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Abacus Remains Popular
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| Abacus, the oldest computer surviving more than 2,000 years, remains a favorite of Chinese in the digital age and is widely used in China's finance and accounting sectors. |
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Wang Zhizhi to Be Honored on Postage Stamps
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| Wang Zhizhi of the Dallas Mavericks, the first Chinese player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), will be honored with a set of legal tender stamps that will be unveiled for the first time in New York on Thursday, it was announced by the NBA and the Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corporation (IGPC) today.
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Chinese President Gives
New Year's Address
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| Chinese President Jiang Zemin delivered his New Year's Address Monday evening to Chinese of different ethnic groups and compatriots living in Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, Taiwan, and overseas, as well as to friends from all foreign countries. |
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Chinese Foreign Minister Talks With Pakistani, Indian Counterparts Over Phone
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| Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan on Monday telephoned Pakistani Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar and Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh, to exchange views on current Pakistan-India relations and the situation in south Asia. |
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China Overtakes Italy as World's Sixth Biggest Economy
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| China has snatched the sixth place from Italy in the table of the world's top economic powers, the Bloomberg news agency reported on Monday. |
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China's Economy Grows 7.3% in 2001
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| The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced in Beijing Sunday evening that China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 7.3 percent to reach 9.85 trillion yuan (US$1.19 trillion) in 2001. |
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China's Ambassador to US Reviews An "Extraordinary" Year
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| On the afternoon of December 28, Chinese Ambassador Yang Jiechi to the United State accepted People's Daily correspondents' exclusive interview in Washington and answered the correspondents' questions concerning the cooperation and development of Sino-US relations in the political, economic and other fields. |
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China Enacts Family Planning Law
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| China's first legislation on family planning and population was enacted by the 25th session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), which concluded Saturday. The law -- to take effect September 1, 2002 -- continues the current government policy that encourages a couple to bear one child. |
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China Welcomes Bush Announcement on Trade Status
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| China said Friday it welcomes the statement made by US President George W. Bush on Thursday that permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status is to be offered to China. |
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Wushu Seeks to Become
Olympic Sport
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| Inspired by Beijing's success in bidding for the 2008 Olympics, Wushu, China's traditional martial art, has filed an official application to be added to the Olympic program. "If Wushu can join other Olympic sports in the 2008 Olympics, it will contribute to the variety of the world culture and help spread the Olympic Movement,” said Li Zhijian, president of the International Wushu Federation, in a letter to Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). |
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Chinese Visitors Love to Buy Jewelry in Hong Kong
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| Gold and diamond jewels are expensive luxuries, but they have become affordable commodities for many Chinese tourists from the mainland. In 2001 the number of mainland tourists to Hong Kong has risen by 30 percent, and on average they spend a few hundreds to HK$5, 000 (US$640) on gold and diamond jewelry. |
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