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CHINA DAILY - Friday December 19,2008
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The nation will press forward with the reform and opening-up drive and socialist system, which in the past 30 years transformed its economy into the world's fourth-largest, President Hu Jintao said yesterday.
The Reform Years
SHENZHEN: The bronze statue of Deng Xiaoping atop Lotus Hill in downtown Shenzhen was bathed, as usual, in sunshine yesterday. But far more people had gathered around it, placing bouquets or posing for keepsake photographs.
Nation
SHANGHAI: A man was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday for abandoning his mother in a public square over a year ago, the Zhabei district people's court said.
China Scene
Company demands staff report pregnancy plans
Algeria China Special
You can walk along Beijing Avenue and not be in any part of China. It is in Algiers, capital of Algeria, and is one of main streets in the city with many official buildings nearby, including the Foreign Ministry office building and the national TV station.
Comment
Not long ago, an American friend told me an interesting story about China. He said an American could write a book after returning from a weeklong trip to the East Asian nation but could only write a brief article after a three-month stay.
Opinion
We are in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. The salient feature of the crisis is that it was not caused by some external shock like the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries raising the price of oil. It was generated by the financial system itself.
International
The crowd surges forward as two huge mastiffs launch themselves at each other in the ring, before one ends the bout by grabbing the other's throat, and is then paraded in triumph.
International
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) claimed yesterday that it has arrested an agent hired by the Republic of Korea (ROK), who it strongly suggested was tasked with assassinating the country's top leader, Kim Jong-il.
Business
The draft of a deposit insurance plan has been submitted to the State Council, or cabinet, for approval, a central bank official said.
Business
Disgraced Wall Street investment manager Bernard Madoff (right), accused of orchestrating a $50 billion fraud, was put under house arrest on Wednesday.
Life
We're often advised to enjoy the journey more than the goal. In that case, you'd better be quick if you want to savor the bullet train to Tianjin.
Sports
PARIS: Deportivo La Coruna scraped through the UEFA Cup group stages as the 2004 Champions League semi-finalists struck a late winner through Rodolfo Bodipo for a 1-0 victory at home to Nancy.
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