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Top News

Wen lands on dam of quake lake
Premier Wen Jiabao landed on the dam of Tangjiashan quake lake in Sichuan province yesterday as water flowed into a sluice built a few days ago.

100 years of fortitude and love for quake victims

16 Tibetans held on bombing charges

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Wenchuan Quake

NGOs play key role in quake relief
Two days after the May 12 earthquake hit Sichuan, millionaire Wang Wenzhong headed to the devastated province to help with relief work.

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Wenchuan Quake

Young woman cares for villagers safety
MIANYANG, Sichuan: Rong Zheng is wearing an off-the-shoulder top, low-cut jeans and shiny black shoes; her two loop earrings dazzle in the sun occasionally.

Psychological care for kids

Better building codes planned for schools

Policeman takes difficult daily duties in stride

Quake Snippets

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Nation

Yang holds dinner for Indian FM
Beijing made an unprecedented gesture of friendship yesterday to express the significance it attaches to relations with India - it not only rolled out the red carpet for visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee but also feted the dignitary at the Forbidden City.

Thousands flock to see pandas

Games to be spectrum of colors

Relay pays respect to Mao

State leader to visit DPRK in two weeks

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Nation

People 'obliged' to visit parents
A draft law in Liaoning province makes it an obligation for adult children to contact or visit their parents regularly.

Water contaminated by factory blaze

Stiff penalties for anyone giving test answers

Students racing against time for exams

Tycoon fined $24m on top of jail term

Across China: Beijing

Across China: Henan

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China Scene

Guangdong couple set sail on adventure of a lifetime
Zhou Xianjun and his wife Guan Weining left Guangdong's provincial capital for Yokohama, Japan, on May 13, for their Global Voyage for Peace.

China Scene: South

China Scene: West

China Scene: North

China Scene: Central

China Scene: East

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Insight

Stuffing that tradition is made of
Pushing a shopping cart, Liu Yunfen's eyes make a sweep of the shelves in a Beijing branch of hypermarket chain Carrefour.

Races, zongzi to remember patriot-poet

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Comment

New thinking crucial to rebuilding quake zone
More than 20 days after the 8.0-magnitude quake jolted Sichuan province, we are now facing another mission no less challenging than saving lives under the rubble: rebuilding the homes and cities destroyed by the quake.

Cartoon

Heed danger signals

Land market blues

Hot Words

Let right ideas be picked

Puffing and huffing: Raise the burden

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Opinion

Fossil fuels still the best
It would be more amusing had I not been personally involved. Three years ago I was a lone voice outrageously predicting $100 oil, debated on many occasions on national and international TV by those predicting $50 or even less. The tapes are still available.

Second-generation biofuel could solve food, fuel crises

Letters and Blogs

Kids need lessons on uses of cellphones

From our archives

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International

Environment Day appeal to kick carbon
The United Nations urged the world yesterday to kick an all-consuming addiction to carbon dioxide and said everyone must take steps to fight climate change.

Early smoke exposure increases infection risk

Astronauts to go on spacewalk after billion-dollar laboratory installation

Google enters NASA's orbit for space problem

News Makers

World Scene: Italy

World Scene: Austria

World Scene: Brazil

World Scene: Bangladesh

World Scene: Netherlands

World Scene: Russia

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International

Hillary vows support for former rival
Hillary Rodham Clinton is bowing out of the presidential race, saying yesterday she will rally support for Barack Obama, as the presumptive Democratic nominee begins the delicate search for a running mate amid pressure from his former rival's supporters to choose her.

Two rising stars for VP candidates

US blacks savor Obama win, fear disappointment

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International

Medvedev visits first EU nation
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev began his first official trip to a European Union country yesterday when he arrived in Germany.

Food summit may end without declaration

Maoists give up claim to presidency

Around the World: United Kingdom

Around the World: Japan

Around the World: Russia

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Business

Vanke says sorry with 100m yuan
Shareholders of China Vanke Co, the country's largest publicly traded property developer, have approved a decision to spend 100 million yuan to rebuild homes in quake-stricken Sichuan.

WB pledges rebuilding help

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Business China

Regulator orders efficient credit
China's banking regulator has asked banks and credit cooperatives to ensure credit to grain producers and agricultural firms yesterday, in a move to spur grain production and aid reconstruction efforts of production areas in earthquake-hit Sichuan province.

Rebuilding drive to boost IT sector

HSBC debuts in gold

Special supplement: Changchun zone redefines identity, sets future plans

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Business Roundup

Coal shares lead fall in benchmark index
Shanghai stocks mostly fell yesterday, led by coal shares after Shandong province introduced a temporary price cut for some thermal coal, but a late surge in oil refiners and brokerages lifted the main index off its low.

Credit crisis may spark more M&As in China

Biz scene

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Business International

Yahoo fires broadside at Icahn
Yahoo Inc, facing an attempt by Carl Icahn to oust its board, fired back at the billionaire investor after he said an employee-retention plan had helped thwart a $47.5 billion acquisition by Microsoft Corp.

French firm bids for TeliaSonera

Where next for Oracle's Ellison?

Intel fined for antitrust rules breach

Folgers purchase has added bonus for JM Smucker

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Business International

ECB keeps key rate at six-year high
The European Central Bank kept interest rates at a six-year high yesterday to fight inflation even as the euro-region economy cools.

Discounts help boost Wal-Mart, Costco May sales

Continental to ground jets, axe jobs

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Life

Back home in China
Eunice Moe Brock, 91, should by rights be living a contented, idyllic life on her 40-acre ranch, south of Denver, Colorado.

Folk artist aces 'two strong men' wrestling

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Life Expat

Joyee to the world
Refat Reza Joyee, 23, from Bangladesh sent an application to Microsoft in Beijing believing that her chances of getting the job were slim to none. About to finish her Information Technology course at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Joyee decided to go out on a limb and submit her resume via the Microsoft webpage.

Your say

Land of mysterious stone jars

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Life Pulse

Kungfu galore
Kungfu performances are always a must-see favorite of overseas visitors to Beijing. Poem of Kungfu, now showing at the Poly Theater until the end of June, is the latest offering of this extravaganza.

Listings: Beijing

Listings: Shanghai

Listings: Guangzhou

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Sports

Red Wings lift 11th Stanley Cup
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania: The Detroit Red Wings clinched the Stanley Cup with a nail-biting 3-2 Game 6 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.

Queen of surprises Safina in final, Federer motors on

Score board

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Sports

Studying the science of soccer
PARIS: Once upon a time, football was a simple game in which the players worked up a sweat, the cure to injuries was a magic sponge and taking a penalty was a matter of hoofing a ball with your cork-studded boot.

Four cities chosen as 2016 Games candidates

Special aura hangs over Sorenstam's final tour

How to behave during Euro 2008

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Special Supplement

Qingdao making Olympic cultural effort
During the Olympic sailing competitions in Qingdao, athletes and tourists from home and abroad will enjoy local cultural activities and feel the ardent Olympic atmosphere.

Music among the many charms of coastal city

Economy animated by arts

History lives on in old buildings, streets