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EU to Hold Chinese Shoe Dumping Hearing
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| Chinese footwear manufacturers will take part in a hearing in Brussels today on EU dumping charges as the Italian government said it has found Chinese shoes that may contain high levels of toxins. |
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OPEC Seeks to Boost China Fuel Market Share
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| OPEC's conference president and secretary-general will lead the organization's first talks with China today as members including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait plan investments in Chinese refinery projects worth more than US$8 billion to increase their share of China's fuel market. |
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White Paper on Peaceful Development Road Published
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| The State Council Information Office published on Thursday a white paper entitled China's Peaceful Development Road. The document, composed of five chapters, clarifies the government's and people's theory and practice in their pursuit of common prosperity and human progress. |
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Gov't Supports Tsang's Speech on Failed Reform
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| Xinhua today quoted an official from the central government's Hong Kong Liaison Office as expressing support for a speech made by HK Chief Executive Donald Tsang after the Legislative Council rejected proposals for constitutional reform. |
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Taiwan Pilots Join Mainland Airline
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| The first group of Taiwan pilots to be enrolled by a mainland carrier began working for Sichuan Airlines yesterday. |
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NGOs Given Access to Poverty Alleviation Resources
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| China on Monday launched a funding program for village poverty alleviation with the participation of non-government organizations (NGOs), opening poverty alleviation resources to NGOs for the first time. |
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Results of China's Economic Census
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| The country's top statistician, Li Deshui, presented the results of China's first national economic census at a press conference organized by the Information Office of the State Council on Tuesday. |
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Tax Reforms Discussed at Fiscal Conference
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| Finance Minister Jin Renqing reiterated at a national fiscal conference in Beijing yesterday that the government intends to scrap all agricultural taxes in reforms that began to be implemented three years ago. |
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Ding Beats Davis to Win UK Snooker Title
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| Chinese teenage snooker player Ding Junhui beat Steve Davis 10-6 to win the UK Championship snooker title yesterday, the first non-British or Irish winner of the prestigious York event. |
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6th WTO Ministerial Conference Concludes
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| The 6th WTO Ministerial Conference concluded in Hong Kong yesterday with a Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration that Xinhua yesterday said included tangible results from the six-day negotiations. |
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