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China's Civil Aviation Takes off
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| China’s air industry generated profits of 480 million yuan (US$57.8 million) in the first eight months of the year, with passenger traffic rising by 11 percent year-on-year, the civil aviation regulator revealed Wednesday. |
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Silver Market Shining After Opening-up
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| China has become an important market in the world for the consumption of the precious metal of silver since its deregulation, said Paul Bateman, executive director of the Silver Institute, at the first Annual China Silver Conference. |
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Seas Classified by Function
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| The State Oceanographic Administration announced Tuesday the country's first program to classify sea areas by function, and said that those who ignore these function divisions will be punished. |
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Preventing Geological Disasters in Three Gorges
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| Geological disaster prevention measures for the gigantic Three-Gorges Project on the Yangtze River are in full swing to guarantee safe storage of water in the reservoir, said Shou Jiahua, vice-minister of land and resources, at a press conference organized by the State Council Information Office Tuesday. |
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Teachers Become Admirable in China
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| As China's strategy of developing education to rejuvenate the country is carried out, and priority is given to the development of education with related laws made, teacher's status in China has been greatly raised. |
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Anti-terrorism Should Observe UN Charter, Int'l Norms
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| The fight against terrorism should adhere to the purpose and principles of the UN Charter and the generally recognized norms governing international relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan said Monday. |
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Typhoon Sinlaku Kills 26 in East China
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| Twenty-six people were killed and five reported missing as Sinlaku, the 16th typhoon hitting China this year, struck east China's Zhejiang and Fujian provinces on Saturday. More than 7.21 million people and 170,000 hectares (420,070 acres) of farmland have been affected and 7,900 houses damaged. |
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Delegates Elected to Attend 16th CPC National Congress
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| The 2,120 delegates to attend the upcoming 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have been elected by 38 electoral units. They represent 66 million CPC members in the country. |
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Role of FDI Stressed in Economic Globalization
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| Foreign direct investment (FDI) has enhanced the optimum distribution of global resources, expedited industrial restructuring, and promoted innovations in the economic system and technology, according to State Councilor Wu Yi. |
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Fifty Glorious Years in Table Tennis
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| This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese national table tennis team. Great success has been achieved over the years through teamwork and technical innovation. Meanwhile, new rules will bring new challenges to the national team for the first time in the forthcoming Asian Games starting on September 29. |
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Thai Policy Toward Ethnic Chinese Commended
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| Visiting Chinese top legislator Li Peng said that Thailand's policy towards local ethnic Chinese is "a big success," which has encouraged Thai Chinese communities to contribute greatly to the country's economic development. |
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Peking Opera Classics Videotaped
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| China has finished a 17-year project to videotape 355 Peking opera classics by the end of August. This was announced at the project's final meeting attended by Li Ruihuan, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, who proposed and masterminded the project. |
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