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• S China braces for tropical storm Talim
• Vice Premier stresses China's economic restructuring
• Top political advisor urges more forces to oppose "Taiwan independence"
• Official vows to ensure data authenticity
• Food safety training courses launched
• Beijing plans new energy-efficiency standards
• 7 dead after minivan plunges in SW China
• China slams Vietnam's island patrols
• China slams Vietnam's island patrols
• Hu urges stability, development and reform at G20 summit
• Microsoft launches "Surface" Tablets
• Chinese worker missing, another injured in blast at S. Korean plant
• Chinese president urges stability, development and reform at G20 summit
• China expects Canada to uphold justice in Lin Jun case: FM spokesman
• Chinese authorities seize 350 mln illegal invoices in 2011
• More Chinese expect pick-up in home prices
• Wage rise guidelines released in ten regions
• 89 fraudulent Chinese websites closed
• China pursues proactive fiscal policy
• 'Simplistic approach' should be opposed

S China braces for tropical storm Talim Posted: 19 Jun 2012 11:02 AM PDT More than 80,000 ships have taken shelter and over 60,000 residents have been evacuated in Guangdong and Fujian provinces as tropical storm Talim approached southern China Tuesday.

Vice Premier stresses China's economic restructuring Posted: 19 Jun 2012 10:59 AM PDT Vice Premier Li Keqiang has underlined the need for China to optimize its economic structure, saying it is important to enhance the country's capacity to cope with risks and generate profitable and quality economic growth.

Top political advisor urges more forces to oppose "Taiwan independence" Posted: 19 Jun 2012 09:01 AM PDT Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, called for more efforts to strengthen the forces that oppose "Taiwan independence" and contribute to reunification work.

Official vows to ensure data authenticity Posted: 19 Jun 2012 09:42 AM PDT Updated: 2012-06-19 23:20 ( Xinhua) BEIJING - China's top statistician Ma Jiantang said Tuesday that the National Statistics Bureau (NBS) will be able to ensure the "authenticity, accuracy, integrity and timeliness" of important data through tightened auditing at various government levels. The NBS has sent inspection teams to 32 provincial-level governments, 348 city-level governments and 857 county-level governments since 2005, said Ma, director of the NBS, at a national conference on statistical management. He said the country's statistical management is standing at a new historical starting point and authorities must work to strengthen their statistical capacity, as well as improve the quality of statistics and government data credibility both now and in the future. The inspection teams are responsible for auditing a slew of major economic data, including the consumer price index and property prices. They will also conduct surveys on impoverished people and migrant workers, according to Ma. Inaccuracies in statistics once aroused the keen attention of China's top leadership. The State Council, China's Cabinet, held a meeting in October 2004, urging statistics bureaus to provide authentic data that policymakers can refer to. Also in October 2004, a vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, the top legislature, demanded a nationwide campaign to "squeeze out the false elements in statistics."

Food safety training courses launched Posted: 19 Jun 2012 09:42 AM PDT Updated: 2012-06-19 21:58 By Zheng Xin ( chinadaily.com.cn) Training courses for food safety management staff started in Beijing on June 19. Staff from some 200 restaurants in the capital will be given courses during the two-day training sessions on operation specifications, food safety regulations and development trends of the catering industry, said Xu Jinghe, head of the Department of Food Safety Supervision at the State Food and Drug Administration. "As members of the public are getting more and more concerned about food safety issues, it is necessary to enhance the supervision of the government and the companies' self-discipline," Xu said. According to a report by the Chinese Cuisine Association, the catering industry in China exceeded 2 trillion yuan in revenues last year for the first time. However, food safety regulations are not always followed. "It's necessary to enhance awareness among the employees of the industry," Xu said. Further training will be conducted in July in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.

Beijing plans new energy-efficiency standards Posted: 19 Jun 2012 09:42 AM PDT Updated: 2012-06-19 21:47 By Zheng Jinran ( chinadaily.com.cn) New design standards for residential buildings that aim to save energy will be released in the third quarter in Beijing. The standards "will be put into effect soon after the release, putting Beijing ahead of other cities in China in building energy efficiency", said Liu Xiaoqun, an official in charge of building energy conservation at the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, on Tuesday. Under the standard, new and existing residential buildings in Beijing should cut energy consumption per unit area by 75 percent from the standard implemented in 1980. "The municipal government has taken comprehensive measures to reduce energy consumption, such as reconstruction of existing residential buildings in 2012, and promoting the concentrated use of solar water heaters in 2011," Liu said. "Thanks to the good performance of thermal insulation in these structures, residents can pay less for heating in winter." Energy-efficient buildings account for more than 77 percent of all residential structures in Beijing. The central government has allocated 1.98 billion yuan ($312 million) for reconstructing existing residential buildings covering the three years starting in 2011. More funds will be allocated for this program.

7 dead after minivan plunges in SW China Posted: 19 Jun 2012 09:42 AM PDT Updated: 2012-06-19 21:13 ( Xinhua) GUIYANG - Seven people were confirmed dead on Tuesday and two others remained missing after a minivan fell into a reservoir in Southwest China's Guizhou province on Sunday, rescuers said. Rescuers had pulled the wreckage ashore and retrieved seven bodies, including the bodies of two children, from the reservoir as of Tuesday, according to the rescue headquarters at the site. The search for the two missing people is ongoing, the headquarters said. The accident happened at about 2:40 pm on Sunday, when an eight-seat minivan carrying 15 passengers fell into the Shiqiaohe Reservoir in Pu'an county, according to the county government. Six people, including the driver, have been rescued, while nine others were reported missing after the accident. The bus was carrying people home from a local fair, and the driver, a teacher from a local middle school, is being interrogated for illegal operation, police said. The reservoir is 20 meters deep and the water is murky -- factors that have increased the difficulty of the rescue work, local officials said.

China slams Vietnam's island patrols Posted: 19 Jun 2012 09:42 AM PDT Updated: 2012-06-19 21:12 ( chinadaily.com.cn) BEIJING - A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed strong dissatisfaction over Vietnamese fighters' recent patrolling and reconnaissance on Nansha Islands in the South China Sea. Speaking at a regular press briefing in response to a journalist's question on the subject, Hong Lei said, "China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and their adjacent waters. Vietnam's recent action is a serious violation of China's sovereignty." He said China urges Vietnam to strictly abide by the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, avoid actions escalating or complicating the situation, and make efforts to safeguard regional peace and stability.

China slams Vietnam's island patrols Posted: 19 Jun 2012 06:39 AM PDT A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed strong dissatisfaction over Vietnamese fighters' recent patrolling and reconnaissance on Nansha Islands in the South China Sea.

Hu urges stability, development and reform at G20 summit Posted: 19 Jun 2012 06:08 AM PDT The world's 20 leading industrialized and developing nations need to seek new progress while ensuring stability, Chinese president Hu Jintao said Monday. • Hu calls for BRICS cooperation, G20 coordination • Hu meets Hollande |Hu meets Merkel • Full coverage: G20 Summit

Microsoft launches "Surface" Tablets Posted: 19 Jun 2012 06:08 AM PDT Microsoft Corp. unveiled Monday a family of tablets dubbed Surface, built on Windows 8, at an event in Los Angeles.

Chinese worker missing, another injured in blast at S. Korean plant Posted: 19 Jun 2012 03:49 AM PDT One Chinese worker went missing and another was injured in a gas explosion at an adhesive manufacturing plant in a city south of Seoul that killed two people, left two missing and injured eight, the Chinese embassy said Tuesday.

Chinese president urges stability, development and reform at G20 summit Posted: 19 Jun 2012 03:48 AM PDT The world's 20 leading industrialized and developing nations need to seek new progress while ensuring stability, Chinese president Hu Jintao said Monday.

China expects Canada to uphold justice in Lin Jun case: FM spokesman Posted: 19 Jun 2012 03:47 AM PDT A Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday urged Canada to "uphold justice" in the case of Chinese student Lin Jun, who was allegedly killed and dismembered by a Canadian pornographic actor.

Chinese authorities seize 350 mln illegal invoices in 2011 Posted: 19 Jun 2012 03:46 AM PDT Taxation authorities on Tuesday vowed to crack down on crimes related to the use of fake invoices, as unchecked violations lead to the loss of billions of yuan in revenues every year.

More Chinese expect pick-up in home prices Posted: 19 Jun 2012 03:46 AM PDT More than a fifth of Chinese residents surveyed by the central bank expect home prices to rise in the third quarter of the year, the People's Bank of China said Tuesday.

Wage rise guidelines released in ten regions Posted: 19 Jun 2012 03:41 AM PDT Ten provincial regions in China have released wage guidelines as of June 19, advising enterprises on the range of wage rises, reported chinanews.com Tuesday.

89 fraudulent Chinese websites closed Posted: 19 Jun 2012 05:04 AM PDT Chinese authorities have closed 89 websites for fraudulent activities in the name of government organs or charity groups.

China pursues proactive fiscal policy Posted: 19 Jun 2012 02:54 AM PDT Updated: 2012-06-19 17:42 By Wu Jiao ( chinadaily.com.cn) China will continue to pursue a proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy, President Hu said on June 18, stressing that China's economy as a whole has seen stable growth. Hu said China has continued to strengthen and improve macroeconomic regulations. He also said that the country has worked hard to stabilize growth, control price rises, adjust the economic structure, and improve people's well being. Yet he also cautioned that the lack of adequate balance, coordination and sustainability remains a serious problem in the economy. Hu said that the country will focus on scientific development and accelerate the shift of the growth model. In particular, Hu said China will continue to pursue a proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy, maintain the continuity and stability of the macroeconomic policy, and make macro-regulation more targeted, flexible and forward-looking. "We will keep the right balance between maintaining steady and fairly fast growth, adjusting the economic structure and managing inflation expectations," Hu said.

'Simplistic approach' should be opposed Posted: 19 Jun 2012 02:54 AM PDT Updated: 2012-06-19 17:40 By Wu Jiao ( chinadaily.com.cn) The "simplistic approach" of blaming emerging markets for the price increase of commodities should be opposed, President Hu Jintao said on June 18 at the G20 summit. Hu urged the G20 group to "pay close attention to the negative impact of high and volatile commodity prices on world economic growth." He also pledged to address the root causes of the problem by improving pricing mechanisms. Hu urged fellow G20 countries to "oppose the simplistic approach of blaming growing demand brought about by the development of emerging markets for the price increases". Special Coverage: Hu attends G20 summit Related Stories President Hu attends G20 summit in Los Cabos 2012-06-19 14:59 Growth, stability top priority of G20: Hu 2012-06-19 14:50 Hu, Hollande meet on sidelines of G20 summit 2012-06-19 14:49 G20 must call for reforms 2012-06-19 13:37 G20 Los Cabos Leaders' Summit opens 2012-06-19 10:53

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