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Top News

Fast-food giants 'did violate laws'
China's top trade union announced yesterday that McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut have violated the country's labor laws by underpaying part-time workers in the southern city of Guangzhou.

So what's news? It's about readers, not leaders

Hainan air routes cut travel time

Macao overtakes Las Vegas to become world's gaming capital

Chernobyl radiation equal to everyday risks: Study


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Top News

Funds work both ways for nation
China is one of the top overseas direct investment recipients and is also increasing its investments in other economies, especially in Africa, says a UN report.

'Ties with China at their best'

Joint anti-poverty fight in S. Asia

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Nation

Firms deny responsibility for poison pet food
SHANGHAI: The top quality control agency rejected a United States claim yesterday that contaminated pet food ingredients came from China.

Plans to improve care for prisoners with AIDS

Ma pleads not guilty in Taipei

Premier to visit ROK and Japan

EU still considering China's 'status'


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Nation

Crops threatened by heat, drought
Warm winter weather combined with the prolonged drought that has gripped a wide swathe of China have put crops at risk across the country, officials have said.

Quality healthcare continues its long march into the countryside

Price hike for natural gas likely

Officials told to shed drug shares

People flex their legal rights in court

Time finally runs out for nail house, as compensation deal agreed

Across China: BEIJING

Across China: SICHUAN


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Nation

Waste fees on the way
The polluter pays concept is about to become a fact of daily life.

Public concerns grow as garbage piles mount

Spinster stereotype panned

Eat and be merry: A cartoon restaurant

'Relief' for workers on Shenyang metro

Talk back: Questioning the art of selling science


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China Scene

Renowned bird-catcher finds new purpose in life
A 55-year-old bird seller in East China's Jiangsu Province has nurtured a new hobby: protecting, taming and curing sick birds.

China Scene: West

China Scene: North

China Scene: Central

China Scene: South

China Scene: East


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International

2007 'very active' for hurricanes, warn forecasters
The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season will be far more active than usual with nine hurricanes, and the United States has an above-average risk of being hit by a major storm, a closely watched forecasting team said yesterday.

Next 48 hours critical in row with Teheran: Blair

New deadline set for German hostages

Solomons faces humanitarian crisis

Europe to Africa by train? Engineers try to make it happen

Around the world: Ireland

Around the world: Syria

Around the world: United Kingdom

Around the world: Paraguay

Around the world: United States


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International

Kiev locked in power struggle, again
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko's decree to dissolve parliament came into force yesterday and Ukraine's prime minister immediately challenged what he called a "fatal error" in the courts.

Ukraine's politics since 'Orange Revolution' in 2004

'Biggest military hacker' loses suit

Spanish FM breaks ice with Cuba visit

Thai PM confident of pinning down Thaksin

Greenpeace ranks Apple worst for pollution

Across asia: Sri Lanka

Across asia: Pakistan

Across asia: Australia

Across asia: Japan

Across asia: Turkey

Across asia: Thailand


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International

French train breaks world speed record
A high-speed French train with a souped-up engine and wheels yesterday broke the world speed record for conventional rail trains, reaching 574.8 kph.

More than 50% don't trust love partners

Liquor's banned - so order your Coke with a wink

NYC balks at next Grand Theft Auto

News Makers: 'Milkman' drug boss jailed for 30 years

News Makers: Police wrestle, Mace, arrest Mr Universe

News Makers: Warrants issued for country star Shaver

World Scene: Indonesia

World Scene: Italy

World Scene: Ireland

World Scene: Denmark

World Scene: United States

World Scene: Germany


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Comment

US losing cool is no way to solve problems
US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez announced last Friday that the United States would slap punitive tariffs on glossy paper imported from China to protect American manufacturers from the impact of China's government-subsidized products.

Cartoon

No harm betting on a good cause

Lessons from 'nail house'

Garbage fees a good step

Growing FDI in Africa

Monitor funds for education

Hospital care for the poor


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Opinion

US strategic retreat could encourage globalism
The United States continues to come up short as it focuses its diplomatic strength on dealing with three major crises - Iraq, Iran and the Korean Peninsula. Not just a failure of the Bush administration, the roots go back to the end of the Cold War. But the dismal diplomacy may actually be opening up new options for international cooperation.

Letters and Blogs

Time running out for Japan's aging enclaves

From our archives


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Insight

Two countries in quest of universal peace
The United States and China should cooperate to face the challenges of today's world, former US secretary of state Dr Henry A. Kissinger told 800-odd scholars and students in Beijing yesterday.

Presidential fundraising separates haves from have-nots


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Business

ICBC profit shoots up 31.2%
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the country's biggest lender, yesterday reported a 31.2 percent jump in its 2006 profit, driven by strong growth in loans and intermediary services.

Firms to step up drilling

MNCs must put house in order to ward off crises


   
Bell tolls in Beijing: Bob Greifeld (right), president and CEO of the US-based NASDAQ stock market, and Clark T. Randt, US ambassador to China, ring the bell in Beijing at 9:30 pm last night - to mark the 9:30 am trading start in New York. Joining them were representatives from several NASDAQ-listed Chinese companies. NASDAQ, the first US exchange to mark the trading day from China, has attracted 40 Chinese companies with a combined market capitalization of $30 billion including seven this year. Zhang Wei

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Business China

Guangdong gets $63m brewery
FOSHAN, Guangdong: US-based Anheuser-Busch, one of the world's leading beer makers, yesterday announced it will build a brewery in this Pearl River Delta city.

UPM to ramp up production

US software firm plans to triple sales in China

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Business Indepth

Dabao sale inflames debate over local brands
The 2.3-billion-yuan acquisition of Chinese cosmetics firm Dabao is set to be the biggest in the industry by value, and the successful bidder is likely to be announced soon.

Show fails to draw top local carmakers

The key to deal with disruptive innovation

Biz Scene: GRAPEVINE

Biz Scene: BIZ MOVES

Biz Scene: LOCAL

Biz Scene: MARKET

Biz Scene: BIZ UNUSUAL


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Business International

Potter publisher's profit plummets
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury is on the hunt for acquisitions as it looks to fill a gap that will be left when the final tome of the boy wizard's adventures is released later this year.

Black trial hears of 'clever' payments

Japan to study trade pacts with US, S.Korea

Retailer enters battle for Coles

Biz people: Zetsche to face tough meeting

Biz people: Mogford to join Italian firm

Biz people: Scania's Oestling gets $4m package

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Life

What men want
Men may dominate politics and business, but in the world of lifestyle magazines, are totally overshadowed by women. The best-selling women's fashion magazine in China rakes in about the same amount of advertising revenue as all the men's titles combined, says one knowledgeable with the market. However, men's magazines have huge potential as the nation gathers wealth and more businesses try to reach men who want their lifestyle to match their rising economic status, examines Ma Xuefen, an analyst with China Book Business Review who has tracked the magazine market for years.

Who's in


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Life Stage

Sex and the Chinese cities
Remember the winner of the 1960 Best Picture Oscar The Apartment? Director Billy Wilder's bittersweet, heart-rending, tragic-comedy was a tale about everyday people who get tangled up in love and jealousy. Now Chinese director Meng Jinghui, known for his experimental theatrical works, retells the classic American story in his own way.

'I am very certain about what I do or say'

Where the wild strings are

Golden boy of the box office


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Life Pulse

Family's driving ambition
Joseph Stalin's shiny new gift to Chairman Mao Zedong just wouldn't work. When Mao visited the former Soviet Union in early 1950, he rode in a Russian-made ZIS limousine, which Stalin later sent to Beijing as a present.

Feng shui and the art of monkey magic

Reviews: DVD

Reviews: Event

Reviews: ART


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Sports China

Pair find love after life on ice
It is said that every exit is an entrance somewhere else, a fitting thought for veteran figure skating pair Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, who bade farewell to their sport two weeks ago and then thrilled their fans by announcing their engagement.

Score board

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Sports

Player advocates fitness as milestone Masters approaches
AUGUSTA, Georgia: Gary Player is aiming to set one more major golf record in his glorious career as he prepares for his 50th Masters Tournament starting tomorrow.

Top shot

Jose ready to up tempo against Villa's Valencia

Totti determined to etch his name in Fergie's memory

Williams and Djokovic ready to dominate on clay


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Sports

Florida takes 2nd straight NCAA title
ATLANTA: Florida overcame an inspired effort by freshman sensation Greg Oden to defeat Ohio State 84-75 on Monday and win its second consecutive basketball championship.

New Zealand cruises to Super 8's victory over Bangladesh

Giambi powers Yankees to emotional opening day win

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