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China to launch FY-4 weather satellite around 2013China plans to launch the first satellite of the Fengyun-4 (FY-4) series, the country's second-generation geostationary meteorological satellites, around 2013, according to the China Meteorological Administration (CMA).
&$ &$ The FY-4 project has entered the proposal stage, revealed the first coordination meeting of the FY-4 project on Friday.
After listening to proposals of five major systems of the project at the meeting, leading scientists and engineers believed the FY-4 co ...
470,000 Tibetan herds people in Sichuan to move into brick housesThe government of southwest China's Sichuan Province plans to help 470,000 Tibetan herds people in the region to settle down in permanent brick houses in the next four years.
The provincial government will input 5 billion yuan (735 million U.S. dollars) into the project to build new houses and villages as well as primary schools, clinics, offices and other public service infrastructure in the villages.
Local authorities will also invite industrial businesses to design and manufac ...
Report: Chinese retail sales of consumer goods to exceed 10 trln yuan in 2008Chinese Academy of Social Sciences(CASS) forecasted the retail sales of consumer goods in 2008 at 10.67 trillion yuan (about 1.57 trillion U.S. dollars), up 12.8 percent as consumption grows.
The figure would reach 12.48 trillion yuan in 2009, up 12.5 percent, said a report released by the CASS.
Consumption growth has accelerated since 2005, with an annual growth rate of more than 12 percent, which would benefit the macro-economy, said the report.
The retail sales of cons ...
New traffic restriction takes effect in BeijingA new traffic restriction went into effect in the Chinese capital Saturday, which is expected to help sustain the hard-won smooth traffic and good air quality during the Olympic Games.
Under the new traffic restriction, 70 percent of government vehicles, as well as all corporate and private cars, will take turns off the roads one out of the five weekdays as of Oct. 11, according to the Beijing Municipal Committee of Communications.
Cars whose number plates end with 1 or 6 will be ...
New generation of Chinese passenger aircraft makes successful flight&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200810/11/P200810110915202067590201.jpg'>
<i>&$A new-generation short haul passenger aircraft solely developed in China has completed a successful trial flight, paving the way for commercial production next year, the manufacturer announced on Friday.(Xinhua Photo)&$</i></center>&$
A new-generation short haul passenger aircraft solely developed in China has completed a successful trial flight, paving the way for commercial production next year, the manufacturer ...
China tests find no melamine in new milk powderThe latest tests on Chinese milk powder have found no traces of melamine, the country's top quality control agency said on Friday.
It was the third round of tests for the industrial chemical since the the breaking of the tainted baby formula scandal that left at least three infants dead and sickened more than 50,000 others, according to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ).
The tests covered 113 batches of baby formula from 20 brand ...
Six detained over high-rise fire in NE ChinaFour heads of project contractors and two electric welders have been detained over a high-rise fire in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the local police and firefighting authorities said Friday.
An initial investigation showed alleged improper welding methods by the two workers ignited construction materials and started the fire at around 4 p.m. on the third floor of the "Jingwei360" building in the provincial capital, Harbin. The fire spread to other floors and was put out at 7 ...
Number of sick in S China water poisoning rises to 450The number of people sickened after drinking contaminated water in south China has risen to 450 as of Friday, including four with arsenic poisoning.
All 647 people in the two villages affected had been tested for arsenic, according to the government of Hechi City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Twenty-three children aged under seven and 32 people aged over 60 were kept in hospital for observation, while the others received outpatient treatment, said Wei Kaizhong, head of the H ...
Farmer wins right to appeal fraud conviction over fake tiger photosThe farmer who faked photographs of the endangered South China tiger in the wild will have his fraud conviction re-examined by a higher court next month, his new legal team announced after their first meeting with him on Friday.
Zhou Zhenglong, 54, was jailed for two and a half years after his conviction at Xunyang County People's Court, in the northwestern province of Shaanxi, on Sept. 27.
Zhou formally contracted two lawyers on Friday afternoon. Gu Yushu, attorney from Beijing ...
HK reports sixth children with kidney stones after drinking tainted milkHong Kong health authorities said Friday that a 10-year-old boy had suffered from kidney stones after drinking melamine tainted milk products.
The new case brings to six the total number of children with milk-related kidney stones in Hong Kong.
The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health of Hong Kong said in a statement that the boy living in Yau Ma Tei had consumed three to four packs (250 milliliter/pack) of "Yili" brand high calcium low fat milk beverage daily ...
Sri Lankan ruling party to strengthen relations with CPCSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse told a visiting Communist Party of China (CPC) delegation on Friday that his party will strengthen friendly relationship with the CPC.
Rajapakse, who is also the leader of the ruling Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP), made the remarks during his meeting with the good-will delegation led by Liu Hongcai, deputy head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee.
Rajapakse said Sri Lanka and China have been enjoying a solid friends ...
Chinese President appoints new ambassador to United NationsZhang Yesui has been appointed China's ambassador to the United Nations, replacing Wang Guangya, it was announced on Friday.
Chinese President Hu Jintao appointed Zhang in line with decisions adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, said an official statement.
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Chinese, British FMs talk over phone about ASEM SummitChinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his British counterpart David Miliband on Friday exchanged views in a phone conversation on the seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) which is scheduled for Oct. 24-25 in Beijing.
The coming ASEM summit is great realistic significance in view of the current international political and economic situations which are undergoing complicated and profound changes, Yang said.
China is ready to work with Britain and other parties concerned to ensure ...
MOC understands "restrictive measures" on Chinese diary exportsChina's Ministry of Commerce (MOC)expressed its understanding that some countries and regions have taken restrictive measures on Chinese dairy products, a MOC spokesman has said.
The spokesman made the remarks on Friday in response to the restrictive measures on Chinese diary products after the scandal of the melamine contaminated milk that killed at least three infants.
He said Chinese government has always attached great importance to product quality and food security, and ende ...
China tests micro-insurance for rural poorDai Yongheng never imagined he would make history. But he did just that on Sept. 3, 2008. The middle-aged farmer from north China's Shanxi Province procured a fixed-term life insurance for all five members of his family. He paid 150 yuan (21.90 U.S. dollars), becoming the first micro-insurance deal in rural China.
The insurance policy pays 75,000 yuan if something happens to Dai's family in Dongpao Village, Qixian County, China Life Insurance, operator of the policy, said.
One da ...
China to float 23.38 bln yuan of three-year T-bonds next weekChina's Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Friday announced that it will issue 23.38 billion yuan (3.4 billion U.S. dollars) worth of book-entry treasury bonds next week.
The three-year bonds, the 19th batch of this year, have a fixed interest rate of 2.64 percent.
The bonds will be issued from Oct. 13-15 and start trading on Oct. 17.
Interest will be calculated from October 13 and paid annually, with the principal and interest to be paid at maturity on October 13 in 2011.
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China central bank pledges more cooperation to stem global financial crisisChina's central bank on Friday said it will continue international cooperation to tackle the global financial crisis and maintain market stability.
The pledge came two days after the People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced an interest rate cut in a co-ordinated global move to revive solvency in the international financial system.
The PBOC on Wednesday cut the benchmark lending and deposit rates by 0.27 percentage points and the reserve requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage points a ...
China's auto sales slump for second month as economy slowsChina's auto sales fell for the second month running affected by the slowing economy, figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed on Friday.
September passenger car sales shrank 1.44 percent from September last year to 552,800 after the August sales contracted 6.24 percent from a year earlier.
About 5.1 million passenger cars were sold in the year to September, a rise of 11.36 percent from the first three quarters of 2007, but 12.48 percent ...
China, African countries pledge to intensify press exchange&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200810/11/P200810111425088022230181.jpg'>
<i>&$Liu Yunshan (C, front), head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, meets with African press officials and media heads who are here for an information seminar at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 10, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)&$</i></center>&$
A senior Chinese official ...
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