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• Mozambican president meets senior CPC official
• China's top legislature discusses law drafts
• Symposium commemorates late HK entrepreneur
• China, U.S. to forge new military relations
• China asks Japan to stop causing new disturbances over Diaoyu Islands
• China sends patrol ships to South China Sea
• China urges Vietnam to respect agreements regarding sea disputes
• Dalai Lama connected with CIA's support of Tibetan secession: media report
• Dalai Lama tied with CIA's support of Tibetan secession
• Shanghai barrs additives in restaurants' home-made beverages
• Xisha residents get free TV channels
• Ministry urges schools to stop corporal punishment
• China sends patrol ships to South China Sea
• China providing help to fleeing Myanmar residents
• Dalai Lama tied with CIA's support of Tibetan secession
• China sends patrol ships to South China Sea
• Icebreaker Xuelong to head for Arctic expedition
• Guideline on post-disaster psychological aid issued
• Web China: Subway company ignites uproar with sexual harassment post
• Chinese authorities destroy drug manufacturing materials

Mozambican president meets senior CPC official Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:19 AM PDT Mozambican President Armando Guebuza has met with a visiting senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) who has pledged more efforts to improve relations between the two nations to benefit their people.

China's top legislature discusses law drafts Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:18 AM PDT China's top legislature on Tuesday started reading several draft amendments to laws covering the budget, labor contracts, and securities investment funds.

Symposium commemorates late HK entrepreneur Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:17 AM PDT A symposium on Tuesday in Beijing's Great Hall of the People commemorated the 100th birth anniversary of renowned Hong Kong business figure Ann Tse-kai.

China, U.S. to forge new military relations Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:16 AM PDT Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie met here on Tuesday with Samuel Locklear, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, vowing to forge a new type of military ties.

China asks Japan to stop causing new disturbances over Diaoyu Islands Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:47 AM PDT China on Tuesday again requested Japan to stop causing new disturbances over the Diaoyu Islands and safeguard the overall interests of bilateral ties.

China sends patrol ships to South China Sea Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:45 AM PDT A patrol team consisting of four China Marine Surveillance (CMS) ships on Tuesday sailed from south China's coastal city of Sanya to the South China Sea to conduct regular patrols.

China urges Vietnam to respect agreements regarding sea disputes Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:43 AM PDT China on Tuesday repeated its call for Vietnam to respect bilateral agreements regarding maritime disputes and halt its gas exploitation program.

Dalai Lama connected with CIA's support of Tibetan secession: media report Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:41 AM PDT Despite his frequent claims of peace, the Dalai Lama knew much more about the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)'s support of Tibetan secessionists in the 1950s and 1960s than he admitted, Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported recently.

Dalai Lama tied with CIA's support of Tibetan secession Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:45 AM PDT Despite his frequent claims of peace, the Dalai Lama knew much more about the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)'s support of Tibetan secessionists in the 1950s and 1960s than he admitted, Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported recently.

Shanghai barrs additives in restaurants' home-made beverages Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:28 AM PDT Updated: 2012-06-26 21:12 By Zhou Wenting ( chinadaily.com.cn) All additives will soon be banned from beverages and fresh juices made in Shanghai restaurants under updated food safety standards. "The regulations concerning beverages, hot pot soups and restaurant groups' central kitchens will be publicized after technical details are perfected," Shen Weitao, director of the food safety supervision department of Shanghai Food and Drug Administration, told China Daily on Tuesday. No additives will be allowed in beverages or fresh vegetable juices from catering businesses, Shen said, and water may be added only when it is necessary. A detection method will be adopted to ensure there are no illegal additives in hot pot soups, a food inspectors have always given special attention. "It has been a headache for a long time to determine whether banned ingredients were added to the soups, but we've found an accurate and practical approach to detect the amount of residue from illegal additives," Shen said. The authority said the standards will further safeguard food safety, and it will require restaurants to monitor their compliance with the regulations.

Xisha residents get free TV channels Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:28 AM PDT Updated: 2012-06-26 20:50 ( chinadaily.com.cn) Residents of the Xisha Islands in the newly established Sansha city will be able to watch 48 satellite TV channels for free by the end of August, Hinews.com, a news portal run by Hainan Daily Press Group, reported on Tuesday. Zhang Yuqi, section chief of the broadcasting and television technology administration of the Department of Culture, Radio, Television, Publication and Sports of Hainan province, said that they have set a TV and radio station on Yong Xing Island of the Xisha Islands, and provided 1,000 radios to residents on the Xisha Islands. According to the report, the department is working on a service that will enable fishermen to watch TV while working at sea.

Ministry urges schools to stop corporal punishment Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:28 AM PDT Updated: 2012-06-26 20:40 By Cheng Yingqi ( chinadaily.com.cn) The Ministry of Education is proposing that schools wipe out corporal punishment, according to a proposal for public discussion published on the ministry's website on June 25. Comments are being requested by e-mail until July 10. According to the proposal, schools should guarantee and avoid the violation of students' rights, root out corporal punishment or disguised forms of corporal punishment, as well as avoid illegal restrictions of personal freedom and arbitrary charges. A series of cases of violence against students has caught public attention recently. On May 20, a primary school teacher in Shaanxi beat one of her students in front of 50 other students because the student didn't take his ID card to school. Also on May 20, a 3-year-old in Hunan died with heat stroke after being locked in a school bus for seven hours because her teacher forgot she was there. Also in late May, the Xinhua News Agency reported that a kindergarten teacher in Hangzhou used ultraviolet lamps to punish 12 children who didn't brush their teeth.

China sends patrol ships to South China Sea Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:28 AM PDT Updated: 2012-06-26 20:34 ( Xinhua) ABOARD HAIJIAN 83 - A patrol team consisting of four China Marine Surveillance (CMS) ships on Tuesday sailed from south China's coastal city of Sanya to the South China Sea to conduct regular patrols. According to an unnamed CMS official, the team is expected to travel more than 2,400 nautical miles (4,500 kilometers) during the patrols, adding that formation drills will be conducted "if maritime conditions permit." According to the official, the CMS launched regular patrols in 2006 in a bid to highlight sovereignty and jurisdiction as an important part of the country's efforts to protect its marine interests. The CMS, an administrative and law enforcement group under the State Oceanic Administration, is responsible for marine patrols and surveillance, as well as preventing the illegal use of sea areas, harm to the marine environment and resources, the destruction of maritime facilities and the disturbance of maritime order.

China providing help to fleeing Myanmar residents Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:28 AM PDT Updated: 2012-06-26 20:34 ( Xinhua) BEIJING - China has been providing help out of humanitarian considerations to Myanmar residents who have fled across the country's border to escape recent violence, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a Tuesday press briefing. Hong made the remarks in response to a media report claiming that Chinese authorities have forced some Myanmar refugees back into the country. Hong denied the accusations, stating that those who went back to Myanmar were not refugees. Hong said violence has broken out between Myanmar government forces and the armed forces of some minority groups, causing some Myanmar residents to flee to China to seek help from relatives and friends. They went back after the violence abated.

Dalai Lama tied with CIA's support of Tibetan secession Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:21 AM PDT Despite his frequent claims of peace, the Dalai Lama knew much more about the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)'s support of Tibetan secessionists in the 1950s and 1960s than he admitted, Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported recently.

China sends patrol ships to South China Sea Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:14 AM PDT A patrol team consisting of four China Marine Surveillance (CMS) ships on Tuesday sailed from south China's coastal city of Sanya to the South China Sea to conduct regular patrols.

Icebreaker Xuelong to head for Arctic expedition Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:11 AM PDT China's icebreaker Xuelong, or "Snow Dragon," is set to kick off the country's fifth Arctic expedition from the port city of Qingdao on July 2.

Guideline on post-disaster psychological aid issued Posted: 26 Jun 2012 04:45 AM PDT China's national disaster relief authority has issued a guideline to standardize psychological services such as counseling as part of natural disaster relief work, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) on Tuesday.

Web China: Subway company ignites uproar with sexual harassment post Posted: 26 Jun 2012 03:45 AM PDT A Shanghai metro operator has stoked public anger after stating in an online post that women who wear revealing clothes are inviting sexual harassment.

Chinese authorities destroy drug manufacturing materials Posted: 26 Jun 2012 03:43 AM PDT Authorities in southwest China's Yunnan province on Tuesday destroyed more than 55 tonnes of confiscated precursor chemicals used to produce heroin and methamphetamine, or "ice."

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