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US to tap Locke as new China ambassador
US President Barack Obama will nominate Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as next U.S. ambassador to China, two administration officials said on Monday.
China will be top uranium user in 2020s
China will surpass the US as the world's largest consumer of uranium during the 2020s as the nation's imports rise sharply to feed a growing nuclear industry.
Rare earths to be more tightly controlled
Gadhafi forces gain ground at oil port
Libyan rebels ceded ground to Muammar Gadhafi's advancing forces on Monday as the US came under increasing pressure to arm the opposition, and the UN appointed a humanitarian envoy.
China #160;improving employment situation
China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Tuesday that #160;it is working on policies to ease labor shortages while admitting that rural labor surplus is decreasing and the new generation of migrant workers have higher expectations.
China's role seen in more positive light
Scientist: 'Alien' life forms found on meteorites
China's trade surplus 'to decrease more' in 2011
Education reform aimed at benefiting migrants
China ranks high in women CEOs
Union proposes rules to protect female workers
Tax breaks to help service sector
More value-added Chinese exports expected
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China spends 223b yuan on civil affairs in 2010
China's pledge to reduce poverty
New asset management firm set to invest
Chinese constitution as coming of age gifts
Official urges better disaster preparedness
Resource tax should cover more items
FIFA to aid Chinese football in coach training
Zero property projects opening in 15 cities in February
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US shuttle Discovery lifts off for last mission
Slide: Tour of Oman
Apple Inc admits fault in scandal
Packed tourist boat sinks in Vietnam bay; 12 die
Police storm Bahrain camp
Long lines form for Lantern Festival delicacy
Artificial meat may answer food crisis
Cloud-seeding safe, experts explain
VOA to pull the plug on Chinese radio shows
Paper: Iraqi defector fabricated WMD intelligence to topple govt
Minority language to be promoted
Bulldozers move in on Sanya shantytown
Houses of love boom on Valentine's Day
Heavy police presence blocks protests in Algeria
Four held after masspanic leads to deaths
A lunar eclipse turns the moon pink
AIDS program targets migrant workers
At least 7 killed, hundreds injured in Iranian earthquake
Libya plane hits town
UK's Olympic water team poses naked for underwater photo
Witness of Tibet Photography Contest
Xiaolin believes in truth through a lens
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China to tighten its grip on rare earths
China will more tightly control the exploration for rare-earth minerals and unify the distribution of precious metals in North China to regulate the sector.
Tibet restricts foreign tourists for now
The temporary measures on restricting foreign tourists to Tibet were mainly due to the current cold winter weather, limited accommodation capacity and safety concerns, a high-ranking official said here Monday.
China to build more hospitals
The Chinese government plans to build more hospitals at the county level as one of the measures to reform the national public health service, said a State Council circular on Monday.
China ranks high in women CEOs
About 19% of Chinese women who are in management positions hold the title of CEO, the second highest percentage recorded among 39 countries and regions included in a recent survey.
China's economy will not see 'double dip' in 2011
Xinjiang still faces severe tests on stability
China plans to increase consumer goods imports
Air China to buy 5 Boeing planes
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Business
Rural per capita net income up 8.9% annually in 2006 - 2010
The per capita net income for China's rural residents maintained an 8.9-percent annual growth rate during the 2006-2010 period, or 12.7 percent before price factor adjustments, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday.
Weak February auto sales split analysts over year's prospects
China's passenger vehicle sales dropped slightly in February from last year, the first fall in more than two years and giving rise to uncertainty about the entire year's sales. #160;
Trials planned for TD-LTE
China Mobile Communications Co, the parent of world's largest telecom carrier by subscriber numbers, said on Monday that seven major Chinese cities will run a commercial trial of the TD-LTE network by the second quarter of 2012.
Aging population challenges pension system
Shanghai's home prices drop to 2010 levels
Inflation to continue falling in Feb: official
Imports to get boost from cuts
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World
Gates: US still has role in Afghanistan
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday that both the US and Afghan governments agree the American military should remain involved in Afghanistan after the planned 2014 end of combat operations to help train and advise Afghan forces.
Outlook grim for Japanese PM
Japan's unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan refused on Monday to step down after the resignation of his foreign minister over a political funding scandal that has added to pressure on him to quit or call a snap election.
Egypt's new government sworn in
Egypt's new cabinet, led by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, was sworn in on Monday before Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.
Tunisian PM names a new govt
Tunisia's prime minister named a new government Monday after a spate of resignations that has revived questions about the country's post-revolution direction.
Senior US diplomat to visit Seoul for talks
Chirac on trial for corruption
DPRK proposes Red Cross talks with ROK
US defense chief pays surprise visit to Afghanistan
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Sports
Pele wants football to be played for love
Brazilian icon Pele, one of the greatest football players of all time, warned on Monday that money may destroy a player's career if he forgets to play for the love of the game.
FIFA lifts ban on Israeli coach Fernandez
The Israel Football #160;Association on Monday said national team coach Luis Fernandez could resume his duties after FIFA lifted its ban on him from all soccer activity due to an outstanding debt to a former club.
Phelps sweeps Indy GP for five golds
Michael Phelps notched two more victories, incuding a 200-meter individual medley triumph over Ryan Lochte, to take his total to five at USA Swimming's Indianapolis Grand Prix.
Chinese women players compete for Rotterdam tickets
Blatter: Rooney ban was possible
Sangakkara targets sweep to victory
Lakers thump Spurs 99-83 to extend streak to 7
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Opinion
Prioritize people's prosperity
More needs to be done to narrow the income gap, reform the tax system, and offer migrant workers welfare in cities
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More migrant workers stay home
Err, how does one say this? Where have all the migrant workers gone?
US' strategy threatened by turmoil
Debate: Property tax
A journey worth celebrating
Equal rights for migrants
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Web Comments
Daniel Gros
The EU's band-aid on a bullet hole
Is the euro crisis any closer to a resolution? Europe's leaders have promised to devise by the end of this month a comprehensive package. Unfortunately, they are unlikely to succeed, because most of the elements of the package revealed so far address the symptoms of the crisis, not its underlying causes.
New move on housing may set an example
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Think Tank
Adding Asian color to public diplomacy
On March 7, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi delivered a speech at the annual session of National People's Congress, highlighting the achievements of China's diplomacy. However, China's public diplomacy, which was not mentioned by Yang, deserves applause, too.
Defense policy is peaceful
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Forum
China to 'basically eradicate poverty' in 10 years
Mainland drives global jewellery market
USA is relative poorer than Mainland China
Is China exporting inflation to the world?
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Regional
Shanghai will pilot insurance exchange
The central government will initiate a pilot insurance exchange in Shanghai, said Wu Dingfu, the head of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC).
Chairman promises changes for Tibetans
Tibetans are being urged to embrace the opportunities that development will bring to their region, said the chairman of the Tibet autonomous region.
Fees to unsnarl traffic on roads in Shenzhen
High-speed link will rev up Hainan tourism
'Tibet will be stable even if he passes away'
Free art draws crowd to museum
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Life
Happy long life noodles to you all!
When I was living in Adelaide, I would often buy packets of dried "Long Life Noodles" from a little shop in Chinatown, near the Central Market. They were a pantry staple of mine and I would use them as a standby in case I couldn't get fresh noodles for a dish I was making.
Telling it as it is
The culture of chinese small living goods
From unsung heroes to stars ... to IPR violators
Getting ready to cruise through spring
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Entertainment
Emma Watson quits college and goes back to Hogwarts
"Harry Potter" movie star Emma Watson has given up her schoolbooks and gone back to practicing witchcraft, for the films, anyway.
Emma Watson quits college and goes back to Hogwarts
Pirates happy to rip off 'big movie companies'
Tribeca unveils competition films for 2011 festival
Charlie Sheen reaches two million Twitter followers
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From Agencies
Labor official hopes more grads go west
China's top labor official Yin Weimin has called on more college graduates to work for China's grass roots in small and medium-sized enterprises and the country's western areas.
Tax breaks to help service sector
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Specials
2011 NPC #38; CPPCC
Special: Micro blog's macro impact
Labor shortage hits China
Baby boom bonanza
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Photography
The magazine China's Tibet and the Federation of Literary and Art Circles of Tibet autonomous region are jointly holding a "Witness of Tibet, 1950-2010" photography contest.
Micro-blog
With short sentences, pictures, and videos for a micro blog post using a cell-phone, the Twitter-like service creates a new wave of online activity, including participants from primary school students to government officials.
Priceless Jade
Popular jade carver tells why he has set his business outside Beijing.
Ipad 2 Comes
Apple Inc's Chief Executive Officer Steven Jobs showed up with his new iPad 2 in the United States on Wednesday (Thursday, Beijing time).
Weekly Photos
Oscar, Vanity Fair, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Victoria's Secret, Lady Gaga...
Celebrity birthdays in March
Mar 1 - Justin Bieber turns 17.
Some people get their travel highs according to a destination's danger element, while the vast majority of us would like to know that the place we're visiting is stable, safe and easy to travel around.
Weekly Photos
Chinese workers exit Libya, Snow across China,Self-made aircraft, 'standard smile,' drought... #160;
Ed Wang
The first player of full Chinese descent in the National Football League (NFL), Ed Wang, is ready to expand his pioneering role by helping to promote the game in China.
Lens
A woman pours water into cups shaped like camera lenses, in Huaibei, East China’s Anhui province. The cups are popular among photography enthusiasts on the Internet.
Royal Wedding Bash
Thousands of Britons are planning to get out the bunting, balloons and fold-up tables and hold street parties across the country to celebrate #160;the royal #160;wedding.
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