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CHINA DAILY - Friday July 11,2008
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The Six-Party Talks resumed in Beijing yesterday with hopes of finding a way of verifying the nuclear documents of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Envoys to the Six-Party Talks (from left), US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, DPRK's Kim Kye-gwan, Russia's Alexei Borodavkin, Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, ROK's Kim Sook and Japan's Akitaka Saiki, join hands in a symbolic gesture before negotiations began in Beijing yesterday. AFP
Nation
Potential government hires will be required to demonstrate a greater understanding of the legal system to improve administration by law, especially at the city and county levels, a senior official said yesterday.
China Scene
Local community adopts stray mutts
Local residents of a community in Chongqing municipality have taken two stray dogs, named Shan Yang and Que Mei, under their wing.
Beijing 2008
Multi-sensor chemical and radiation detectors will be installed at the entrance and inside every Olympic venue, and troops equipped for chemical attacks will be stationed around, security officers said yesterday.
Insight
Jack Wu, a jewelry seller in east Taiwan's Hualien county, used to believe mainland people were so poor, they had to live on banana peel and sweet potato. That impression came from his reading of textbooks and media reports covering the mainland during his childhood.
Comment
At a press conference held on Tuesday, the Ministry of Land and Resources announced they have just found 20 cases of violation to the rules and regulations about protection and development of land and mineral resources. Those responsible have been punished accordingly.
Opinion
One day five years ago I asked an official in a prestigious Beijing high school if the students in his school could have boy friends or girlfriends. "No, they cannot," he said. "It is forbidden."
International
Tiny green and orange glass balls brought back from the moon nearly 40 years ago by astronauts show evidence that water existed there from the very beginning, scientists reported on Wednesday.
Business
Latest official figures show China's export growth slowed in June as a result of the shrinking demand caused by the global economic slowdown and the mounting pressure on Chinese manufacturers because of yuan appreciation and high raw material costs.
Life
Last week I took a stab at the Zhang Yimou-directed opening ceremony of the coming Beijing Olympics by speculating on its possible aesthetics - visual symbols and color schemes. Since my article came out in China Daily, I've repeated my argument to an ESPN reporter. But before I can indulge in a bout of self-congratulation, a New York Times interview has basically negated my assumption.
Olympics
With a reputation for temper tantrums, supreme confidence and badminton brilliance, Lin Dan is almost certain to steal a share of the limelight at the Beijing Olympics.
Sports
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey: China's NBA all-star Yao Ming is back in training after surgery and looking good for the Beijing Olympics, teammate Yi Jianlian said on Wednesday.
Special Supplement
The 2008 China International Consumer Electronics Show (SINOCES) began yesterday in Qingdao, a coastal city in eastern Shandong province, with the theme "connected anytime, anywhere".