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Exports Buoyant as Trade Volume Rockets
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| A report completed by the Ministry of Commerce's Department of Foreign Trade said the country's two-way foreign trade will hit US$1.4 trillion, and it forecasted a trade surplus of US$90 billion to 100 billion this year. |
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10 Confirmed Dead in Liaoning's Molybdenum Mine Accident
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| Ten people were confirmed dead when illegally mining in a molybdenum mine Sunday night in northeast China's Liaoning Province, a local official said Wednesday. In another two accidents, fourteen miners who have been trapped in a coal mine blast in Xinjiang since Tuesday morning were confirmed dead, and the death toll in a coal mine flooding that occurred in Sichuan Tuesday night has risen to 12. |
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Typhoon Longwang Claims 65, Dozens Missing
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| The death toll from Typhoon Longwang in east China's Fujian Province reached 65 last night, including 50 caused by mountain torrents that hit an armed police school in Fuzhou, the provincial capital, Sunday night. Around 5,500 houses were toppled and 98,000 hectares of crops in Fujian were damaged by the typhoon.
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China Calls for Healthy Int'l Disarmament Process
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| The international community should strengthen cooperation to promote the healthy development of international arms control, disarmament and nonproliferation process, Hu Xiaodi, Chinese ambassador on disarmament affairs, said Tuesday. |
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Rescue Work Ends, 27 Bodies Recovered
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| The bodies of 27 coal miners have been raised up to the ground. A total of 34 miners were confirmed dead in a gas explosion in a coal mine belonging to the Henan Hebi Coal (group) Company Monday morning. Rescue work ended at 8:00 PM Monday. |
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13,000 People Evacuated in Hubei Province
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| About 13,000 people affected by a flood in central China's Hubei Province have moved to safe places, according to a source of the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters on Monday. |
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HK Citizens Visit PLA Barracks
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| Twelve thousand Hong Kong citizens took proud in their country's military strength and achievements, when the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison threw open its barracks to the public yesterday to celebrate the country's 56th founding anniversary. |
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Festival of China Opens in Washington DC
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| The Festival of China, a month-long culture event cosponsored by China and the United States, was kicked off with dazzling art shows, joyous celebrations and firework displays in the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC Saturday night. |
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China to Push for New World of Amity: Premier
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| Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in Beijing on Friday that China will work for building "a new world of peace, amity and harmony" together with the people throughout the world. Wen made the remarks at a reception marking the 56th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China held in the Great Hall of the People in downtown Beijing.
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'National Unity Tripod' Presented to Xinjiang
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| The central government delegation sent on Friday a bronze tripod, a traditional Chinese sacrificial vessel symbolizing unity, to the government of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the region's founding on Saturday. |
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