March 30, 2007)
South Africa passes stricter anti-smoking laws (09:13, March 30, 2007)
Egypt's team heads for France to retrieve mummy's hair (09:11, March 30, 2007)
Kuwait to cull 1.1 mln chickens to control bird flu (09:11, March 30, 2007)
U.S. Getty Museum returns two antiquities to Greece (08:24, March 30, 2007)
Le French May to add color to HK's 10-year return anniversary (08:24, March 30, 2007)
UNICEF: Chinese young people need more anti-AIDS/HIV knowledge (08:23, March 30, 2007)
China's music bodies set up video bank to help royalty collection (08:21, March 30, 2007)
China establishes medical insurance research institute (08:18, March 30, 2007)
ADB assisting Bangladesh in bird flu fight (08:17, March 30, 2007)
Report: Cover-up in cave-in accident
(10:37, March 30, 2007)
In China, eating out is now definitely in
(10:38, March 30, 2007)
Bad tourism operators put on notice
(10:39, March 30, 2007)
Hospitals, doctors 'obliged' to get insured
(10:40, March 30, 2007)
Obsessed fan's dad commits suicide
(10:43, March 30, 2007)
Tiny blind animal halts billion dollar Aussie mine
(10:44, March 30, 2007)
Top court suspends caste quota plan
(10:45, March 30, 2007)
UK woman 'beaten and suffocated'
(10:49, March 30, 2007)
Who's skinny? India prefers curves while Brits vote for size zero
(14:33, March 30, 2007)
Whacked Sopranos reflect on their TV deaths
(10:58, March 30, 2007)
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Leading Chinese TV maker start production line in Czech Republic
The domestically-listed Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd., a leading TV manufacturer in China, opened a production line in the Czech Republic on Wednesday. This is the first overseas production base to be wholly owned by a Chinese home electrical appliance business. Most of the products will be flat-panel televisions and CRT sets.
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World's first cloned Boer goat gives birth to two lambs
Two newly born lambs stand near their mother, the world' first cloned Boer goat in north China's port city of Tianjin on Thursday, March 29, 2007. The Boer goat cloned from embryonic cells gave birth to the two lambs on Thursday.
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5,056-metre-long dragon made in Henan
A 5,056-metre-long dragon is made in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, March 28, 2007. The dragon is built for dragon dance performance of April 10 Luoyang Peony Festival opening ceremony in Henan, where another 21-kilometre concrete dragon project has just been halted due to environmental concerns.
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Sangzhutse Fortress to be revived
A Shigatse resident faces the Sangzhutse Fortress as he worships on his roof on March 28, 2007. The renovation of the main body of Sangzhutse Fortress was recently completed in Shigatse, Tibet.
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Slim chance for trapped Beijing subway workers
Rescue work continues in search of six laborers after they were trapped underground in a tunnel collapse on Tuesday at a subway line construction site in Beijing, March 29, 2007. The six workers were trapped in a cave-in. A primary investigation shows that the collapsed site is roughly 20 square meters in area and 11 meters deep.
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Drought affects 13.4m in China
Chinese farmers catch fish in a drying pound in Jintang County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 29, 2007. A total of 13.4 million people and 12 million head of livestock across China are suffering from drinking water shortages due to prolonged drought, statistics released on Wednesday have shown.
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Beijing-Washington non-stop flights start
A United Airlines employee dressed as George Washington holds up a sign that reads "Welcome to Beijing" as the first-ever non-stop flight from Washington DC arrived at the Beijing Capital International Airport. The maiden non-stop flight from Washington DC to Beijing arrived at the capital's airport after a 14-hour flight at 1:55 pm on March 29, 2007.
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China, Ukraine pledge to boost bilateral ties
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Ukraine's Parliament Speaker Oleksander Moroz in Beijing, on March 29, 2007. Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Thursday that China will enhance pragmatic cooperation with Ukraine to lift bilateral relations to a new level.
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Gold jewellery design competition held in Beijing
A model wears a pair of gold earrings, which weigh 247.54 grams and designed by Chinese designer He Weihong, during a gold jewellery design competition in Beijing March 28, 2007. China was one of the few countries in the world last year where gold demand was barely dented by a 25-year peak in prices. Picture taken March 28, 2007.
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China to expand friendly relations with Sudan
Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), shakes hands with visiting Deputy President of the Sudanese National Congress Nafi'a Ali Nafi'a in Beijing, China on March 29, 2007. Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo Thursday reaffirmed that China will work to expand friendly relations with Sudan.
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New U.S. ambassador to Iraq sworn in
The new U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker takes an oath during a ceremony held at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad March 29, 2007. The new U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, was sworn in at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday.
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