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More Investment for Nature Reserves Establishment
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| The 10th Five-Year Plan (2001-05) of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) promises a massive investment of US$6.1 billion in establishing more nature reserves across the country to protect biodiversity, said Wang Dehui, a senior SEPA official. |
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Information Network Monitors Roving Population During SARS
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| To prevent the SARS epidemic from spreading to the vast stretches of rural China, one difficulty facing the government is to monitor its roving migrant population. With the active participation of the State Population and Family Planning Commission, the whereabouts of a farmer, once he leaves home, is now traceable thanks to a new information network. |
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Algerian Quake Kills 1,092
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| Rescue workers scrabbled at mounds of rubble Thursday to find survivors of an earthquake in the Algerian capital and nearby towns that killed 1,092 people and injured nearly 6,782. |
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China to Expand Steel Exemption
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| China is, as of Saturday, to exempt some iron and steel products from safeguard measures, the Ministry of Commerce announced Wednesday. This is the second exemption since China decided to adopt final safeguard measures on steel imports in 2002. |
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Chinese Climbers Reach Summit of Mount Qomolangma
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| A Chinese amateur mountaineering expedition reached the summit of the world's highest peak, Mount Qomolangma, from the north slope in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Wednesday.
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China to Play Constructive Role in Fighting Global Diseases
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| Chinese Vice-Premier and Health Minister Wu Yi said in Geneva on Tuesday that the Chinese government stands ready to cooperate sincerely with other countries and will shoulder its responsibility and play a constructive role in fighting all global diseases. Wu made the remarks at the General Debate of the 56th World Health Assembly. |
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China to Expand Senior High School Education
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| China has decided to allocate one billion yuan (US$121 million) in funding for planned increases in enrollment of senior high school students mainly in the central and western parts of the country. |
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Taiwan's Attempt to Participate in WHA Again Turned down
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| The 56th World Health Assembly (WHA) decided on Monday to turn down a proposal to invite Taiwan to participate in the assembly as an observer, and agreed not to list the issue on the agenda of the WHA's week-long meeting. |
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Three Gorges Project Gears Up for Power Generation
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| The first group of four power generating units in the Three Gorges area is expected to begin operation this year as scheduled after the acquisition of a water-use right from the Yangtze River Water Resources Committee. |
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Chinese FM Strongly Opposes US Religious Report
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| Chinese Foreign Ministry says that the newly issued annual report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has intervened in China's internal affairs under the cover of religious freedom. |
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