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Former leader of China's top political advisory body dies at 91 |
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Jing Shuping, former vice chairman of China's top political advisory body, died of illness in Beijing on September 14 at the age of 91 and was cremated here on Tuesday. |
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Security up after bus fire in Beijing |
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A passenger bus burst into flames in downtown Beijing early Monday morning, most likely caused by a gas leak, according to officials. No one was injured and authorities have ruled out arson. |
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Beijing starts A/H1N1 flu vaccinations |
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The national capital Beijing took the lead in the country to start A/H1N1 flu vaccination program Monday, the municipal health authorities announced. |
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GAPP plans overhaul of newspaper industry |
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The General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) is planning a major overhaul of the newspaper industry, with various closures, mergers and acquisitions. |
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Stabbing forces knives out of supermarkets |
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A ban on knife sales is in place at major supermarkets until the end of the National Day holiday, following two stabbing attacks in the capital. |
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Hu urges CPPCC to further play political advisory role |
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President Hu has urged CPPCC to "continue carrying out its functions of political consultation, democratic supervision, and participation and raising proposals in governance, in a practical and effective way." |
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Leaders visit exhibition of achievements |
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Top Chinese leaders including President Hu Jintao on Saturday visited an exhibition showcasing the achievements New China has made in the past six decades. |
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Macao kicks off legislative election |
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The election of the 4th Legislative Assembly of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) officially started Sunday morning as voters began casting ballots in 28 polling stations across the city. |
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China warns of stability threat from A/H1N1 flu |
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China's Ministry of Public Security has vowed to crack down on rumormonger and people producing and selling fake drugs to ensure social order in the country's fight against A/H1N1 influenza. |
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CPC Central Committee closes plenary session |
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The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee approved Friday a decision on major issues concerning Party building at the close of a four-day session. |
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Officials arrested for bribes in Chongqing |
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Two senior judicial officials in Chongqing have been arrested for taking "huge amounts of bribes" in the midst of a widening corruption scandal in the southwestern city, a municipal spokesman said yesterday. |
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Gov't spends far less traveling abroad |
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Gov't departments nationwide spent far less going abroad the first half of this year, following strict penny-pinching requirements from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). |
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CPC to tackle intra-Party democratic reforms |
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Signs of democratic reform became evident in the grass roots of the Communist Party of China (CPC), as it made "Party building" its top priority at the fourth plenary session of the 17th CPC Central Committee starting that started on Tuesday. |
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4 sentenced over syringe attacks in Urumqi |
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4 people were given hefty sentences ranging from 8 to 15 years in prison Thursday for stabbing a pedestrian with a syringe in Urumqi, which triggered public scare and caused protests in Xinjiang. |
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New policy may tighten taxers' belts |
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A new tax regulation will crimp the wallets of many employees of State-run enterprises, while foreign company employees may not be affected. |