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'City of Ice' Gives Warm Welcome to Holidaymakers
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| Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and known as "city of ice", hosted 1.067 million tourists from home and abroad during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday, which concluded on Wednesday. |
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Tibetan Culture at the Foot of the Sacred Mountain
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| A pilgrimage diary, a family museum and a cultural society. They speak eloquently for the preservation of the cultural traditions of ethnic Tibetans in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
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China Enhances Cooperation with Int'l Organizations to Control Bird Flu
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| China informed the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization and the World Health Organization of its bird flu epidemic on Tuesday, the day the deadly virus was confirmed to have been found in the country. |
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Sino-French Declaration to Help Boost Ties: Hu
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| Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao said Tuesday that the joint declaration he and his French counterpart Jacques Chirac signed will play an important role in boosting Sino-French ties in the future. |
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EU Considers Lifting Arms Embargo on China
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| The European Union is considering lifting its arms embargo on China. In Brussels, French Foreign Minister Dominque de Villepin urged EU colleagues to end the ban by March, saying it was "outdated. |
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China Applies to Join Nuclear Suppliers Group
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| China filed a formal application Monday to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).Joining the NSG is a key step for China to play a more active role in nuclear non-proliferation, a step conducive to its efforts in seeking closer international cooperation in this regard. |
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Hu, Chirac Agree to Enhance Sino-French Cooperation
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| Chinese President Hu Jintao and French President Jacques Chirac on Monday discussed bilateral relations and major international issues of common concern and reached broad consensus. |
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Sino-French Relations Look Ahead
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| China and France have now stepped onto a stage of having comprehensive cooperation, and the potential and prospects for future development of bilateral relations are great, according to Wang Zhaohui, a researcher with the Chinese Institute of International Studies. |
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Chinese Urbanites Challenge Firecracker Ban
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| Bright flashes and loud booms have rocked urban Beijing during this year's Spring Festival though posters reading "firecrackers forbidden" are seen in major streets and small lanes reminding the residents of the city's 11-year-old ban on the festive but often dangerous explosives. |
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Champs-Elysees Hosts Chinese New Year Parade
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| More than 7,000 costumed performers, including 720 from Beijing, and 54 sumptuous giant floats staged a Chinese New Year parade on the Avenue of Champs-Elysees in the center of Paris on Saturday. |
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