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CHINA DAILY - Tuesday July 1,2008
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Inflation is likely to ease in the next couple of months, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan has said.
Nation
More than 750 people will be onboard the first direct tourist charter flights from the mainland to Taiwan on Friday, the Cross-Straits Tourism Exchange Association (CTEA) said yesterday.
China Scene
Prior to the May 12 quake, life for giant pandas in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, was one of sweet abundance.
Beijing 2008
QINGDAO: It will take Qingdao, venue of the Olympic sailing events, about two weeks to clean an outbreak of algae covering its coastline, the local government said on Sunday.
Insight
Liu Zhaoxue, an 80-year-old farmer from the western suburbs of Chengdu, forced himself out of bed at 6 am yesterday.
Comment
The economic security of a country refers to the subjective impression and objective state of the sovereign country that its economic interests are not under threat from internal and external factors and its national economy maintains a relatively stable, balanced and sustained development.
Opinion
The recent slump of Vietnam's stock, property and currency markets has caused tension among investors across Asia who still have a fresh memory of the 1997-98 financial crisis.
International
Vodka, the famous Starowka quarter and the Palace of Culture commonly draw tourists to Warsaw, but John Bentley had a more mercenary motive for holidaying there recently - it wouldn't break the bank, despite sterling's weakness.
International
A US ship carrying thousands of tons of food arrived in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) after the nation agreed to open up to greatly expanded international aid, the UN food agency said yesterday.
Business
The National Council for Social Security Fund will become the exclusive strategic investor for China Development Bank (CDB), which is being restructured into a commercial bank, a source said yesterday.
Business
Goldman Sachs Group Inc warned its clients last month that Barack Obama (right) would be "a negative for defense stocks" if he became president, because he will cut weapons programs that generate the companies' biggest profits.
Life
In the midst of the building fervor that has invigorated Beijing in the lead-up to the summer Olympics, a minute was taken, albeit across the globe, to examine the projects that China has recently seen come to fruition.
Olympics
OMAHA, Nebraska: Michael Phelps broke his own 400m individual medley world record in scintillating style here on Sunday, clocking 4min 5.25sec to win the title at the US Olympic swimming trials.
Sports
EUGENE, Oregon: Tyson Gay ran the fastest 100m under any conditions in history, a wind-aided effort of 9.68 seconds to win the sprint final Sunday at the US Olympic track and field trials.
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