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WITHOUT conscious effort, Yao Wenjiang's personal property has increased in value by a factor of three or four in less than four years.
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- Expensive dreams
WITHOUT conscious effort, Yao Wenjiang's personal property has increased in value by a factor of three or four in less than four years.
- House-to-house fighting
ONE of the old houses on historic Fuxing Xilu has an odd look, like someone with a scar on their face. Part of the house looks old and rundown while the rest has been renovated and repainted.
- Architectural museum
A POPULAR saying has it that if tourists want to see China as it was 2,000 years ago, they should go to Xi'an; for 1,000 years ago, go to Beijing; for 100 years ago, go to Shanghai.
- Rights on the right course
PREMIER Wen Jiabao's remarks highlighting the government's concern for the plight of farmers along with proposed amendments to China's Constitution - especially on the protection of private property - were the main points of interest in the opening sessions of National People's Congress (NPC) this week.
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- Wounded democracy
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Soldiers, religious leaders, businessmen and heirs to political dynasties are among major candidates campaigning for Indonesian elections next month, but one key democratic element is missing: the left.
- Life and death talks on the Nile
KAMPALA, Uganda - Experts from 10 African countries that use the waters of the Nile River began a weeklong meeting last Monday in Uganda to work out how to share the benefits of the huge natural resource and avoid potential conflict.
- Washington sniper sentenced to death
MANASSAS, Virginia - A judge last Tuesday sentenced John Muhammad to death for one of 10 sniper-style murders that terrorized the Washington DC area in 2002. He set October 14 as the execution date.
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- Anything goes in the fame game
In a world where people are geared up to snatch at every opportunity to lay their hands on the lion's share of any profit, one may ask: Is there a short cut to fame and wealth?
- 'Lei Feng Spirit' - antidote to selfishness - sleeps
A recent survey in Chongqing revealed a fact that worried many people: few Chinese today remember Lei Feng.
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It is easy for the growing number of "China watchers" throughout the world, enthralled by the rapid emergence of a front-ranking economic power setting new development records with each passing year, to overlook the fact that the past half-decade has been an unusual difficult time in which to perform such feats.
- Midnight philosophy lesson in a taxi
It seems that the taxi drivers one meets during the day are all alike but the taxi drivers one meets at midnight are all different.
- One size fits all-sometimes!
China is now universally regarded as the workshop of the world and manufacturers from all over the world and beyond are rapidly finding out that the "Made in China" label has made a delightful 180-degree turn. Now, "Made in China" denotes consistent quality, prompt delivery times and reliability.
- Glimpse of flesh provokes pious platitudes
For half a second, mind you, the world was exposed to a small example of nature's stunning beauty: Janet Jackson's bejeweled breast.
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- Restoring urban memories
FOR any Shanghai resident or visitor interested in the ongoing development of the city, the Hongkou District, situated on the Huangpu River to the north of the Bund and directly opposite the most spectacular skyscrapers in Pudong, is an area of particular fascination.
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- Learning from foreigners
IN spite of the early spring chill, especially after light rain, Gu Chao, accompa-nied by her mother arrived at the East Asia Exhibition Hall to attend the 9th China International Education Exhibition Tour.
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