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The publications on the International Horticultural Exposition held in Xi'an were released on Friday, one year after the expo opened.
China will launch a campaign this year to eliminate the publication of maps with information that could undermine sovereignty and state security, authorities said Friday.
Prosecutors said that the media and the Internet have become "accomplices" in the sale of fake medicines in China, the Beijing Youth Daily reported on Friday.
Six regions in China received "red-light warnings" for their failure in the first quarter of 2012 to do enough to conserve energy, according to a progress report the country released on Friday.
A sustained drought has caused water shortages for more than 680,000 people in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and neighboring Guizhou province, said local authorities Friday.
Fengqing county, with a history of making and drinking tea stretching back more than 1,000 years, is holding a red tea festival with a series of activities including a red tea exposition, a tea trade fair, a tea art competition and ancient tea tree worshiping.
Chinese business tycoon Huang Nubo said on May 4 he's close to making a deal to acquire a property in Iceland for tourism investment.
The Shenzhen government plans to start charging a vehicle emissions fee before the end of the year.
The value of Guangdong province's marine economy is expected reach 1.5 trillion yuan ($238.5 billion) by 2015, accounting for a quarter of the province's GDP, the local oceanic administration said on May 4.
A special campaign has been launched to eliminate the illegal practice of "borrowing" business credentials for the purpose of bidding on construction projects, a central government office said Friday.
China is strengthening pollution controls in key rivers and lakes this year, Zhou Shengxian, minister of environmental protection, said on May 4.
China on Friday issued a draft proposal on agricultural insurance regulations to solicit public opinion and promote the sound development of agricultural insurance, according to a circular published by the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council (LAOSC).
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