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CHINA DAILY - Thursday June 19,2008
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ANNAPOLIS, Maryland: China and United States will hold talks on an investment treaty that could greatly widen opportunities for American companies in China.
Sino US Ties
China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co (COSCO), one of the country's largest shipping firms, is mulling over a plan to reduce the cruising speed of all of its ships by 10 percent, in order to lower fuel consumption and reduce emissions.
Nation
The 19th International China Harbin Fair for Trade and Economic Cooperation concluding today in the capital of Heilongjiang province has become an increasingly important stage for promoting trade in Northeast Asia and helping revitalize aging industrial sites in northeast China.
China Scene
"I do not want to give up, and I can not give up," said Zhao Wenlong, a 28-year-old migrant worker in Beijing.
Insight
It was almost 1,300 years ago that Li Bai, one of China's most famous poets, wrote the lines: "The Sichuan Road/ What heights!/ It is easier to climb to Heaven/ Than take the Sichuan Road."
Comment
The recent earthquake in Sichuan province and the preceding unpleasant events surrounding the Beijing Olympic torch relays abroad have undoubtedly aroused great patriotic passion in the Chinese public, which is finding its varied expressions in words, moods and deeds.
Opinion
In 1964, Senator Barry Goldwater proclaimed that his nomination as the Republican Party's candidate for president of the United States ensured that voters would be provided with "a choice and not an echo".
International
Hello Kitty - Japan's most famous feline - is rediscovering its cultural roots.
International
Israel said yesterday it accepted an Egyptian-brokered truce with Hamas Islamists ruling the Gaza Strip but voiced skepticism the ceasefire involving all Palestinian militant groups in the territory would hold.
Business
A weakening dollar has contributed to China's inflationary pressure by pushing up commodity prices around the world, said the country's central bank governor.
Business
Australia's richest man Andrew Forrest and its wealthiest woman Gina Rinehart are battling over the right to mine one of the nation's largest undeveloped iron ore deposits.
Life
If you ride a glider down the central axis in Beijing, you'll cross all the great halls in Forbidden City and pass through the immense Tian'anmen Square. Right after you fly over the Front Gate (Qianmen) Rostrum, you'll be hovering over a brand new street, or more accurately, a newly renovated street - in classic Beijing style.
Sports
ZURICH: Forget the defeat by Netherlands and the draw with Romania because Italy's 2-0 win over France on Tuesday showed the world champion is finally on the move.
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