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Bases provide emergency needs

[2013-10-14 06:50]

A national disaster relief material storage base in Chengdu, Sichuan province, is ready to respond to disasters as they happen, said Jiang Bo, the facility head. The base, which was completed in 2011, is one of 17 throughout China.

Yuan clearing bank in sight

[2013-10-12 07:08]

China is considering setting up a yuan clearing bank in Thailand to meet demand for currency settlement between the two countries, Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday.

Mo Yan's Nobel win brings village a change of plot

[2013-10-12 07:08]

Chinese people had never paid more attention to the annual Nobel literature award - which on Thursday went to Canadian writer Alice Munro - than they did last year when Mo Yan became China's first winner of the prize.

Schedule for Golden Week raises eyebrows

[2013-10-12 07:08]

Zhang Ji usually plays badminton with his colleagues on Saturdays at the Beijing University of Technology stadium.

Asian 'safety net' stressed

[2013-10-11 07:20]

Premier Li Keqiang called on Southeast and East Asia to improve the regional financial firewall on Thursday by better using a regional foreign exchange fund, among other measures.

Currency swap signed with the EU a 'landmark'

[2013-10-11 07:20]

Largest deal outside Asia is big step toward yuan internationalization

Li proposes ASEAN plan

[2013-10-10 07:19]

Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday mapped out the blueprint for what he called a "diamond decade" of relations between China and ASEAN by upgrading political and economic ties.

Floodwaters hamper relief efforts

[2013-10-10 07:19]

Hunger and cold linger as traffic, telecoms cut off

Xi calls for more APEC connectivity

[2013-10-09 07:15]

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for improved connectivity under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation mechanism as part of efforts to promote economic integration.

Hey, big spenders

[2013-10-09 07:15]

Many of the world's swanky shops went Chinese last week.

Firefighters burned by many minor calls

[2013-10-09 07:15]

China needs to shake up the way its emergency services handle calls, as too much time is being spent on non-emergencies, rescue officials said.

Fire safety for tall buildings

[2013-10-09 07:15]

The Beijing fire control department has been conducting fire safety checks in high-rise buildings across the city since July, aiming to reduce fire risks and improve the response of firefighting staff this autumn.