Beijing

Returnees' numbers on rise in 2013

About 413,900 Chinese went to study abroad in 2013, and 353,500 returned, up 3.58 percent and 29.53 percent respectively, the Ministry of Education confirmed on Saturday. With a growing number studying abroad, more overseas students are also coming to China, and the quality of education is improving. In 2013, 356,499 people from more than 200 countries and regions attended 746 universities, scientific research institutions and other educational institutes across the country.

Military dialogue mechanism created

Beijing and Washington will launch a dialogue mechanism between land forces of the two militaries to boost exchanges and reduce risk for miscalculations, a top US military officer said on Saturday. US army chief of staff, general Ray Odierno, said it is the first time that the two sides are putting together a formal program at the institutional level, which is more long-term and longstanding and that the first meeting will be held before the end of this year.

United States

Antidumping duty probe launched

The US Commerce Department announced on Friday that it launched antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations against imports of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rods from China. The investigations are in response to a request from six US companies, which alleged that these products from China were sold below the fair value of the products in the US market with dumping margins from 99.32 percent to 110.25 percent, and Chinese producers and exporters also received improper government subsidies. The preliminary inquiry determination was scheduled to be made around March 17.

Xinhua

(China Daily 02/23/2014 page2)