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CHINA DAILY - Friday November 14,2008
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China's industrial growth saw a pronounced slowdown last month as the global credit squeeze and declining orders began to bite.
Nation
Professional performers who cheat their audiences by lip-synching or pretending to play their instruments at "live" shows are likely to face stiff penalties from next year, an official from the Ministry of Culture said on Wednesday.
China Scene
Buddhist English students turning heads at university
Coping With Crisis
The government's latest economic stimulus plan could create at least one million jobs by the end of the year, in turn curbing rapid unemployment among migrant workers hit by a looming global recession, a senior researcher has said.
Comment
To minimize the impact of the international financial tsunami upon China and to contain the slowdown of the country's economic growth, the central government recently announced a staggering 4 trillion yuan ($586 billion) stimulus package for the next two years to reactivate domestic demands. As an immediate measure, it has also decided to allot an added 100 billion yuan for this year.
Opinion
The Group of 20 (G20) will hold a summit meeting in Washington tomorrow to discuss the financial market and global economy.
International
Commuters in many cities in the United States found out during Wednesday's morning rush hour that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had ended, at least according to a spoof of one of the country's top newspapers.
Business
China plans to issue long-term construction treasury bonds totaling 1 trillion yuan over the next two years to support the country's 4 trillion yuan stimulus package, a central government official said.
Business
General Motors Corp, seeking a federal bailout to stay in business, is having a harder time selling $4 billion in assets after saying it may run out of cash, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
Life
On a typical day, 28-year-old fantasy novelist Tangjia Sanshao writes 9,000 Chinese characters and publishes them online. He can't take holidays because readers look forward to a fresh chapter every day.
Sports
BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona, appointed Argentina coach last week, could quit if he does not get his way over his choice of assistant, Argentine media said on Wednesday.
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