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50 Years of China-Africa Diplomatic Ties
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| China hosted a reception in Beijing on Thursday evening to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of diplomatic ties with African countries and the release of China's African Policy Paper. |
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China, India Sign Memoranda on Energy Cooperation
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| China and India signed five memoranda on energy cooperation Thursday. Future exchanges will be cover "a full spectrum", said the Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar in Beijing on Thursday evening. |
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Poor Surveillance to Blame for Human Bid Flu Infections
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| A spokesman for the Ministry of Health said yesterday that the main reasons for human bird flu infections were a lack of effective surveillance in villages and towns as well as delayed reporting of outbreaks. |
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China, Japan to Hold Fresh Talks on E.China Sea Gas Dispute
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| China and Japan agreed yesterday to resume consultations at an early date on the East China Sea gas dispute after earlier discussions were stalled because of Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine on October 17. |
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CNOOC Taps Nigerian Oil Resources
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| Hong Kong-listed China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) Limited yesterday announced it had signed a definitive agreement with South Atlantic Petroleum Ltd to acquire a 45 percent working interest in an offshore oil mining license, OML 130. |
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China Trims Military by 200,000
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| By the end of 2005, China had completed the task of trimming the ranks of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) by 200,000, bringing its total number of troops to 2.3 million.
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Zhou Enlai Remembered
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| Across the country on Sunday, Chinese citizens commemorated the 30th death anniversary of China's first premier, Zhou Enlai. |
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4th Nat'l Conference on Sci-Tech Innovation
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| China's Fourth National Conference on Science and Technology held by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council opened this morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, during which President Hu Jintao outlined major strategic tasks for building an innovation-oriented country. |
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Emergency Response Plan Issued
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| The State Council issued on Sunday a national plan on emergency response, which will become a guidance on prevention and treatment of various incidents in China. |
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220,000 Stranded by Heavy Snow in Xinjiang
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| A week-long blizzard has stranded 220,000 people in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, cutting off traffic and communications. Temperatures in some areas have dropped to minus 43 Celsius. |
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