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China’s National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued a blue alert at 6:00 a.m. Sunday, warning that foggy weather will sweep most parts in the nation’s north and central regions on Sunday.
Fog and haze are expected to cover the middle and western regions in North China, most of the areas along the Yellow and Huaihe rivers, and the regions along Yangtze and Huaihe rivers. Some parts in the eastern areas of the Sichuan Basin will also be shrouded in fog, said the NMC.
The heavy fog will decr …
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&$A worker is rescued from the collapsed tunnel at the building site of the second line of Liupanshui-Zhanyi section of the Guiyang-Kunming railway near Liupanshui City in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Feb. 6, 2010. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)&$&$
The eight workers who were trapped Friday in a collapsed railway tunnel in southwestern Guizhou Province were rescued Saturday afternoon.
Rescuers drilled a shaft lead …
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&$With a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the high-speed Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train coded G2004 is about to leave Xi’an for Zhengzhou in Xi’an Railway Station, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, on Feb. 6, 2010. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)&$&$
A high-speed railway linking central China city Zhengzhou and northwestern city Xi’an, went into operation Saturday.
The 505-km Zhengzhou-Xi’an high-speed railway, …
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The Hong Kong National Geopark offers visitors a refreshing experience in addition to Hong Kong’s glittering metropolitan life, Hong Kong Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Rita Lau said on Saturday.
During a visit to the High Island Geo Trail with Japanese Consul-General Shigekazu Sato on Saturday, Lau said Hong Kong is endowed with a rich variety of natural scenic spots with unique characteristics and amazing beauty.
She said the green tourism promotion drive will attract mo …
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A total of 4.9 million people are facing water shortages in southwestern Yunnan Province as drought continues to ravage south China, according to the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.
The drought had affected 22.43 million Mu (3.84 million hectares) of crops, including 15.37 million Mu in serious damage and 3.85 million Mu withered as of Friday, Zhang Zhitong, deputy head of the Office of the headquarters.
The drought also threatened water supply for 3.34 milli …
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By Xinhua Writers Chen Yongrong, Jiang Xufeng and Zhu Liyi
The Chinese Central Government has sent eight inspection working groups to 16 provincial areas nationwide to prevent the melamine-tainted milk powder, which killed at least six in 2008, from being reclaimed illegally in producing milk products.
Leftovers of milk powder contaminated by melamine were sealed in 2008 and required to be destroyed, but some might have been used as raw materials for diary products illegally in certain ar …
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Taiwan has become a favored sightseeing destination for the Chinese mainland tourists as the number of mainland visitors to the island increases sharply during the upcoming Spring Festival.
More than 30,000 sightseeing tour applications during the traditional festival have been submitted by mainland travel agencies to Taiwan tourism administration, statistics from Taiwan authorities show.
Taiwan tourism authorities predict that a daily average of 4,000 mainland tourists will visit the isla …
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In celebration of the Tibetan Tiger New Year, the Chinese Embassy in Nepal hosted a reception on Saturday in Nepali capital Kathmandu.
More than 600 Tibetan compatriots residing in Nepal attended the reception and celebrated the festival with Embassy staff together.
Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Qiu Guohong extended season’s greetings and sincere wishes to all Tibetan compatriots in Nepal.
In his speech, Qiu hailed the outstanding economic and social development that China’s Tibet Autonom …
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by Yangtze Yan, Tian Baojian
Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday wished China and the Chinese people a lucky traditional new year, hoping the bilateral relations between Pakistan and China will be further strengthened.
In an interview with Xinhua, the prime minister said the friendship between the two countries is time-tested and long- standing, and the cooperations are multi-dimensional.
“Our friendship is now entering into many years and I wish this new year …
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&$Chinese top leaders Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang pose with performers for a group photo after an evening party welcoming the upcoming Chinese traditional Spring Festival, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2010. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmin) &$&$
Chinese leaders on Saturday joined representatives …
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