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CHINA DAILY - Thursday October 30,2008
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The central bank has cut interest rates for a second time in less than three weeks to bolster economic growth in the face of a worsening global financial crisis.
Pakistani survivors gather at the debris of collapsed houses in the hill town of Ziarat, about 50 km north of the provincial capital Quetta, yesterday.  AFP
Document
The Information Office of the State Council yesterday issued a white paper titled "China's Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change". Following are excerpts of the paper:
China Scene
Scores of heroes chase and capture bag thief
Insight
Their lifestyle is totally different from their parents'. They rarely hesitate before picking up a luxury product. They are part of the country's growing middle class, mostly white-collar workers - the big spenders and compulsive buyers.
Comment
As the US financial tsunami unfolds and an extended period of recession in developed countries looms, China made a strong gesture yesterday on battling climate change.
Opinion
These days ordinary people in the street cannot go to the toilet without reading about the global financial crisis. Watching the news seems like the end of the world, and it should be for the Swinging Dicks who have gotten multimillion dollar bonuses for managing so much money, even when they juggle it till it crashes.
International
Eager to cool the debate over copyrighted text online and anxious to make some money, Google and the publishing industry announced on Tuesday that they have settled their three-year legal battle over the Internet giant's book search program.
Special Supplement
For Ren Jianxin, chairman of the China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina), one focus of his work this year is to further boost the company's business on new materials and specialty chemical products.