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Chen Shui-bian denies $31 m bribe accusation
2024-08-07Former Taiwan "president" Chen Shui-bian said yesterday he had done nothing wrong after a prosecutor questioned him for more than four hours...
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US charges China over subsidies
2024-08-07The United States has questioned China's pork subsidies in a letter posted on the website of the World Trade Organization (WTO), reflecting new te...
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Japan faces crematorium shortage
2024-08-07Japan's rapidly aging society is forecast to lead to shortfalls in young people, workers and tax revenues. But there’s also another shortage...
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Work to save Three Gorges relics
2024-08-07Heritage conservation is well under way in the Three Gorges dam area in preparation for the rise of the water level from 156 m to 175 m.Measures will ...
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The coastal city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province plans to give employment priority to retired athletic champions of domestic and international compe...
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Thai PM declares state of emergency
2024-08-09The Thai government yesterday declared a state of emergency in Bangkok to restore order after a person was killed and 43 injured in overnight clashes ...
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Race against winter in quake zone
2024-08-07The country is racing against time to rebuild homes and set up temporary shelters for many of the 1.2 million people displaced by the Panzhihua earthq...
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Poverty line may be raised
2024-08-07The Chinese government may raise the poverty line to enable more people to get State benefits, officials and experts announced yesterday.The State Cou...
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Defense report to UN shows openness
2024-08-07China has submitted a report on last year's defense expenditure to the United Nations to make its military spending more transparent and to build ...
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Poor design blamed for school woes
2024-08-07Poor design, substandard materials and other defects could have caused many school buildings to collapse in the May 12 earthquake, an official said ye...