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'Year of Italy in China' Launched in Beijing
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| "The Year of Italy in China", a major cultural exchange program jointly organized by China and Italy, opened in Beijing on Thursday with a concert featuring the works of Italian opera's great composers. |
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World Pledges US$1.8 Bln for Bird Flu Control
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| Over US$1.8 billion of donations were collected for reinforcing global efforts in bird flu prevention and control on Wednesday at the International Pledging Conference on Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza. |
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Top Leaders of China, DPRK Hold Talks
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| Chinese top leader Hu Jintao and top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-il held talks in Beijing, exchanging views on bilateral relations and international and regional issues of common concern, and reaching important and wide-ranging consensus.
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Internet Users Spent 100 Bln Yuan in 2005
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| China's 111 million Internet users paid 100 billion yuan (US$12.5 billion) for Internet services last year, according to a report released by China Internet Network Information Center in Beijing on Tuesday. |
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Residents' Savings Deposits Create New Record
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| The People's Bank of China revealed that total savings deposits as at the end of December 2005 was 14 trillion yuan (US$1.75 trillion), a record figure according to a January 16 Beijing Youth Daily report. |
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China, Liberia Pledge Close Cooperation
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| Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and Liberia's president-elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf pledged to make joint efforts to enhance bilateral relations during their talks in Monrovia, the Liberian capital, on Sunday. |
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China to Build 180,000 Km Rural Highways in 2006
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| Minister Li Shenglin said yesterday at a yearly national communications meeting in Beijing that China would build 180,000 kilometers in rural highways in 2006, mainly along old revolutionary bases, border areas, poor areas and major grain producing areas. |
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More Taiwan Businesses to Mainland Welcomed
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| Chinese President Hu Jintao said Saturday that better aid and services will be provided for Taiwan compatriots to do business in the mainland. Hu made the remarks during a meeting with representatives of Taiwan businessmen in Xiamen, Fujian Province. |
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Gas Reserves Grow at Oilfield
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China's biggest oil producer, PetroChina, claimed at a press conference held in Beijing on Friday that its flagship Daqing Oilfield in northeast China has the potential to locate another 200 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves. |
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'Harmful' Footwear Casts Shadow on Sino-EU Trade
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| Chinese shoe-makers' application for market economy status was refused by the European Commission on Thursday and a temporary anti-dumping tariff might be initiated. |
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