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• China urges calm after DPRK statement
• Details of QDII2 plan expected to be released in May
• Chinese malls urged to differentiate themselves
• Xinjiang baby recovers from heart disease
• Shanghai courts tackle wage withholders
• New standard set for preschool class sizes
• China sets new emission reduction target
• CPC sends inspectors to provincial elections
• China sets new emission reduction target
• Scholars discuss environmental cooperation at Japan-China Dialogue Forum
• Taiwanese ships return without reaching Diaoyu Islands
• Costa Rican, Chinese research institutions enhance cooperation in agricultural science
• Mother and son bodies found, dead for nearly 2 years
• Mother and son bodies found, dead for nearly 2 years
• Taiwanese ships return without reaching Diaoyu Islets
• Chinese top legislator to attend meeting in Russia, visit Mongolia
• Emission of major pollutants reduces in China
• Taiwan fishing vessel sails to Diaoyu Island
• Senior military official stresses loyalty to CPC
• CPC official calls for positive role of religion in development

China urges calm after DPRK statement Posted: 24 Jan 2013 06:02 AM PST BEIJING - A Foreign Ministry spokesman called for calm and restraint from all concerned parties on Thursday after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) vowed to conduct "a higher-level nuclear test." "It is in the common interests of all parties concerned to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and achieve the denuclearization of the peninsula," spokesman Hong Lei said at a regular news briefing. "(We) hope all concerned parties will keep calm and act in a cautious and prudent way, as well as refrain from taking any action that could lead to the progressive escalation of tensions," the spokesman said. The DPRK National Defense Commission issued a statement in response to a resolution adopted Tuesday by the UN Security Council that condemns a DPRK satellite launch that took place in December 2012. "We will not hide the fact that a variety of satellites and long-range rockets will be launched and a nuclear test of a higher level will be carried out during the next phase of the anti-U.S. struggle," said a statement carried by the KCNA news agency. The 15-member UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously approved Resolution 2087, which requires the DPRK to comply with all relevant resolutions approved by the Security Council and to refrain from using ballistic missile technology for any launches. The resolution also suggests seeking a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution for related issues and advocates the renewal of the six-party talks. The National Defense Commission also declared that the six-party talks, as well as a related September 19, 2005 joint statement, will "no longer exist," adding that the UN Security Council "has been reduced to an organization bereft of impartiality and balance." Hong said the six-party talks are still an effective mechanism to realize the denuclearization of the peninsula. The six-party talks, a negotiation mechanism that includes the DPRK, the Republic of Korea (ROK), the United States, China, Japan and Russia, were launched in 2003, but stalled in December 2008. The DPRK quit the talks in April 2009. Hong said all concerned parties should boost dialogues in order to address their concerns, as well as implement all of the goals set in the September 19, 2005 joint statement. In the joint statement, the DPRK committed to abandoning all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs and returning, at an early date, to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and to International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards. The United States affirmed that it has no nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula and has no intention to attack or invade the DPRK with nuclear or conventional weapons. The ROK reaffirmed its commitment not to receive or deploy nuclear weapons in accordance with the 1992 Joint Declaration of the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, while also affirming that no nuclear weapons exist within its territory. "China is ready to make joint efforts with the international community to achieve these goals," Hong said.

Details of QDII2 plan expected to be released in May Posted: 24 Jan 2013 06:02 AM PST A detailed plan for the qualified domestic individual investor, or QDII2, trial will be released in May, a source told the Shanghai Securities News. More discussions on the requirements for applicants will take place after the Spring Festival. The QDII2 trial, expected to be in place at the beginning of the year, will allow mainland individual investors to trade Hong Kong stocks directly. Senior brokers in Hong Kong pointed out that the introduction of the QDII2 scheme has to take into consideration the qualifications of applicants, the monitoring system of the cross-border cash flow, and cooperation with shareholders. The QDII2 quota will be issued to overseas subsidiaries of Chinese securities traders, which will be allowed to allocate it to qualified individual direct investors. Hong Kong brokers said the individuals, assets will probably need to reach a certain scale to be qualified.

Chinese malls urged to differentiate themselves Posted: 24 Jan 2013 06:02 AM PST Chinese shopping malls need to differentiate themselves by building a solid position in their own markets, instead of all being positioned as luxury and high-end malls, said the head of the China Shopping Center Development Association on Thursday in Beijing. The country had 2,812 shopping malls with a construction area of 177 million square meters by the end of 2011, according to a recent report conducted by the China Chain Store and Franchise Association and DeloitteTouche Tohmatsu. Of the existing malls, 80 percent are considered large, with between 50,000 and 100,000-plus square meters of floor space. By contrast, in the United States, only 20 percent of malls fall in that category, said Guo Zengli, president of the China Shopping Center Development Association. James Hawkey, executive director of retail services for Cushman & Wakefield China, a subsidiary of a US-based commercial real estate services firm, said few shopping centers in Europe and the US occupy more than 100,000 square meters of space. Most Chinese malls are aimed at buyers of medium-priced and relatively high-priced goods. They tend to offer the same brands and products and fail to meet the shopping needs of the general public, Guo added. "The kind of shopping centers that most people need are the ones meant for the bottom of the pyramid," Guo said, meaning the ones that serve "ordinary people". Although Chinese third- and fourth-tier cities are not suited to the construction of large shopping malls, they do have a need for shopping centers, Guo said. "I would say that 50,000 square meters (of floor space) is quite enough, as those cities' population density and purchasing power are relatively small," Guo said. Also, existing shopping malls should provide meals, movies and have comfortable layouts, Guo said. China will have 4,000 shopping malls by 2015, a more than 40 percent increase over the current number. The number is likely to exceed 7,000 by 2025. Contact the writer at liwoke@chinadaily.com.cn

Xinjiang baby recovers from heart disease Posted: 24 Jan 2013 06:02 AM PST An 8-month-old patient from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region with complicated congenital heart disease is recovering after surgery at a hospital in Beijing on Tuesday. Doctors at Huaxin Hospital operated for 10 hours on the patient, who had eight kinds of cardiac deformities, including a double outlet right ventricle. Several local hospitals had declined to offer treatment due to the complexity of the child's condition. Congenital heart disease claimed more lives of under-5s than any other disease in China in 2010. In 2012, all provinces and regions in China began to offer more reimbursement for the treatment of this disease for children from rural areas, to avoid putting too much of a financial burden on their families. Contact the writer at wangqingyun@chinadaily.com.cn

Shanghai courts tackle wage withholders Posted: 24 Jan 2013 06:02 AM PST Shanghai courts dealt with 3,693 civil cases that involved withholding wages in December, Shanghai People's Higher Court said on Thursday. The cases involved a total value of 305 million yuan ($49 million), the court said. Gu Weiqiang, deputy head of Shanghai People's Higher Court, said courts in Shanghai will strive to enforce the laws that give security to people's livelihoods in 2013, including building up networks to confirm the financial status of people against whom a judgment or order is being executed. There were 105,500 cases concluded in Shanghai last year, a 7 percent year-on-year increase, according to Gu. Yu Zhiqiang, head of the execution bureau of Shanghai People's Higher Court, said a credit rating system should be established to ban wage withholders from operating business until debts are settled. Yu said Shanghai's courts will work with government departments and communities to gradually implement such a system. Contact the writer at wuyiyao@chinadaily.com.cn

New standard set for preschool class sizes Posted: 24 Jan 2013 06:02 AM PST The teacher to student ratio at new kindergartens should be 1:5 to 1:7, according to the Ministry of Education. The ministry released an experimental standard on Tuesday on its website, saying that at current kindergartens, the standard should be accomplished in three years. The standard requires each full-day class to have three full-time teachers, or two teachers and one nurse. Half-day classes must have at least two full-time teachers. Boarding classes require one more teacher and nurse based on the standard for full-day classes. Schools in rural areas require two full-time teachers and are encouraged to have one nurse. The ministry's previous standard, set in 1987, was 1:6 to 1:7. However, due to the growing demand for places, many kindergartens failed to meet the standard. "Each class in our kindergarten has at least 30 children, and three teachers and one nurse," said a teacher from a key kindergarten in Beijing who declined to be named, adding that the ratio is much worse in many other kindergartens, especially in rural areas. Kindergartens face a severe teacher shortage. Wang Xiaoyan, deputy director of the National Center for Educational Development Research, also expressed concern about teacher quality. It is important for kindergarten to hire properly qualified teachers, she said. Contact the writer at luowangshu@chinadaily.com.cn

China sets new emission reduction target Posted: 24 Jan 2013 05:24 AM PST China has set a new emissions reduction target for 2013 by promoting an aggregate indicator budget control system for major pollutants, the minister of environmental protection said Thursday.

CPC sends inspectors to provincial elections Posted: 24 Jan 2013 04:09 AM PST The Communist Party of China (CPC) has sent inspection teams across the country to supervise ongoing elections of provincial authorities and ward off corruption in these power reshuffles.

China sets new emission reduction target Posted: 24 Jan 2013 01:53 AM PST China has set a new emissions reduction target for 2013 by promoting an aggregate indicator budget control system for major pollutants, the minister of environmental protection said Thursday.

Scholars discuss environmental cooperation at Japan-China Dialogue Forum Posted: 24 Jan 2013 01:19 AM PST Japanese and Chinese scholars on Thursday discussed new perspectives for Japan-China Cooperation in Environment and Energy issues at a Japan-China Dialogue held in Tokyo.

Taiwanese ships return without reaching Diaoyu Islands Posted: 24 Jan 2013 12:15 AM PST A Taiwanese fishing boat and four coast guard ships returned from contiguous waters of the Diaoyu Islands on Thursday without reaching the islands, local media reported.

Costa Rican, Chinese research institutions enhance cooperation in agricultural science Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:43 PM PST 23 (Xinhua) -- Research institutions of Costa Rica and China have signed an agreement to promote cooperation in agricultural science, the Costa Rican Science and Technology Ministry said Wednesday.

Mother and son bodies found, dead for nearly 2 years Posted: 24 Jan 2013 01:43 AM PST A mother and her son's bodies were found dead after nearly 2 years in Beijing apartment. Police have opened an investigation into the matter.

Mother and son bodies found, dead for nearly 2 years Posted: 24 Jan 2013 12:43 AM PST A mother and her son's bodies were found dead after nearly 2 years in Beijing apartment. Police have opened an investigation into the matter.

Taiwanese ships return without reaching Diaoyu Islets Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:36 PM PST A Taiwanese fishing boat and four coast guard ships returned from contiguous waters of the Diaoyu Islands on Thursday without reaching the islands, local media reported.

Chinese top legislator to attend meeting in Russia, visit Mongolia Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:16 PM PST Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo will attend the 21st Annual Meeting of Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum in Vladivostok in Russia and pay an official goodwill visit to Mongolia from Jan. 27 to Feb. 1.

Emission of major pollutants reduces in China Posted: 23 Jan 2013 08:53 PM PST The emission of four major pollutants reduced by a year-on-year 2 percent in 2012, said China's Minister of Environment Zhou Shengxian Thursday.Zhou promised to press for including PM2.5, air-borne particles 2.5 microns or less in diameter, in the country's major pollutant monitoring and measuring system.

Taiwan fishing vessel sails to Diaoyu Island Posted: 23 Jan 2013 06:17 PM PST A fishing vessel from Taiwan left for the Diaoyu Island on the morning of Thursday. With the protection of Taiwan' s coast guard ships, the fishing vessel is scheduled to arrive at the waters around the island at noon, local media reported.

Senior military official stresses loyalty to CPC Posted: 23 Jan 2013 05:46 PM PST A senior Chinese military official Wednesday called for efforts to modernize the military and promote the military's loyalty to the Communist Party of China (CPC).

CPC official calls for positive role of religion in development Posted: 23 Jan 2013 05:24 PM PST A high-ranking official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has encouraged the religious circle and followers to play a positive role in China's modernization drive.

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