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Survey: Most Chinese Content with Development
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| A new survey shows that most urban residents in China have a positive opinion of social development over the past two decades. Ninety percent of the respondents agree that remarkable achievements have been made in China's reform. |
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Launch Planned for Jam-proof Satellite
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| China's first anti-jamming satellite, capable of carrying radio and TV signals to the whole of China, is scheduled to be sent into orbit next year. If successful, it could become China's stepping stone to the international large-capacity communication satellite market. |
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NASA: Mars Had Enough Water for Life
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| Water percolating through the soil once created a friendly environment that would have been ideal for life to flourish on Mars, NASA scientists say. |
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CPPCC Begins Annual Session in Beijing
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| The Second Session of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top advisory body, opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday. |
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Political Advisers Meet Today
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| China's top advisory body, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), will kick off its annual session today in Beijing. Zhang Guoxiang, spokesman of the Second Session of the 10th National Committee of CPPCC, said the members will discuss the government report, examine the report of CPPCC National Committee chairman and amendments to the CPPCC Charter. |
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Capital to Reward Pollution Informers
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| For the first time ever, Beijing plans to offer rewards for environmental protection, especially to those who detect and report polluters. The move is just one part of the city's 2004 campaign to clean up the air. |
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Putin Names Mikhail Fradkov as PM Candidate
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| Russian president Vladimir Putin on Monday named Mikhail Fradkov, Russia's envoy to the European Union, as the prime minister candidate. Fradkov, 54, has longtime working experiences in foreign economic affairs. |
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Medical Insurance to Benefit Rural People
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| The Ministry of Health has pledged to widen medical reforms to allow most Chinese, especially those living in rural areas, to benefit from proper medical services. |
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China, Philippines Jointly Bust Drug Ring
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| Law enforcement authorities in China and the Philippines jointly solved a major drug case in February in which five suspects in the two countries were arrested and 296 kilos of ice were seized, said a leading official from China's Ministry of Public Security. |
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Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Briefs the Press
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| Wang Yi, Chinese vice foreign minister and head of the Chinese delegation to the six-party talks, holds a press conference Saturday at Diaoyutai Grand Hotel in Beijing after the closing of the second round of the six-party talks.
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