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CHINA DAILY - Friday June 20,2008
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Petrol will cost 0.8 yuan (12 cents) and diesel 0.92 yuan more for a liter from today, and electricity charges for commercial units will go up by 0.025 yuan ($0.4 cents) per kWh from July 1.
Sino US Ties
China and the US signed a 10-year agreement on cooperation in energy and environmental protection on the closing day of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED).
Nation
China will stick to its rigid controls on grain exports for the time being despite the rampant smuggling of grain that has eaten into its tariff, grain experts said.
China Scene
When the deadly earthquake struck on May 12, Li Xinglin, a 35-year-old police officer in Sichuan province, was sorting documents in his office on the second floor of a seven-story building.
Insight
Hidden within the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, one of the world's deepest river valleys, it is arguably the remotest county in China and the only one that is not connected by highway to the outside world.
Comment
Seen as a sign of the remarkable progress of globalization, multinational corporations (MNCs) have recently been subjected to questions about their development across the world. Such doubts stem from one fact: their home countries' influences on MNCs are no longer as strong as they used to be after MNCs gained a leading position in global commerce.
Opinion
The Western scholars attach great importance to non-governmental organizations (NGO)'s independence.
International
More than 33,000 people took their lives in Japan last year, topping 30,000 for the 10th consecutive year despite a government campaign to reduce what is one of the highest suicide rates in the world.
International
South Korea's embattled president apologized yesterday for a US beef import deal that sparked street protests and said he will sack top aides but analysts said that might not be enough to reverse a slide in public support.
Business
The World Bank has raised its forecast for China's inflation this year to 7 percent from 4.6 percent as previously projected in February, but said the fundamentals of the economy remained robust.
Business
Apple Inc is considering harnessing the sun to power its iPod music players. California's Ironwood prison is installing more than 6,000 solar panels, and Boston's Fenway Park is tapping solar power for Red Sox baseball games.
Life
After completing its one-year facelift project complete, Guozijian, the only pailou (ancient memorial arch) street in Beijing, welcomed visitors on Cultural Heritage Day on June 14.
Sports
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil: Brazil's players were unhappy with the spectators who jeered coach Dunga and the team during the 0-0 World Cup qualifying draw with Argentina on Wednesday.
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