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Inferior bricks blamed for Yunnan quake fatalities: report
Nearly half of the fatalities from last week's earthquake in Yingjiang, Yunnan Province, were caused by collapsed buildings made with hallow bricks, an inferior material, according to a report.
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Scientists call for atomic energy law
Up to 50 Chinese writers, including renowned names such as Han Han and Guo Jingming, jointly published an open letter Tuesday calling on China's biggest Internet search engine, Baidu.com.
Kuomintang legislator joins Nanjing tree outcry
A legislator with Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) party has expressed concerns over the city of Nanjing's decision to remove dozens of London plane trees planted in memory of his party's founder.
Consumer groups call for bilingual tickets
China Consumer News of Beijing and 21 consumer rights associations published an open letter in which they demanded that all foreign airlines and ticket offices provide Chinese translations on printed.
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Chinese President urges army to provide security guarantee for building well-off society
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday urged the armed forces to provide solid security guarantee for building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
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PBOC says forex policy not main anti-inflation tool
Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), said Friday that the country's exchange rate policy was one of several tools used to battle inflation, but not the main one.
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Search giant slammed over IPR
Up to 50 Chinese writers, including renowned names such as Han Han and Guo Jingming, jointly published an open letter Tuesday calling on Baidu.com.
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Chinese rescue team to leave for Japan
A Chinese rescue team will leave for the quake-hit region in Japan Sunday morning, said the China Earthquake Administration here Saturday.
- Chinese leaders extend condolences to Japanese emperor
- Chinese rescue team leaves for Japan
- Chinese ambassador affirms students' role in China-Canada relationship
- Chinese deeply concerned about Japan after catastrophic quake, pledging assistance anytime
- China ready to send rescue, medical teams to Japan for quake relief: FM spokeswoman
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Observers say naval reshuffle signals weaponry push
A recent reshuffle of high-ranking naval officials is a sign of military authorities' eagerness to update weaponry and technology to modernize the navy.
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Better hearing, stronger hind legs could help pandas with breeding
Better hearing and stronger hind legs would help giant pandas, an endangered and sex-shy species, to mate and conceive.
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