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China, NZ Sign Multiple Agreements, Documents
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| The governments of China and New Zealand signed a number of agreements and documents today aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in legal assistance, cultural exchange, and education and training. |
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No Deliberate Attempt to Increase Forex Reserves
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| China has stressed that it is not deliberately attempting to increase its foreign currency reserves. The central bank has tabled a proposal to facilitate a shift from "foreign exchange held by the state" to "foreign exchange held by the people," according to Wu Xiaoling, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, on Wednesday. |
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APEC Symposium on Infectious Diseases
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| Experts attending the APEC Symposium on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Beijing said yesterday that the avian influenza virus is unlikely to cause a pandemic among humans as evidence shows current infections aren't spread by airborne particles.
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China-Pacific Island Countries Forum Opens in Fiji
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| The first Ministerial Meeting of the China-Pacific Island Countries Economic Development and Cooperation Forum opened in Nadi, Fiji, on Wednesday morning. |
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China, Vatican in Talks to Restore Ties
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| China and the Vatican have exchanged views on the possibility of normalizing relations but no date has been set for when this is likely to happen, Ye Xiaowen, China's top religious administrator, said in Beijing yesterday. |
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China, Australia Sign Nuclear Energy Agreements
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| China and Australia on Monday signed a series of agreements and documents designed to strengthen economic and trade relations, and bilateral cooperation in other fields including nuclear energy. |
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Second National Sample Survey on Disabled Starts
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| China launched the second national sample survey on disabled people on Saturday, in an effort to get an updated information on the population for policy-making. The door-to-door survey will be finished on May 31.
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Leaking Gas Well Capped After 6 Days
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| Workers managed to cap a leaking gas well on Friday after it began emitting fumes since March 25 in Kaixian County, Chongqing Municipality. More than 7,000 students will resume classes next week after they were evacuated from the surrounding area during the gas leak.
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Over 10,000 Chinese Worship Huangdi in Henan
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| More than 10,000 Chinese attended a grand worshipping ceremony on Friday to mark the nation's legendary ancestor Huangdi. The 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month that falls on yesterday has been believed to be the birthday of the 5,000-year-old saint. |
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Taiwan Rejects Offer of Pandas
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| Taiwan on Friday declined to accept a goodwill gift of two giant pandas from the mainland, a decision that has met with criticism from across the Taiwan Straits. Beijing made the panda offer last May when Lien Chan, the then leader of Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT), visited the mainland.
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