Relief on Wall Street over the hard-won passage of a $700 billion bailout package for the US financial system apparently hasn't yet trickled down to the pubs, storefronts, car lots and malls of Main Street. German Bank Rescued
Chinese stocks fell sharply on Monday, as fears over the fallout from the global financial crisis overwhelmed the positive effects of a pair of new measures. Asian Markets Plummet
China's State Council is planning an overhaul and recovery of its diary industry after the tainted baby formula scandal that broke in September. New Dairy Products Not Tainted
Beijing, the Chinese capital, readopted a program on Monday that allows car owners to have personalized license plates.
Three decades after the advent of its reforms and opening up, China has become another engine driving the world economy in addition to the United States, UN Under-Secretary-General Sha Zukang has said.
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Beijing, the Chinese capital, readopted a program on Monday that allows car owners to have personalized license plates.
The US subprime mortgage crisis has adversely affected China's economy. However, it also presents an opportunity for Americans to gain a more sober understanding of China.
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Beijing, the Chinese capital, readopted a program on Monday that allows car owners to have personalized license plates.
He had been the top disaster and relief official during the most devastating quake in three decades before assuming his current post last month as head of the Social Welfare and Charity Promotion Department.
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Beijing, the Chinese capital, readopted a program on Monday that allows car owners to have personalized license plates.
The fourth Tokyo-Beijing Forum will involve dialogue between China and Japan at the highest level.
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Beijing, the Chinese capital, readopted a program on Monday that allows car owners to have personalized license plates.
A resident of Pengzhou, Sichuan province, sued her husband for compensation after he left her at home alone for three long years.
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Beijing, the Chinese capital, readopted a program on Monday that allows car owners to have personalized license plates.
Rapidly growing fiscal revenue helped the country reduce its central fiscal deficit last year, despite heavy investment in rural and western regions, Finance Minister Xie Xuren Wednesday.
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Latest tests on Chinese dairy products have found no traces of melamine, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said yesterday.
China's securities regulator announced Sunday that it will soon launch margin trading business for securities firms, which has long been expected by the market.
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The central government's recent move to rescue the faltering equity market has eased investors' tightened nerves on the relentless slumps in A-shares.
The mainland's two stock exchanges have asked listed-companies to disclose major profit variations and measures to stabilize share prices in the upcoming quarterly report.
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In mid-August, the government introduced new incentives to encourage the establishment of more small lenders to provide microcredit loans to labor-intensive small firms and retrenched workers starting new businesses.
China's Ping An Insurance group warned its 2008 profits would be hit by 15.7 billion yuan ($2.3 billion) in losses from its investment in ailing Belgian-Dutch finance group Fortis.
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People think a middle class family should own at least one apartment and one car, have a golf club membership, and often travel overseas.
Maintaining "steady and fast" growth is the largest contribution China can make to help the world overcome the current financial crisis, Premier Wen Jiabao said.
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Hong Kong posted modest growth in retail sales in August with the total value up 10.4 percent to HK$22.8 billion from the same month last year.
Authorities will launch a three-month inspection on Oct 11 to prevent coalmine accidents nationwide, following a slew of fatal mining mishaps in the past months.
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The Montparnasse tower is lit in blue light, as a part of the 7th "Nuit blanche" (White night) in Paris, capital of France, on the evening of Oct. 4, 2008. The French capital on Saturday staged its annual round-the-clock culture festival.
A powerful earthquake killed at least 70 people in Kyrgyzstan and leveled a village in the remote mountains of the Central Asian state, the emergencies ministry said on Monday.
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The Montparnasse tower is lit in blue light, as a part of the 7th "Nuit blanche" (White night) in Paris, capital of France, on the evening of Oct. 4, 2008. The French capital on Saturday staged its annual round-the-clock culture festival.
The oldest-known tracks of a creature apparently using legs have been discovered in rock dated to 570 million years ago in what was once a shallow sea in Nevada.
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The Montparnasse tower is lit in blue light, as a part of the 7th "Nuit blanche" (White night) in Paris, capital of France, on the evening of Oct. 4, 2008. The French capital on Saturday staged its annual round-the-clock culture festival.
Financial turmoil in the United States is taking toll on the global economy as the crisis spreads.
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The Montparnasse tower is lit in blue light, as a part of the 7th "Nuit blanche" (White night) in Paris, capital of France, on the evening of Oct. 4, 2008. The French capital on Saturday staged its annual round-the-clock culture festival.
One of South Korea's most popular actresses was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide after suffering from post-divorce depression and harassment by online rumors about her allegedly irregular financial dealings, police said.
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The Montparnasse tower is lit in blue light, as a part of the 7th "Nuit blanche" (White night) in Paris, capital of France, on the evening of Oct. 4, 2008. The French capital on Saturday staged its annual round-the-clock culture festival.
At least 33 people have been killed and thousands left homeless in violence over the weekend between tribal people and Bangladeshi settlers in northeast India, police and hospital authorities said.
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Serbia's Jelena Jankovic celebrated her imminent return to the top of the world rankings with an easy 6-4, 6-3 victory over Nadia Petrova in the Stuttgart Grand Prix final.
Tomas Berdych claimed his first singles title for 16 months with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Juan Martin Del Potro on Sunday to win the Japan Open.
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Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong hit out on Saturday at organizers of the world's greatest race who said his return to cycling was embarrassing.
Timothy Fok Tsun-ting (C), eldest son of late Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok Ying-tung,shakes hands with his son's girlfriend,diving diva Guo.
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Real Madrid's Raul celebrates his goal against Espanyol during their Spanish First Division soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid October 5, 2008.
Italy coach Marcello Lippi has included young Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi in his 23-man squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria on October 11 and Montenegro on 15 while veteran Alessandro Del Piero was left out.
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Serbia's Jelena Jankovic celebrated her imminent return to the top of the world rankings with an easy 6-4, 6-3 victory over Nadia Petrova in the Stuttgart Grand Prix final on Sunday.
American Andy Roddick overcame German Bjorn Phau 6-2 6-7 6-1 to reach the final while home favourite Zheng Jie lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia at the China Open on Saturday.
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The Houston Rockets wasted little time matching the Charlotte Bobcats' offer sheet for forward Carl Landry.
Jason Williams announced his retirement Friday, ending his 10-year NBA career less than two months after signing with the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Bao, with his newly-shaven head started his first post-Olympic game with a win over Polsana Boonsak from Thailand.
World No. 1 Wang Hao and No. 3 Ma Long, both from China, entered the semifinals of the 29th table tennis Liebherr Men's World Cup in Liege, Belgium, on Saturday.
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Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive for the New York Film Festival premiere of "Changeling" in New York October 4, 2008.
Jennifer Aniston has hired a therapist for her dog.
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Lindsay Lohan has vowed not to talk to her father until he "grows up".
Kate Moss' social life is to inspire a new movie.
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Jennifer Aniston has hired a therapist for her dog.
Cast member Kat Dennings poses at the movie premiere of "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" at the Arclight theatre in Hollywood, California October 2, 2008.
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Britney Spears is set to release a series of workout DVDs. The 'Womanizer' singer, who proudly showed off her newly toned figure at the MTV Video Music Awards last month.
Rock star Bruce Springsteen was headlining a rally Monday afternoon for Democrat Barack's Obama's presidential campaign.
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Pamela Anderson thinks she is a good role model.
Paris Hilton has been "burned" by friends in the past.
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Members of Ballet de Monterrey perform "Don Quixote" at the Teatro de la Ciudad during the Santa Lucia International Festival in Monterrey, northern Mexico September 25, 2008.
Bad news for American writers hoping for a Nobel Prize next week: the top member of the award jury believes the United States is too insular to compete with Europe.
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Paris Hilton has been "burned" by friends in the past.
Kate Hudson is ready to appear naked in a movie.
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A model presents a creation by French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac as part of his Spring/Summer 2009 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection show in Paris.
As people grow tired of package tours to China, it may be a good idea to follow the trail of "Chinese elements" to discover a China seldom seen in tourist brochures.
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A model presents a creation by British designer John Galliano as part of his Spring/Summer 2009 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection show in Paris.
A model presents a fashion creation made from recycled materials during Design Week in Budapest October 5, 2008.
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A researcher who figured out that Coke explodes sperm won alternative "Ig Nobel" prizes.
A resident of Pengzhou, Sichuan province, sued her husband for compensation after he left her at home alone for three long years.
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For the affluent gourmets dining at Spain's top restaurants these days, a sugar ball flavored with oak smoke might constitute a nice little novelty.
For those who would like to cook, here is the procedure to cook plum and cinnamon pie, a common western snack.
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Women who binge drink in the first three months of pregnancy have an increased risk of having infants with cleft lip and cleft palate.
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