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Tibetan 'exile-govt' called two-faced

[2013-03-06 07:06]

A senior official of the Tibet autonomous region said the "Tibetan government-in-exile" in Dharamsala, India, is two-faced because it claims to discourage self-immolation but actually fans extremism in China.

Wen leaves China better able to face challenges

[2013-03-06 07:06]

'The fruits of development should be shared more equitably by all people."

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[2013-03-06 07:06]

"There are far too many gala events (in China). A gala event will not only cost millions ... but also produce a large amount of garbage."

Reform will be within 'socialist system'

[2013-03-05 07:53]

China reaffirmed that it will not copy other countries' models in its drive for political reform, a spokeswoman said on Monday.

Fu Ying, diplomacy's 'iron lady', turns on the style

[2013-03-05 07:53]

No sooner had Vice-Foreign Minister Fu Ying been named spokeswoman for the first session of the 12th National People's Congress on Monday, than netizens' comments began to flood in.

New department devoted to food safety

[2013-03-05 07:53]

A new government department devoted to food safety supervision and the enforcement of associated standards and regulations is certain to improve the quality of what Chinese people eat, said a senior health official.

Consumer prices set to rise by 3 percent

[2013-03-05 07:53]

A top central bank official said on Monday that consumer prices will rise by about 3 percent in China this year, as monetary authorities make curbing inflation a top priority.

Regional efforts may not fix air pollution

[2013-03-05 07:53]

With the public counting on regional joint prevention and control to solve the problem of airborne pollution, an environmental expert says the system is still in the early stages and may not cure the problem.

Shanghai to pilot PM2.5 forecast mechanism

[2013-03-05 07:53]

Shanghai is likely to become the first city nationwide to pilot PM2.5 forecasts in 2013, as national legislators submitted proposals to address thorny environmental issues.

Tourism, cultural heritage to help boost soft power

[2013-03-05 07:53]

In retrospect, it wasn't a good idea to watch that Liam Neeson movie in which his plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness and he finds himself with a bunch of oil-rig roughnecks trying to fight off hungry wolves. Gory bits of the film flashed through my mind the next morning during our flight to Chengdu. Every time we experienced turbulence, I closed my eyes and tried to think of the giant pandas.

Reduce financial burden for green firms, political adviser suggests

[2013-03-05 07:53]

Call to slash income tax rate from 25% to 15%

Equality in education urged for disabled

[2013-03-05 07:53]

China should make continuous efforts to enable disabled students to have equal access to education, as the latest monitoring results show tens of thousands of children with disabilities have been excluded from public education, a senior national political adviser said.

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