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china will step up the pace to create a legal framework and a supervisory system for the transfer of property rights, a senior official said here today. | china to step up legislation for property rights transfer |
china's zhejiang province has made effective efforts at finding employment and providing poverty-relief for its disabled citizens in recent years. | employment project helps east china's disabled citizens |
the journal science has reported for the first time that genes play a role in making people worried. | genes found to relate to anxiety |
chernobyl nuclear power plant started to reduce the power of its first reactor at ##:## saturday. | chernobyl closes down first reactor |
the world's leading fast food giant, mcdonald's, today opened a new restaurant in china's largest industrial city shanghai. | mcdonald's opens new outlet in shanghai |
countries of the association of southeast asian nations today promised to strengthen their cooperation in various fields towards the enhancement of peace, stability and prosperity in southeast asia. | asean countries pledge closer cooperation at summit |
chinese woman skater yang yang bettered a world record in the semi-finals of the ### meters event in the international short-track speedskating competition held here on saturday. | chinese woman speedskater betters ### meters world record |
construction work started here today for a memorial hall of a ##th-century chinese hero, lin zexu, whose ban on opium trade touched off the historic opium wars between china and britain in ####-####. | memorial hall for chinese patriot built in macao |
the largest ever ice sculpture carnival opened today at the yuen wo playground, sha tin in the new territories. | ice sculpture carnival opens in hong kong |
china took six gold medals at the #### asian skeet shooting championships which ended here on saturday. | asian skeet shooting championships end |
shanghai recently issued the country's first group of monthly tickets for train passengers, to benefit daily commuters from nearby cities. | monthly train tickets benefit city passengers |
farmers in jingshan county in hubei province have found ways to lead a lot better life, as they are thriving on a `` green campaign '' of the government. | farmers in mountains to get rich with green programs |
the chinese football association announced that the country's professional soccer league would be extended to ## teams in ####. | china to extend pro football league in #### |
international electronic firms are edging their way into the chinese market of broadcasting technology and equipment which has been rising with a thriving television industry. | world electronics firms vie for china's tv market |
eight rare bronze relics have been unearthed from a temple site in yixing in east china's jiangsu province. | rare relics unearthed from temple site in jiangsu |
leaders of the countries of the association of southeast asian nations ( asean ) today reaffirmed commitment to the speedy realization of an asean comprising all ## southeast asian countries, agreeing to admit cambodia, laos and myanmar simultaneously. | informal summit calls for faster big asean process |
matthew ridge has been voted new zealand rugby league player of the year on saturday. | ridge voted new zealand's best rugby player |
the government army has taken over enemy vantage points inside zaire, following a second major attack by the rebels of the allied democratic force ( adf ) at <unk> border in southwestern district of kasese on wednesday. | ugandan troops pursue rebels into zaire |
the shanghai stock exchange has listed three more education funds recently, with purchasing options limited to only the shanghai city school employees. | three education funds to list in shanghai stock exchange |
tourists visiting a chinese mountain can tuck into a rare treat - eggs boiled with piping hot spring water. | boiled eggs a recipe for tourism success on chinese mountain |
nigerian soccer star nwankwo kanu is recovering after a heart surgery, according to doctors in a cleveland clinic. | kanu feels good after heart operation |
<unk> vogel of the united states won the women's title with a factored placement of #.# at the world junior figure skating championships here on saturday. | american skater wins women's title at world junior tourney |
macao police seized seven kilograms of illegal drugs and some arms here friday, the `` macao daily news '' reported today. | macao police seize # kilograms of illegal drugs |
a #,###-year-old bronze sword has been found at the construction site of a reservoir in donghai county in east china's jiangsu province. | bronze sword found in reservoir construction site |
england and mexico will play a soccer friendly at london's wembley stadium next march, the english football association ( fa ) announced on friday. | england mexico to play soccer friendly |
jan zelezny has been voted the best athlete of the year of the czech republic. | jan zelezny voted czech republic's best athlete |
a group of tombs from the early eastern han dynasty ( ##-### ) have been discovered at a construction site in shaoyang city in central china's hunan province. | #,###-year-old tomb group discovered in hunan |
the philippines ' gross national product ( gnp ) registered an increase of #.# percent for the first three quarters of this year, though it slowed down to #.# percent during the third quarter, a senior official said here today. | philippines gnp sustains healthy growth |
three zambian opposition parties have once again challenged president frederick chiluba's nationality in a bid to seek his removal. | zambian opposition challenges chiluba's identity |
the gold price in hong kong today fell five hk dollars to close at #,### hk dollars a tael, according to po sang bank, one of the major gold dealers in hong kong. | gold price in hong kong down |
lebanon will present an ambitious reconstruction scheme to a donors forum in washington next month, but political and bureaucratic constraints may slow down the drive to get substantial aids, according to lebanese foreign minister farez boueiz. | lebanon to table reconstruction plan at |
south korean foreign minister yoo chong-ha left here today for lisbon, the capital of portugal, to attend a summit meeting of the organization for security and cooperation in europe ( osce ) to be held between december #-#. | south korean foreign minister leaves for osce summit |
south korean foreign minister yoo chong-ha left here today for lisbon, the capital of portugal, to attend a summit meeting of the organization for security and cooperation in europe ( osce ) to be held between december #-#. | south korean foreign minister leaves for osce summit |
malaysia airlines ( mas ) today launched its first charter flight service from kota kinabalu, capital of sabah state, east malaysia, to shanghai and sanya in china. | malaysia airlines launches #st charter flight |
yongzhou city in central china's hunan province has succeeded initially in developing its red soil resources. | hunan succeeds in development of red soil |
the u.n. information center has held a meeting here to mark the international day of solidarity with the palestinian people, urging the new israeli government to implement the peace agreements. | solidarity day with palestinians marked in |
the central bank of kenya ( cbk ) expects pressure on interest rates to ease early next year as the government reduces its domestic borrowing, bank governor micah cheserem said. | pressure on interest rate to ease in kenya |
french foreign minister herve de <unk> has said here that his government is satisfied with the peace process in angola. | french foreign minister in angola |
indonesian president soeharto and malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamad have agreed to speed up the settlement of their island dispute. | indonesia malaysia to speed up settlement of island dispute |
the decision of the turkish government to expand gasoline imports from iraq by trucks has raised hopes for an economic revival in the east and southeast of turkey. | iraq's oil flow to raise hope of reviving economy in |
moves are to be accelerated to improve the infrastructure along china's golden waterway, the yangtze river. | infrastructure construction accelerates on yangtze river |
uganda has announced its policy toward the sudan people's liberation army ( spla ) fighting khartoum, saying it only backs it morally but does not provide it with arms, `` the monitor '' paper reported today. | uganda makes known its policy on spla |
indonesian president soeharto and malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamad have agreed to speed up the settlement of their island dispute. | indonesia malaysia to speed up settlement of island dispute |
zambian health communities and family planning providers are urged to continue responding to the people to facilitate them with family planning programs. | family planning stressed in zambia |
bulgarian soccer coach iordan <unk> has signed with shanghai shenhua to guide the chinese first division runner-up for the #### season. | bulgarian coach signs with china's soccer club |
the newly-built eldoret international airport has received its first aeroplane which did a test run from nairobi to the airport in western kenya. | kenya's new airport receives first plane |
a team of archaeologists from chengdu and a university in southwest china's sichuan province have unearthed ruins of an ancient city dating back more than #,### years. | chengdu has a history of over #,### years |
the kuala lumpur stock market ( klse ) ended this week firmer. | weekly report on kuala lumpur stock market |
german president roman herzog left here today for home after paying a six-day state visit to nepal at the invitation of king birendra. | german president leaves for home after visit to nepal |
at least ## people have died while ## others were still missing and feared dead in flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in southern philippines in the past few days, local press reported today. | ## killed ## missing in philippine flash floods |
bulgaria enjoyed a foreign trade surplus of ### million u.s. dollars in the first nine months of this year, commerce and foreign economic cooperation minister <unk> <unk> said today. | bulgaria enjoys trade surplus |
the united nations security council has approved extending the mandate of u.n. preventive force in the former yugoslav republic of macedonia. | u.n. extends mandate of preventive force in macedonia |
sri lankan leading tamil political parties are opposed to the government's decision to hold local elections in the north in december, according to political sources here today. | sri lankan tamil parties oppose elections |
the first asean ( association of southeast asian nations ) informal summit opened here this morning by indonesian president soeharto. | asean informal summit opens in jakarta indonesia |
brazilian president fernando henrique cardoso thursday returned from a five-day visit to angola and south africa, bringing home the two african countries ' commitments to stronger political and economic links with brazil. | brazilian president returns from africa visit |
china has opened its domestic telecommunications equipment market to foreign investment. | minister on opening china's telecom market |
ukraine's economy continued to slide on the negative growth track in the first nine months of this year but the pace of decline was slowing down, a senior official said today. | ukraine's economy still on negative growth track |
argentine president carlos menem will attend the summit of the americas on sustainable development to be held on december # in bolivia. | menem to attend summit on sustainable development |
east china's nanjing municipal government is spending over three million yuan extending the exhibition hall of the `` nanjing treaty '' exhibition hall at <unk> temple. | nanjing treaty exhibition hall under extension |
portuguese prime minister antonio guterres said today he hoped the upcoming lisbon european summit set out to build a new pan-european security mechanism could be a success amid mutual trust and sincerity. | portuguese premier wishes upcoming osce summit success |
northeast china's liaoning province, one of the country's major industrial bases, has closed nearly ## small businesses with severe pollution problems. | liaoning closes polluting companies |
thomas enqvist beating arnaud boetsch of france to bring host sweden to a #-# tie at the first-day of the davis cup final in malmo. | sweden and france split opening singles matches |
beijing municipality collected #.## billion yuan in personal income tax in the first ## months this year, according to beijing economic daily. | beijing collects more personal income tax |
the guatemalan government and the guerrillas ended their week-long round of talks here today with agreement on a series of accords to end this central american country's ##-year-old civil war. | peace accords almost ready to end guatemalan civil war |
china's economy for the fourth quarter of this year will see a moderate growth over the third quarter, a survey by the state economic and trade commission shows. | china's economy predicted to be stronger |
hunan province is planning on putting some #.# billion yuan into ### environmental protection projects in the coming five years in an attempt to halt further deterioration in the province's environment by the end of the century. | central chinese province trying to stop environment's deterioration |
chinese ambassador wang xuexian today urged israel and the palestinians to achieve concrete results in their talks so that the peace process will return to the track of healthy development at an early date. | china urges return to peace process in middle east |
russian prime minister viktor chernomyrdin, who paid an official visit to france earlier this week, said today that the <unk> relations had entered into a new level. | russian-french ties at new level premier says |
south american prawns have been successfully bred in north china's hebei province. | south american prawns bred in north china |
the state duma, the lower house of the russian parliament, called on president boris yeltsin friday to reconsider the issue of the complete withdrawal of russian troops from chechnya. | duma urges yeltsin to reconsider troop pullout from |
the u.s. justice department today rejected a third request to immediately turn over to an independent counsel an inquiry into democratic fund-raising, particularly by and from people with links to wealthy foreigners. | us justice department rejects special probe of |
the united nations is calling for ### million dollars in #### for its humanitarian programs in bosnia and herzegovina, croatia, the federal republic of yugoslavia and the former yugoslav republic of macedonia. | un seeks fund for programs in former yugoslavia |
president jacques chirac today won a present of a ##th century terracotta statuette from his friends on his ##th birthday, reported agence france presse. | chirac gets birthday gift of ##th century african |
the united nations tribunal for war crime in former yugoslavia today handed down its first sentence, jailing for ## years a young bosnian croat involved in the massacre committed when the bosnia serbs captured the <unk> srebrenica in july last year. | war crime tribunal passes #st sentence |
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