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HK, Guangdong Expand Cooperation at Plenary Session
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| Hong Kong and Guangdong agreed to expand cooperation in areas including food safety and cross-border freight at the Eighth Plenary Session of the Hong Kong-Guangdong Cooperation Joint Conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday. |
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China Outlines National Flu Contingency Plan
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| China's Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday outlined a contingency plan to enhance national readiness against a possible outbreak of influenza. |
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Damrey Claims 16 Lives
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| Damrey, the 18th typhoon to hit China this year, has claimed 16 lives in south China's Hainan Province after it slammed into the island province early Monday morning, leaving a trail of devastation and despair.
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Supreme Court's Review of Death Sentences Reinstated
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| Three review courts are to be established with the Supreme People's Court to deal with capital punishment sentences, Vice President Wan Exiang of the Supreme People's Court said on Sunday in Beijing at a public lecture on judicial reform. |
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UBS to Invest US$500 Mln in Bank of China
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| Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS, will buy a stake worth US$500 million in Bank of China (BOC), but the terms of the agreement forbid UBS to sell that stake within the next three years, according to a joint statement issued in Beijing on Tuesday. |
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First Foray into Legislative Transparency
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| China's top legislature on Tuesday held its first-ever legislative hearing, a move described as aiming to enhance legislative transparency and to promote democracy in the lawmaking process. The focus of the landmark hearing was the question of raising the personal income tax exemption threshold from the current 800 yuan (US$98.8) to 1,500 yuan (US$185), a major potential amendment to the existing Law on Personal Income Tax. |
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Dam Works on Key Water Diversion Project Start
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| China's huge south-to-north water diversion project entered a crucial stage on Monday as the dam heightening project at Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China got underway. The height of the dam will be raised by 15 meters to 175 meters over five years, which is a key project to ensure the effective diversion of 20 billion cubic meters of water to the arid northern and northwestern parts of the country by 2010.
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China, Russia Initiate Parliamentary Exchange
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| China and Russia signed a cooperation agreement between China's National People's Congress and the Russian Federation Council in Beijing on Sunday, marking the start of a regular parliamentary exchange mechanism. |
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Delegation Arrives in Xinjiang for Celebrations
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| A delegation of Chinese central authorities arrived in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 1:15 PM Friday for celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the autonomous region. |
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China Widens Yuan, Non-dollar Trading Band
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| The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, on Friday announced to raise the float range of Renminbi exchange rate against non-US dollars from previous 1.5 percent to 3 percent. |
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