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China Has Deep Concerns for Humanitarian Situation in Iraq
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| China is deeply concerned and anxious about the sudden deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Iraq, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said at a regular press conference held in Beijing Thursday. Kong also reaffirmed China’s stand on the DPRK nuclear issue and gave an account of the situation regarding the atypical pneumonia cases in Beijing and Shanxi Province. |
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Bush and Blair Say War Lasts 'However Long It Takes'
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| US President George W. Bush and visiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair said that the coalition forces will fight in Iraq until victory "however long it takes," at a joint press conference in Washington Thursday. |
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NGOs Play More Important Role in Poverty Alleviation
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| China’s NGOs are now showing greater enthusiasm to help alleviate social poverty in sharp contrast to the simple charity collection of twenty years ago, an official from the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation has said. |
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Farmers Hit by Severe Drought
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| Severe drought has dried up more than 16 million hectares of farmland, impeded seasonal agricultural activities and left more than 10 million people across China without an adequate supply of drinking water. |
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Progress Made in North-South Highway Construction
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| The northern part of the Guangdong Province section of the Beijing-Zhuhai freeway, a north-south trunk line, has been finished. This part involved a budget of 5.66 billion yuan (US$682 million), of which, US$200 million was covered by World Bank loans.
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Foreign Airlines Granted 'Fifth Freedom Rights'
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| Foreign air carriers will be allowed to pick up passengers and cargo on the Chinese mainland en route to other destinations from late May, aviation authorities said yesterday in Beijing. |
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North China Coal Mine Blast Kills at Least 50, 22 Missing
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| The death toll from a gas explosion in a coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province rose to 50 by Monday morning, with 22 still missing, sources from the local government said. |
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Minister: China Aims at Sustainable Use of Water
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| China still faces huge challenges in controlling floods and securing water supplies despite setting up a nationwide network to minimize disasters, said Water Resources Minister Wang Shucheng on Saturday. |
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China Appeals for Halt to Military Action Against Iraq
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| The US-led war against Iraq broke out on March 20. The Chinese government has expressed its serious concern, calling for the international community to respect Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity. |
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China Bans Sex-selection Abortion
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| The Chinese government issued a regulation recently banning abortion intended to select the sex of the baby. |
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