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Top News
The pioneer
China's economic miracle of the past 30 years has proven true the late leader Deng Xiaoping's famous saying that the opening up would be like "crossing the river by feeling the stones".
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Cover
A dreamer
It was 1992. An old man in a private ward in Beijing's China-Japan Friendship Hospital knew he was dying. Jiang Yiwei was diagnosed with lung cancer the previous year, when the doctors told him it would spread and render him bed-ridden.
Jiang Yiwei's long march
Fruits of fortune
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Energy/Environment
Now, the numbers
After returning from the negotiating table in Bali at the end of last year, China along with developing countries now face an unprecedented challenge in efforts to reduce climate change.
The heat's on
A small beginning
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Energy/Environment
Power up
Two ultra-high voltage (UHV) power grids are under construction by the country's largest electricity transmission company, State Grid Corp of China, the latest round of expansion in that power industry that will alone require an investment of 20 billion yuan.
Turning the tide
IN BRIEF (Page 5)
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Companies
Educated choice
Singapore is one of the smallest countries in Asia, but the 700-sq-km island nation has stature far beyond its size. It is one of the world's busiest ports and is now developing into another type of hub - for education, with the goal of becoming the first choice for Chinese students studying overseas.
Crossroads
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World News
Smaller shares
The steepest year-end slump in global stocks since 2000 left equities with the cheapest valuations in more than 30 years as inflation accelerated and the United States economy showed signs of slowing.
Net return
Crops up
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Up Close
Gold finger
Zhou Shengjun prefers the title of teacher to that of boss. Whether professor or employer, passion for his work is evident - perhaps the reason he looks much younger than his 60 years.
His master's choice
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