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2010-9-9

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Hu to US: We want stable ties with America

National
2010-9-9

CHINESE President Hu Jintao told American officials yesterday that he wants to see healthy and stable ties between the two countries. "China looks positively on the fresh progress made in China-US relations, and...

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Foxconn parent plans to hire 1.5m over 5 years

National
2010-9-9

HON HAI Precision Group, the parent of Foxconn Technology Co, plans to hire 1.5 million employees on China's mainland within five years. Terry Gou, chairman of the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer,...

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Pilots fibbed for quick promotions

National
2010-9-9

PILOTS exaggerated or lied on their flying histories for a quick promotion to captain to earn much more money, an industry insider says. "An eligible candidate to be a captain needs at least 2,500 flying hours,"...

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Guangzhou stubs out smoking

National
2010-9-9

THE nation's toughest smoking ban has been enacted by the Guangzhou City authority. Under the Guangzhou Smoking Control Regulation, which came into effect on September 1, smoking is banned in the city's 12 categories...

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Ticks kill 21 in hushed-up outbreak

National
2010-9-9

HEALTH authorities in central China's Henan Province said last night that 18 people had died of infection from a series of tick bites that have been kept secret. Another three fatalities were reported in Penglai...

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Rescuers look for 2 crew lost in rig spill

National
2010-9-9

MORE than 130 rescuers braved strong winds and big waves yesterday to search for two workers missing in an oil-drilling platform accident in Bohai Bay near east China's Shandong Province. Local marine authorities...

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China protests Japan seizure of Chinese fishing boat, crew

National
2010-9-9

CHINA yesterday lodged a strong protest against Japan over the detention of a Chinese fishing boat and its crew near China's Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. China demanded that Japan release the Chinese...

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Rally At Japanese Embassy Protests Detentions

National
2010-9-9

MORE than 40 Chinese yesterday staged a protest near the Japanese embassy in Beijing over the detention of a Chinese fishing boat. The unofficial China Federation for Defending the Diaoyu Islands organized the...

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Skull sentence appealed

National
2010-9-9

A CHINESE-American man who was sentenced to eight years for selling more than 200 human skulls to foreign countries has appealed in Beijing. Ding Hai, who has a PhD from Florida State University, said he was not...

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Houses started for quake survivors

National
2010-9-9

CONSTRUCTION began yesterday on the largest housing project yet for survivors of the earthquake that leveled a county in northwest China's Qinghai Province. The Denyingge residential project in Gyegu Town, in...

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Trial told of cold shower that led to death

National
2010-9-9

THE former head of a re-education center in central China has gone on trial for forcing an inmate to take a cold shower on a chilly morning which led to his death. The suspect, surnamed Yang, faces up to seven...

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'Unhealthy' air quality causes HK to suffer

National
2010-9-9

ROADSIDE air pollution in Hong Kong hit record highs in the first six months of the year, hurting public health and economic competitiveness, according to activists and lawmakers. The city's air quality hit "unhealthy"...

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Foxconn to hire 1.5 million workers

National
2010-9-8

FOXCONN plans to hire 1.5 million workers in China's mainland in the next five years despite strong criticism of its tough management after 13 employees attempted suicide. Terry Gou, chairman of the world's...

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Teacher fired after her torture act is exposed online

National
2010-9-8

A KINDERGARTEN in Jiangsu Province dimissed a teacher after an online video clip that showed her torturing a two-year-old girl for about 10 minutes sparked public outrage. In the video clip, the woman teacher...

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China voices strong protest against Japan over fishing boat detention

National
2010-9-8

CHINESE Foreign Ministry today lodged strong protest against Japan over the detention of a Chinese fishing boat near the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. By the order of the Chinese authorities, Assistant...

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2 missing after typhoon tilts Sinopec offshore oil platform

National
2010-9-8

THIRTY four workers have been saved and two are still missing after strong wind brougt by typhoon Malou tilted an oil drilling platform in Bohai Bay yesterday evening, the platform's operator, Shengli Oilfield, a...

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13 kids injured when kindergarten wall collapses in Shaanxi

National
2010-9-8

THIRTEEN children and one teacher were injured when a wall at a private kindergarten in Shaanxi Province collapsed yesterday, a spokesman with county government said today. The accident happened at around 10am...

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Japan arrests captain of Chinese ship

National
2010-9-8

JAPAN'S Coast Guard arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat early today near the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea despite China's representations. According to Japanese media, the captain was arrested...

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Myanmar leader's visit

National
2010-9-8

MYANMAR'S top leader General Than Shwe arrived in Beijing yesterday for a state visit. Than Shwe is expected to brief China on nationwide elections on November 7 which Myanmar says is a key step in shifting to...