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CHINA DAILY - Tuesday December 9,2008
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As top policymakers ponder ways to ensure GDP growth of at least 8 percent next year, the government is "very likely" to initiate cuts in business tax to add impetus to the slowing economy.
Nation
The China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) will return up to 70 percent of the deposits of travel agencies to help them cope with the fall in the number of tourists because of the global financial crisis.
China Scene
Son's singing voice wakes mother from 2-year coma
Insight
The heaps of golden corn cover Cui Shulan's small yard under the early morning sun, waiting to be tossed into a wooden cage raised with four stilts.
Comment
Many Chinese people have shown an increasing interest in the possible course of Sino-US relations during the new US administration under Barack Obama. There have been concerns over whether the incoming administration will follow the model of its predecessors in developing ties with China.
Opinion
The latest economic leaders' meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) issued a statement unanimously opposing trade protectionism, reiterating the APEC spirit and calling upon nations to refrain from erecting new barriers against investment and trade. It also urged states to protect the WTO principle of multilateral free trade and join hands in preventing the financial crisis from worsening.
International
Scientists at Harvard University and IBM are hoping to harness the power of a million idle computers to develop a new, cheaper form of solar power that could revolutionize the green energy world.
International
Thailand's opposition Democrat Party called yesterday for an urgent parliamentary session to select a new prime minister, claiming it had won over enough lawmakers to form a coalition government.
Business
Stimulating self-use housing demand and strengthening low-cost housing construction will continue to be the government's major focus in stabilizing the property market next year, experts said.
Business
Forced sales demanded by creditors and government-brokered transactions may provide the only consolation for bankers in what promises to be the slowest year for mergers and acquisitions since 2004.
Life
Guo Xiao, a 34-year-old single woman working as a mid-level manager in a Beijing branch of a foreign bank, is philosophical about turning down dates. Having passed the "best marriageable age" for city women, conventionally recognized between 25 to 30 years old, Guo refuses to rush into marriage. "Marrying 'Mr Wrong' is even worse than being single," she says.
Sports
RIO DE JANEIRO: Sao Paulo won the Brazilian championship for the third year running and a record sixth overall when they beat Goias 1-0 away in their final match on Sunday.
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