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In January 2000, the Military Commission of the Central Committee of CPC appointed 19 troops as professional emergency troops to take action during floods. Mainly composed of engineers and boat-bridge professional troops, they undertake the task of fighting against floods for seven river basins, nine rivers and two lakes in the whole nation.
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Chinese police said Friday that a man who allegedly detonated a bomb at a tax office in the central province of Hunan last month did this to vent his anger.
Liu Zhuiheng, 51, was captured on Aug. 8 in Quanzhou County in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, some 500 kilometers south of Changsha City where the blast occurred, police in Changsha said.
Four people were killed and 19 others injured after an explosion went off on July 30 on the third floor of a district ta …
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China’s insurers felt the side effect of the country’s booming auto market — with operating losses totaling 2.9 billion yuan (427 million U.S. dollars) in 2009.
Insurance Association of China said here Friday that its 30 member insurance companies that are engaged in traffic compulsory insurance business underwrote 85.02 million units of vehicles in 2009, up 23 percent from a year ago.
Total compulsory insurance premiums rose 21 percent year on year to 66.8 billion yuan (9.84 …
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Foreign firms can freely express their views on China’s economic policies and investment environment, proving that the nation’s business climate is more transparent and open than many in the west believe, John D. Watkins, chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, said Friday.
Chinese officials have carefully listened to opinions from the Chamber and responded swiftly on some issues, Watkins told Xinhua in an exclusive interview.
Watkins said China’s investment envi …
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Rescuers clear off sludge in mudslide-hit Puladi Township of Gongshan Drung-Nu Autonomous County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Aug. 20, 2010. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)
The death toll from the mudslides in a remote mountain town in southwest China’s Yunnan Province has risen to 12, with 80 others still missing Friday, said local authorities.
On Friday, rescuers had reco …
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club announced on Thursday that it would donate 5 million HK dollars ( 643,000 U.S. dollars) to support relief work after mudslides in Zhouqu county, Gansu province caused widespread damage.
The Club said in a statement that it will maintain close contact with agencies working in the affected area and follow the situation closely. It will also learn about the effective channels that would benefit the victims.
Founded in 1884, the Hong Kong Jockey Club has b …
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The world should enhance its understanding of a true Tibet, which is willing to present its development experiences over the past half century, a visiting Chinese scholar said here Thursday.
Hao Shiyuan, deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, made the remarks in an interview with Xinhua while heading a delegation of Chinese academicians in Chile.
Hao said China is seeking a peaceful environment for development based on mutual understanding.
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China began Friday delivering equipment worth 20 million yuan (2.9 million U.S.dollars) to Russia to help fight a series of menacing fires, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).
The equipment included 2,000 gas masks, 4,000 gas mask canisters, 1,400 fire-fighting uniforms, and 900 breathing apparatuses.
It also comprised 200 air tanks, 52 extinguishers, 40 sets of fire extinguishing systems and 10 field service compressors, said the MOC in a brief statement on its websit …
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Chen Zhili, vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, met here Friday with the new United Nations Resident Coordinator in China Renata Lok Dessallien.
Dessallien assumed office early May this year to succeed Khalid Malik, whose term concluded in April. She also serves as the new UN Development Program Representative in China.
Earlier Friday, Chen also met in Beijing with a delegation from the European Parliament.
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A guard stands beside humanitarian goods donated by the Chinese government at a military airport in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Aug. 19, 2010. The second batch of relief goods donated to Pakistan by the Chinese government were transported to Pakistan on Thursday. The relief materials worth 50 million RMB yuan (7.4 million U.S. dollars) included water purifying equipment, power generato …
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