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Help graduates start businesses |
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College students should be encouraged to start up their own businesses as they face a tough job market, says an article in the Yanzhao Evening Post. The following is an excerpt: |
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Job offers guaranteed for grads |
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Unemployed college graduates who hold a Beijing hukou or permanent residence permit will receive at least one job offer by suitable employers in the coming month amid the global economic slowdown, the municipal bureau of personnel said yesterday. |
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Training program launched to help graduates find jobs |
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The government is launching a new training program to help college graduates find jobs. A circular issued by the State Council says the program aims to create work for one million unemployed college graduates. |
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Hire graduates without local hukou |
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In a move to further encourage companies to hire more young people, the State Council has asked every city in China - except four - to drop the permanent residency requirement when hiring non-native college graduates. |
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China to launch survey on labor force |
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China will launch comprehensive survey on labor force this year in its four municipalities and more than 20 provincial capitals, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). |
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Official: grain security sound despite drought |
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China's wheat supply and grain safety will not be influenced by the worst dry spell in 50 years that has parched more than 40 percent of the nation's total wheat land, an agricultural minister said Thursday. |
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Armed forces join battle against devastating drought |
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China's armed forces, which have frequently battled natural disasters, have been mobilized to help farmers cope with a severe drought that has jeopardized crops, people and livestock. |
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Tibet to fund 25 million yuan per year for culture |
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Beginning this year, the Tibet Autonomous Regional government will allocate 25 million yuan (about 2.9 million U.S. dollars) a year to local culture development, an official said on Monday. |
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Premier urges 'top priority' on drought relief |
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Wen Jiabao has urged officials in drought-hit areas to place "top priority" on relief work as agricultural stability concerns China's bid to revive its economy. |
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President, premier order all-out anti-drought efforts |
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President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao have ordered all-out efforts to combat the severe drought in the country's vast wheat-growing area, a State Council meeting was told Thursday. |
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Regions reel from severe drought |
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A severe drought continued to hit several regions in the country yesterday, leaving at least 3.7 million people short of water and endangering crop yields of at least seven major grain-producing provinces, the authorities said yesterday. |
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Drought threatens China wheat production |
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Lack of rainfall has led to severe drought in northern China, affecting more than 140 million mu (9.3 million hectares) of wheat, said the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on Tuesday. |
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Chinese government pledges better quality supervision over farm products |
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China pledged on Sunday to step up efforts for stricter quality supervision over farm products in the government's first document this year. |
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China moves to tap rural market potential |
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China on Sunday extended it rural subsidy scheme for home appliance purchases nationwide in an effort to boost rural consumption, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council announced in the first joint document this year. |
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2009 to be 'the toughest' year since 2000 |
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China's government Sunday warned 2009 will be "possibly the toughest year" since the turn of the century in terms of securing economic development and consolidating the "sound development momentum" in agriculture and rural areas. |