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• China underlines commitment to stronger ties with Russia
• China voices concern over Gaza and Syria issues
• World leaders, parties, organizations congratulate Xi on election as CPC chief
• Chinese premier back from East Asian leaders meetings, two-nation visit
• China's population is a boon for economic growth: expert
• Wen, Yingluck discuss friendly China-Thailand ties
• China backs Arab states' efforts to ease Gaza tensions: FM spokeswoman
• Readers buy publications of 18th CPC National Congress in Beijing
• City of Beijing encourages satellite navigation sector
• Xiamen Airlines joins SkyTeam
• Plasticizers found in liquor made by Jiugui
• Students fall to death from school
• Nanjing to host China's biggest Christmas village
• Thai Film Week a hit in Shanghai
• China backs Arab states' efforts to ease Gaza tensions
• China issues draft proposal on maternity insurance
• Chinese Premier Wen defies Huangyan Island dispute
• China using more clean energy: report
• China issues draft proposal on maternity insurance
• China issues report addressing climate change

China underlines commitment to stronger ties with Russia Posted: 21 Nov 2012 08:53 AM PST China on Wednesday pledged to work with Russia to lift the bilateral relationship to a new high.

China voices concern over Gaza and Syria issues Posted: 21 Nov 2012 08:51 AM PST Chinese Ambassador to Amman Yue Xiaoyong on Wednesday voiced China's concern over the large-scale Israeli air raids against Gaza Strip.

World leaders, parties, organizations congratulate Xi on election as CPC chief Posted: 21 Nov 2012 08:49 AM PST Congratulations continued to flow in from countries, political parties and friendship organizations around the world to Xi Jinping on his election as general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.p German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her best wishes to Xi in her congratulatory message.

Chinese premier back from East Asian leaders meetings, two-nation visit Posted: 21 Nov 2012 08:47 AM PST Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao returned to Beijing Wednesday evening after attending a series of meetings among East Asian leaders held in Phnom Penh and paying official visits to Cambodia and Thailand.

China's population is a boon for economic growth: expert Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:48 AM PST China should tap into the potential of its population, the world's largest, to jolt the country's weakening economic growth, an expert said on Wednesday.

Wen, Yingluck discuss friendly China-Thailand ties Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:34 AM PST Chinese Premier Wen Jiabaoheld talks Wednesday with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on bilateral friendly ties.

China backs Arab states' efforts to ease Gaza tensions: FM spokeswoman Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:09 AM PST China backs the mediation efforts made by Egypt and other Arab states as well as the League of Arab States (LAS) to ease the current situation in Gaza, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Wednesday.

Readers buy publications of 18th CPC National Congress in Beijing Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:48 AM PST A reader purchases publications of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2012. The launching ceremony of publications on the guiding principles of the 18th CPC National Congress was held here on Wednesday.

City of Beijing encourages satellite navigation sector Posted: 21 Nov 2012 06:14 AM PST The municipality of Beijing is encouraging investment in the navigation and location-based services industry, suggesting there is a market worth at least 50 billion yuan ($8 billion) by 2015 after China put its own satellite navigation network into commercial use. The reaction comes after the latest satellite in China's Beidou-2 navigation system was launched in Xichang in October. The system is expected to start providing positioning and navigation services for China and neighboring areas by the end of this year and provide global coverage by 2020. The Beijing municipal government said there is capacity for at least 100 location-based services in the city, Shanghai Securities News reported on Wednesday, citing Beijing Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, the industry regulator. Beijing-based navigation companies expected to use the Beidou System, include NavInfo Co Ltd, AutoNavi Holdings Ltd, Beijing UniStrong Science and Technology Co Ltd. AutoNavi, which is providing map services to Apple Inc in the Chinese mainland, said Beidou will help the company to better service its Chinese users. Jiang Derong, senior vice-president of AutoNavi, said: "Beidou is set to beef up our services and I am not worried by the head-on confrontation of Beidou and GPS from the United States. Beidou has its own strengths in China."

Xiamen Airlines joins SkyTeam Posted: 21 Nov 2012 06:14 AM PST Xiamen Airlines Co Ltd on Wednesday joined SkyTeam, one of the three main global airline alliances, and became the its third member from the Chinese mainland. The airline is also the 19th member of SkyTeam globally and adds three new hubs — Xiamen and Fuzhou in Fujian province and Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, to the alliance. Xiamen Airlines, which is China's six largest carrier by market value, has signed 72 bilateral contracts with members of the alliance. "Membership of SkyTeam will enable us to deliver enhanced customer benefits as we diversify and grow our network, and this is key to the success of our new international routes," said Che Shanglun, president and CEO of Xiamen Airlines. Xiamen Airlines, with a fleet of 86 aircraft, operates more than 220 routes in China and other parts of Asia. SkyTeam membership offers Xiamen Airlines' customers connectivity onto international routes from China operated by other alliance members. "By joining SkyTeam, Xiamen Airlines opens up the world to its passengers. And today we also strengthen SkyTeam's footprint in China," said Michael Wisbrun, SkyTeam's managing director. "China remains a priority region for our alliance. Xiamen Airlines will join our members China Southern and China Eastern in developing customer-focused initiatives."

Plasticizers found in liquor made by Jiugui Posted: 21 Nov 2012 06:14 AM PST Plasticizers found in liquor made by Hunan-based Jiugui Liquor Co far exceed national standards, China's top quality watchdog said on Wednesday. The chemicals can cause male fertility problems and induce early female puberty. Experiments on animals have also demonstrated a carcinogenic effect. The highest amount of DBP — a type of the substance found in the product samples from the Chinese liquor maker — was 1.04 mg/kg, according to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. The result was reported by the Hunan provincial bureau of quality and technical supervision on Wednesday, the administration said in a statement on its website. The law stipulates that every kilogram of food should contain less than 0.3 mg of DBP. On Wednesday, Jiugui's shares were suspended from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, two days after business news website 21cbh.com reported that the company's products were found to contain excessive amounts of the chemical. The incident is also hitting the country's entire liquor industry after the China Alcoholic Drinks Association said on its website on Tuesday that almost all of the country's white-spirit products contain the chemical, although the association insisted that the content is far below the usual limit set on such products overseas.

Students fall to death from school Posted: 21 Nov 2012 06:14 AM PST Two middle school students in Suqian of Jiangsu province fell to death from the fourth floor on a school building on Nov 21. Witnesses attributed the tragedy to broken railings, according to Southern Metropolis Daily. The two boys, aged 15 and 16, were leaning against the railings in Suyu Experimental Junior High School when the railings suddenly broke. Their heads hit the ground and they were declared dead around 7 pm. A schoolmate of the boys surnamed Yang said that the school had known the railings of its buildings had quality problems before the accident. "Every student was asked to pay 100 yuan ($16) to repair the railings," said Yang. Local police are investigating the case.

Nanjing to host China's biggest Christmas village Posted: 21 Nov 2012 06:14 AM PST People in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province, will have the opportunity to visit China's biggest Christmas village this winter. The village, covering an area of 150,000 square meters, will be equipped with a Christmas post office and a fair providing food and specialties from many countries, according to organizers. There will be a Christmas tree measuring more than 20 meters high, considered to be China's tallest. Visitors can also enjoy Christmas songs in the village, located in Binjiang Park in the Hexi New Area, the city's emerging central business district.

Thai Film Week a hit in Shanghai Posted: 21 Nov 2012 06:14 AM PST Chinese audiences enjoyed a feast of Thai movies during the first Thai Film Week, staged in Shanghai from Nov 15 to 18, featuring 12 films. Thai films have been shown at the Shanghai International Film Festival for the past two years, also attracting keen audience interest. "The success gave us the impetus to promote the Thai entertainment industry to China," said Buskorn Prugsapongse, consul-general of Thailand in Shanghai, in an exclusive interview with China Daily. Thai movie star Mos Patiparn visited Shanghai and met Chinese audiences for the film week. The movie Like or Love, in which he stars, opened the festival at the Cathay Theater. Buskorn said all the 12 movies were carefully selected for a Chinese audience. "Our experience shows Chinese audiences prefer light-hearted comedies and romance," she said. "They want movies to be entertaining, with beautiful scenes and good-looking actors." The Thai movie industry has gained global recognition in recent years, winning many international awards. Buskorn said movies build a bridge to connect people of different cultures. "They enhance mutual understanding, and the influence lasts longer," she said. Thailand has been a favorite location for foreign film producers since the 1950s, and last year 28 foreign movies were filmed in the country. Li Zicheng, 30, who works for a film production company in Bangkok, said movie audience figures in Thailand were lower than those in China so the country produced fewer big-budget films. Thai television series began to be introduced to China in 2006, and popular Thai actors, such as Mos and Pong Nawat, have become firm favourites, with Pong, having more than 200,000 followers on micro blog platform weibo.com.

China backs Arab states' efforts to ease Gaza tensions Posted: 21 Nov 2012 04:34 AM PST China backs the mediation efforts made by Egypt and other Arab states as well as the League of Arab States (LAS) to ease the current situation in Gaza, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Wednesday.

China issues draft proposal on maternity insurance Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:16 AM PST All employers should pay maternity insurance for all employees, according to a draft proposal published by China's Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council.

Chinese Premier Wen defies Huangyan Island dispute Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:42 AM PST Huangyan Island has been part of China's territory since antiquity without dispute, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiaobao.

China using more clean energy: report Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:42 AM PST Clean energy, including natural gas and hydroelectricity, accounts for a bigger proportion of China's growing energy consumption, according to the National Development and Reform Commission' annual report.

China issues draft proposal on maternity insurance Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:42 AM PST All employers should pay maternity insurance for all employees, according to a draft proposal published by China's Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council.

China issues report addressing climate change Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:51 AM PST China on Wednesday published a report detailing policies and efforts that have been made over the past year in facing up to the challenges of global climate change.

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