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The reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes will shift back into high gear next month at the scene of two recent disasters - last year's Yushu earthquake and the tragic mudslide in Zhouqu county, according to local officials.
The government of Sichuan province said on Tuesday it plans to turn the area into a hub for the information technology industry and boost the turnover of the IT sector to 1 trillion yuan ($152 billion) by 2015.
Top government officials in Central China's Hunan province vowed to tackle the heavy metal pollution that has caused environmental deterioration and mounting health problems in Hunan.
Starbucks plans to introduce VIA Ready Brew, its instant coffee, to China in April, according to its senior executives.
Shenzhen is studying the possibility of collecting congestion fees and further raising parking fees in the following months to help decongest its clogged roads.
Hainan Island at the country's southern tip is likely to be linked to the mainland's high-speed rail network via a cross-sea connection that may be started by 2015.
The Dalai Lama's death will not affect the Tibet autonomous region's overall situation but will likely have some minor impacts, said a high-ranking official.
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Women compete in a high-heel race to celebrate International Women's Day at a park inChangsha, Central China'sHunanprovince, March 7, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]
Customers at Jinbancun barber shop in Xicheng district take a spin in the barber's chair on Sunday.
The central government will initiate a pilot insurance exchange in Shanghai, said Wu Dingfu, the head of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC).
Tibetans are being urged to embrace the opportunities that development will bring to their region, said the chairman of the Tibet autonomous region.
People have been lining up to visit the Shanghai Art Museum since it opened for free to the public for the first time on Saturday.