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China to cut tax on luxury goods: report
China, already the world's second-largest luxury goods market, will soon slash import duties on opulent items to encourage wealthy local shoppers to buy more pricey cosmetics, watches and liquor.
Banned chemical leads to recall
China's top drug authority ordered the recall at the weekend of an antibiotic medicine that is laced with a banned plasticizer as public concern about plasticizer-tainted products builds.
Cities rein in home prices
More Chinese cities have seen month-on-month declines in the prices of both new and secondhand homes, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Saturday. Developers seek minimum profits
Millions hit by flood havoc in China
Floods, triggered by days of torrential rain, continued to hit most parts of southern China on Sunday, affecting millions of people in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan and Guangdong provinces. Special
Stranded rail passengers finally home after 2-day trip
5 probed over CPI data leaks
Yuan hits record high one year after rate reform
Sinicize Marxism for Chinese socialism: Xi
Iraq bomb hits French convoy, 7 injured: sources
Global Internet body to unleash domain names
Libyan opposition leader to visit China
365m passengers in summer travel season
Chinese village bites into snake business
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Suning plans to add 200 stores a year
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Sinicize Marxism for Chinese socialism
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Monday called for efforts to push forward the sinicization of Marxism while sticking to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Three Gorges Dam 'hugely beneficial'
China Three Gorges Corporation said Sunday that the Three Gorges Dam provides huge benefits to society and economy in terms of its functions in flood control, drought prevention, clean energy and navigation.
Dairy firms blamed for poor milk
China's dairy industry has the lowest quality standards in the world and much of the blame is down to the large companies that dominate it and the rock-bottom prices they pay farmers for raw milk, said industry experts.
Power shortage hits offices, malls
Shanghai's shopping malls and office buildings are being urged to close on extremely hot days this summer to save power for residents' use in the midst of a shortage of supply.
HK airport passengers up 5.6% in May
Ex-officials charged with graft over toxic spill
9 killed in #160;E China building collapse
China to cut tax on luxury goods: report
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Business
Dairy firms blamed for poor milk
China's dairy industry has the lowest quality standards in the world and much of the blame is down to the large companies that dominate it and the rock-bottom prices they pay farmers for raw milk, said industry experts.
Advertising experiences a boom
Group-purchasing websites have the most potential for advertisers, who are witnessing a boom for their industry on the Internet thanks to the increasing number of netizens and the development of online companies in China, according to a new report.
Lenovo seeks to become the Apple of world's eye
By vowing to give Steve Jobs' company a run for his money earlier this year, Liu Chuanzhi shocked the IT world. But analysts of the industry are heavily divided on this heroic attempt.
China's stocks fall to nine-month low
Softbank to end dispute with Alipay soon
Cyber wars between stores are heating up
Developers seek profits below the surface
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World
Iraq bomb hits French convoy, 7 injured
A French embassy convoy in Iraq was hit by a roadside bomb in Baghdad on Monday, wounding at least seven people and underscoring the still shaky security situation in the capital, local security sources said
Medvedev says he won't challenge Putin
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev says he wants a second term, but won't stand against Vladimir Putin.
Libyan rebels deny talking with Gadhafi
Libyan rebels denied Sunday that they are engaged in negotiations with leader Muammar Gaddafi's government and said the financial aid will be available in the coming days.
Greece in crisis; EU wrangles over aid
PM George Papandreou asked Greeks on Sunday to support austerity steps and avoid a catastrophic default, as European finance ministers discussed extending tens of billions of euros of aid to Athens.
EU put next tranche of loans for Greece on hold
Japan PM pushed to set resignation date
Tokyo's plan to help Tepco faces opposition
US beats Jamaica to reach CONCACAF semi-finals
Rare US missile attacks hit northwest Pakistan
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Porto's Villas Boas ruled out of Inter job
Porto's Andre Villas Boas will not become the new coach of Inter Milan partly because of an expensive release clause in his contract, Inter sporting director Marco Branca said on Sunday.
Wimbledon gears up for great showdown
Extremely competitive and spectacular matches are expected as year's third Grand Slam starts on Monday.
Murray hoping to learn a lesson from Li
Murray was quick to spin a question on its head when asked if Li Na #160;could learn anything from the way he manges the annual Wimbledon hyperbole. "Well, she's won a slam, so I should be the one asking her for the advice."
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Japan, Oman, Palestinians win Olympic qualifiers
Phelps finds new event to dominate
China loses to Oman 0-1 in Olympic qualifier
Kiwi Sanderson to skipper China's Team Sanya
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Opinion
Past imperfect, future tense
Japan's failure to work out a uniform and acceptable-to-all reconstruction plan even more than three months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami and the fierce power struggle in the country that followed have made its economic recovery more uncertain.
Points for Party to ponder
A recent Ministry of Education survey shows that almost 80 percent of college students are willing to join the Communist Party of China (CPC). This will be a tremendous boost for the CPC, preparing to celebrate its 90th anniversary on July 1.
Why Europe no longer matters
US playing a different game in Africa
Good neighbors in deed
Seize the chance to change
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Binod Singh
India is not balancing China in Africa
It is not India versus China in Africa. It is India and China in Africa. India does not believe in balancing China in Africa, or in any other part of the world. There is enough space for these two countries to grow together and reestablish their paramount economic and political status,
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Think Tank
Debate: High-speed trains
Is the plan to extend high-speed railways to the western region a wise move? One scholar says it is, but another differs totally.
Past imperfect, future tense
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Respect for‘universal human rights’
Chengguan needs to be reformed, not scrapped
Ditching milk, are you familiar with it?
Virginity or life, which values more?
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Regional
Dikes near overflowing in E China city
More than 70 km of rural dikes are close to overflowing in the city of Lanxi in east China's Zhejiang province, an authority with the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said Monday.
Stranded rail passengers finally home
Zhang Yun was so excited he kept saying "Home, sweet home" loudly to a train attendant when Train K114 reached Chengdu Railway Station North in Southwest China's Sichuan province at 4:52 am on Sunday.
Power shortage hits offices, malls
32 hospitalized after chlorine gas leak
Garlic price tumbles in China
Beijing, Shanghai top well-being index
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Life
Participants compete in dragon boat races before Dragon Boat Festival
Participants compete in a dragon boat race in Jinli Town of Gaoyao City, south China's Guangdong Province, June 2, 2011. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday which falls on June 6 this year.
Paper wonderland
More than a minor worry
Suzhou: Heaven on Earth
Sailing to Yangzhou
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Entertainment
Cameron Diaz promotes new movie 'Bad Teacher' in Madrid
Actress Cameron Diaz arrives to promote her new movie "Bad Teacher" in Madrid June 13, 2011.
'Green Lantern' falls short at box office
Christina Aguilera was no 'angel' during marriage
Polo, glamour and charity for Wills and Kate in LA
Review: `Popper's Penguins' takes flight
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From Agencies
Organization enhanced region
Since it was formed 10 years ago the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has become a driving force for regional economic development and will continue to enhance regional cooperation.
CPC marks 90th anniversary
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Love for fathers
My China Story
Hu attends SCO summit
What will happen following triumph?
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Red Stars
China's modern-day sports celebrities are not afraid to show off their individuality compared to their determinedly anonymous predecessors of a couple of decades ago.
Searching
Zhao Xuefeng, a woman in her 40s who works odd jobs, started writing songs five years ago yearning for her missing son, who was kidnapped from a railway station in Beijing in December 1994.
Demystify
Any savvy China watcher would tell you what a super power hub zhongzubu ranks in the party's hierarchy. The powerful committee -- which ordains officials' in and out, up and down -- is highly elusive to the outside. Yet it opened for visits this week.
Men's Magazines
Fashion magazines for men have enjoyed an annual growth rate of more than 30 percent in China since 2006.
Weekly Photos
The American Theatre Wing's 65th annual Tony Awards ceremony in New York, June 12, 2011.
Webby Awards
Celebrities gather at #160;the 15th annual Webby Awards in New York June 13, 2011.
An Affair
Four months ago I confirmed that my husband had an affair. I cried again and again.I'm so angry that his girlfriend is his co-worker.What can I do?
Weekly Photos
Floods,lunar eclipse,Father's Day,Hot Dog Eating Contest,body painting
Li Na Phenomenon
Women's tennis is preparing for a Chinese boom after Li Na's historic win at the French Open. "It will inspire in China many young girls to pick up a racket who might not otherwise have done so."
I'm Not Panda
A woman holds a pair of chow chow dogs that have been dyed like pandas in Xi’an, Shaanxi province on June 18, 2011.
Love Child
Nearly half of American dads under 45 this Father's Day say they have at least one child who was born out of wedlock.
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