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• China rejects Japanese media's armed surveillance ship claim
• 484 mln Chinese covered by pension system
• China pledges to strengthen ties with Brunei
• Chinese medical team provides free eye surgical treatment in Myanmar's Mandalay
• Mainland tourists to Taiwan up 34 pct for holiday
• China launches anti-rare-disease alliance
• KMT honorary chairman hails mainland aerospace achievements
• Shanghai clamps down on noise pollution
• Ikea sells locally made meatballs with imported food
• Shanghai's tax revenue declines after reform program
• Carlsberg to increase stake in Chongqing Brewery
• China finds partner in Thailand
• China says Iran nuclear talks 'candid, constructive'
• More mainland tourists to visit Taiwan
• No criminal suspicion in Luxor balloon crash
• China launches anti-rare-disease alliance
• 225 websites closed for spreading porn
• China confirms two foot-and-mouth cases
• New national legislature sees more diversity
• China says Iran nuclear talks �°candid, constructive�±

China rejects Japanese media's armed surveillance ship claim Posted: 27 Feb 2013 08:18 AM PST The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Wednesday said a Japanese media report regarding a Chinese marine surveillance ship that aimed at a Japanese fishing boat with machine-gun near the Diaoyu Islands is a "groundless rumor."

484 mln Chinese covered by pension system Posted: 27 Feb 2013 05:54 AM PST China's pension system had covered 484 million people as of 2012, according to figures revealed by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) on Wednesday.

China pledges to strengthen ties with Brunei Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:52 AM PST Top political advisor Jia Qinglinon Wednesday met with Brunei's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Prince Mohamed Bolkiah.

Chinese medical team provides free eye surgical treatment in Myanmar's Mandalay Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:52 AM PST A Chinese medical team started a free eye surgical treatment campaign in Mandalay, the second largest city of Myanmar in the north, Wednesday as part of the China-Myanmar "Paukphaw Friendship" activities.

Mainland tourists to Taiwan up 34 pct for holiday Posted: 27 Feb 2013 03:37 AM PST More than 57,000 Chinese mainland tourists visited Taiwan during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, up 34.31 percent from last year's holiday, mainland authorities said Wednesday.

China launches anti-rare-disease alliance Posted: 27 Feb 2013 03:37 AM PST Seventeen medical institutions launched China's first national organization against rare diseases on the eve of the World Rare Disease Day, in Jinan of east China's Shandong Province.

KMT honorary chairman hails mainland aerospace achievements Posted: 27 Feb 2013 02:37 AM PST Visiting Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang Lien Chan spoke highly of the mainland's manned space program while taking a tour to a Beijing-based space center Wednesday.

Shanghai clamps down on noise pollution Posted: 27 Feb 2013 05:20 AM PST A new regulation against noise pollution will take effect in Shanghai on Friday, with offenders facing a fine of up to 500 yuan ($80). The new regulation was announced by the municipality at a news conference on Wednesday. It covers specific punishment for noise pollution in public spaces, residential communities and from the commercial sector. No musical instruments or audio equipment will be allowed in parks and other public areas between 10 pm and 6 am. The rule also allows park administrators to curb noise from morning exercise-takers and from karaoke singing. The regulation has provisions against noise from metal-cutting, stone processing and retail businesses. It also includes soundproofing standards for new homes, and working hours for home decoration projects, with no noise-making activities allowed between 6 pm and 8 am on weekdays, or all day on weekends. Offenders will face a fine of 200 to 500 yuan by the public security department. The city's environmental departments receive about 27,000 complaints about noise every year, and the problem is especially serious in summer, according to Wu Qizhou, deputy director of the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau.

Ikea sells locally made meatballs with imported food Posted: 27 Feb 2013 05:20 AM PST Meatballs are still being sold along with other imported food at Ikea's Swedish food market in Tianjin, despite horsemeat being found in meatballs sold at Ikea stores in Europe, the Tianjin-based City Express reported on Tuesday. Ikea insisted in a statement on Tuesday that all meatballs it sells and serves in China are not imported from eastern Europe, but are produced in Xiamen. Although the place of production is clearly stated on the meatball packages, many Tianjin customers were quoted as saying it is misleading for Ikea to sell and promote the meatballs with other imported food. An Ikea staff member in Tianjin quoted by the newspaper failed to explain why they are being sold with other imported food. A public relations manager with Ikea in Beijing said the meatballs are sold at the Swedish food market "because their flavors are Swedish".

Shanghai's tax revenue declines after reform program Posted: 27 Feb 2013 05:20 AM PST Shanghai's annual tax revenue declined about 20 billion yuan ($3.2 billion) in 2012, after the city launched a pilot tax reform program to replace business tax with value-added tax, which aims to avoid duplicated levies. Hu Lanfang, deputy director of the local tax bureau, said that by the end of 2012, a total of 159,000 companies were included in the pilot program. Taxation was clearly reduced for small-scale taxpayers and services-export companies, the Shanghai-based China Business News reported on Wednesday. Another 10 provinces and regions are likely to join the tax reform program soon, the Finance Ministry said last week. The program is expected to be expanded nationwide during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15) period, and will help to reduce several hundreds of billion yuan in taxes. In 2012, the tax reform program helped to cut 42.6 billion yuan in taxes for companies in the pilot areas, according to the ministry.

Carlsberg to increase stake in Chongqing Brewery Posted: 27 Feb 2013 05:20 AM PST Chongqing Brewery Co Ltd, one of China's largest beer makers, said on Tuesday that Carlsberg Brewery Hong Kong Ltd is planning to increase its shareholding in the company. The company's shares were suspended from trading on Tuesday. Carlsberg Hong Kong has promised to make a decision on the deal within five days of the suspension, when trading will resume. As the wholly owned subsidiary of Danish premium brewer Carlsberg Group, Carlsberg Hong Kong increased its stake in Chongqing Brewery to 29.71 percent in 2010, becoming the company's largest shareholder. Analysts said that expanding its footprint in China is very important to Carlsberg. Carlsberg Group's revenue increased only 3 percent year-on-year in 2012, with growth in the Asian market reaching 9 percent, while in China the figure was more than 4 percent, according to its financial report. In June, the Danish brewer located its second-largest brewery globally in Dali, Yunnan province.

China finds partner in Thailand Posted: 27 Feb 2013 05:20 AM PST The most successful Chinese film of 2012, "Lost in Thailand", which has grossed $201 million in China, once again brought Chinese tourists' attention to South Asia's tourism hot spot, Thailand. Apart from tourism, Chinese-Thai relations continue to develop as trade became the dominant theme in bilateral relations. China Daily reporter Xing Xudong sat down with the Thai ambassador to find out about his view on China's new leadership and how it will shape the country's future. Reporter: Xing Xudong Videographer: Sun Tianyuan & Cong Ruiting Video: Xing Xudong Editor: Huang Lan Producer: Flora Yue

China says Iran nuclear talks 'candid, constructive' Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:58 AM PST A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Wednesday the Iran nuclear talks in Kazakhstan were being conducted in a "candid and constructive" manner.

More mainland tourists to visit Taiwan Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:08 AM PST Authorities on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will allow more residents of mainland cities to visit Taiwan as individual tourists in 2013, a mainland spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

No criminal suspicion in Luxor balloon crash Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:08 AM PST An initial investigation into the crash and blast of a balloon that killed 19 tourists in Egypt's southern Luxor revealed that there was no criminal suspicion in the accident but the balloon's condition was too deteriorated to fly, Luxor Prosecution told Xinhua Wednesday.

China launches anti-rare-disease alliance Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:08 AM PST Seventeen medical institutions launched China's first national organization against rare diseases on the eve of the World Rare Disease Day, in Jinan of east China's Shandong Province.

225 websites closed for spreading porn Posted: 27 Feb 2013 03:09 AM PST A crackdown on online pornography has seen 225 websites shut down for disseminating obscene and vulgar information, according to the State Internet Information Office.

China confirms two foot-and-mouth cases Posted: 27 Feb 2013 03:09 AM PST China on Wednesday confirmed two outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease -- in the southern province of Guangdong and southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region.

New national legislature sees more diversity Posted: 27 Feb 2013 03:02 AM PST More migrant workers and women, as well as younger people, have been elected to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, while fewer government and Party officials have won places.

China says Iran nuclear talks �°candid, constructive�± Posted: 27 Feb 2013 12:57 AM PST A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday the Iran nuclear talks in Kazakhstan were being conducted in a "candid and constructive" manner.

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