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Cross-border Heroin Ring Smashed
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| A two-year operation involving Chinese mainland, Taiwan and Thai police forces has smashed a cross-border drug ring resulting in the arrest of 11 people and the seizure of 57.4 kilograms of heroin. It is the first drug-trafficking action involving cooperation between mainland and Taiwan police. Details of the operation were announced by the General Administration of Customs in Beijing yesterday. |
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3 Chinese Engineers Killed in Pakistan
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| Three Chinese engineers were killed when their car was attacked by gunmen in the southwest Pakistan province of Balochistan on Wednesday. |
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China's Internet Management Lawful
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| Regulators told a press conference in Beijing yesterday that since 2000, China has enacted serial regulations and laws for Internet service providers, including Internet Regulations and Internet Information Services Regulations by which China has managed its Internet market in line with international conventions. |
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China-US Business Forum Tackles Tough Economic Issues
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| The China-US Business Forum, jointly sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce in China and the People's Daily, was held in Beijing yesterday with an aim to enlarge bilateral exchanges and cooperation, and achieve mutual benefits and win-win situation. |
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Pollution Control Top Priority
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| The Chinese government has unveiled a plan to combat environmental degradation in the country over the next 15 years, with pollution control high on the agenda. |
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January Trade Surplus Rises 46.7%
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| China's trade volume rose 26.8 percent year-on-year in January to US$120.5 billion and the monthly trade surplus rose 46.7 percent year-on-year to US$9.49 billion, according to statistics published yesterday by the General Administration of Customs. |
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Lantern Festival Revelry and Romance
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| The air in China on Sunday was not only filled with the strong smell of firecrackers, but also the fragrance of flowers to celebrate the Lantern Festival, the last day of the Chinese Lunar New Year festive season. |
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China Issues AIDS Control Statute
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| The Chinese State Council issued a statute on the prevention and control of AIDS on Sunday, stipulating relevant duties of all-level governments and defining the rights and obligations of the HIV carriers and AIDS patients. |
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Premier Solicits Opinions on Gov't Work Report
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| Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao chaired four forums from Feb. 6 to Feb. 10 to solicit opinions on the government work report and the draft of the 11th Five-Year Guidelines for national economic and social development, which will be tabled for deliberation at the upcoming fourth session of the National People's Congress (NPC), slated to begin on March 5. |
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Winter Olympics Opens in Passion, Style
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| The 20th Winter Olympic Games raised its curtain Friday night in Turin, Italy. The opening ceremony, an extravaganza of "Rhythm, Passion and Speed," greeted 2 billion viewers worldwide. Security, weather and doping are top three concerns for this year's Games.
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