Facing a daunting job to survive, the Big Three automakers have gone to Washington DC to beg for emergency federal aid, as the economic crisis is churning more wildly to take its toll. GM To Delay Reimbursement  Full Coverage
China is ready to reform its oil pricing mechanism in 20 days, which covers mainly the current price regulation on refined petroleum products, sources said. Fuel Tax To Be Levied Soon
A Chinese naval training ship named Zheng He arrived at the Vietnamese central Tien Sa port, at Danangcity on Tuesday, starting a five-day visit.
About 100,000 Chinese migrated to the European Union (EU) in 2006, making China the second largest outside source of immigration for the EU after Morocco, the 27- nation bloc's statistics bureau Eurostat said on Tuesday.
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A Chinese naval training ship named Zheng He arrived at the Vietnamese central Tien Sa port, at Danangcity on Tuesday, starting a five-day visit.
Construction workers here are considering their futures, and thanking their lucky stars, as rescuers continue to search for survivors and bodies at the site of the collapsed subway tunnel.
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A Chinese naval training ship named Zheng He arrived at the Vietnamese central Tien Sa port, at Danangcity on Tuesday, starting a five-day visit.
A "clink, clink, clink" sound echoes in the studio of Li Ziyuan as he uses a small hammer and drill to carve lines on a ceramic plate. Gradually, an image of a bird appears on the white plate.
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A Chinese naval training ship named Zheng He arrived at the Vietnamese central Tien Sa port, at Danangcity on Tuesday, starting a five-day visit.
The fourth Tokyo-Beijing Forum will involve dialogue between China and Japan at the highest level.
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A Chinese naval training ship named Zheng He arrived at the Vietnamese central Tien Sa port, at Danangcity on Tuesday, starting a five-day visit.
Three mechanics in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, used a toy gun to extort 3 million yuan from family members of a BMW sedan owner.
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A Chinese naval training ship named Zheng He arrived at the Vietnamese central Tien Sa port, at Danangcity on Tuesday, starting a five-day visit.
The China Customs announced on Tuesday a trade surplus of US$35.2 billion in October.
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Carmakers are showing more than 100 new models at the ongoing Guangzhou Auto Show, as they try to lure buyers as markets slow worldwide.
China's oil imports will account for almost 75 percent of its total oil consumption by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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Bank of America will exercise its option and purchase 19.58 billion H shares of China Construction Bank (CCB) from Central Huijin, said CCB Monday.
Chinese shares rebounded 6.05 percent to close at 2,017 points on Wednesday, following a mild Wall Street rally overnight.
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Canadian smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIM) expects to grow over 100 percent annually in China in the next few years, although the economic crisis may slow growth in the world's largest cellphone market.
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) yesterday gave the nod for Belgium brewer Inbev's $52 billion takeover of Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc (AB).
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China will send food and drug quality control officials to the US - following the US Food and Drug Administration opening its offices in China, senior officials said.
China will spend 20 billion yuan (about $2.9 billion) on rural water conservation projects as one of the steps it is taking to stimulate domestic demand.
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The government expects the pension network to cover 60 percent of the country's farmers by 2010 and 80 percent by 2015, a senior rural insurance official said.
Affected by the mood of the slowing economy and lower incomes, housing prices have shown a fall, though Beijing's real estate market has not yet hit the bottom, said an industry expert to China Securities Journal on Wednesday.
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Veterinarians carried out a rare blood transfusion Sunday on the wild tiger in a bid to save the abandoned 7-month-old cub that had been attacked and beaten by angry villagers in central India, officials said Monday.
A top 10 of irritating expressions has been compiled by researchers at Oxford University.
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Veterinarians carried out a rare blood transfusion Sunday on the wild tiger in a bid to save the abandoned 7-month-old cub that had been attacked and beaten by angry villagers in central India, officials said Monday.
A top 10 of irritating expressions has been compiled by researchers at Oxford University.
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Veterinarians carried out a rare blood transfusion Sunday on the wild tiger in a bid to save the abandoned 7-month-old cub that had been attacked and beaten by angry villagers in central India, officials said Monday.
Financial turmoil in the United States is taking toll on the global economy as the crisis spreads.
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Veterinarians carried out a rare blood transfusion Sunday on the wild tiger in a bid to save the abandoned 7-month-old cub that had been attacked and beaten by angry villagers in central India, officials said Monday.
Yahoo! Inc is more likely than ever to be acquired by Microsoft Corp after Yahoo Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang said he plans to step down, investors said.
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Veterinarians carried out a rare blood transfusion Sunday on the wild tiger in a bid to save the abandoned 7-month-old cub that had been attacked and beaten by angry villagers in central India, officials said Monday.
Scientists for the first time in more than eight decades have observed a living pygmy tarsier, one of the planet's smallest and rarest primates.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers won their eighth game in a row while LeBron James became the youngest player to score 11,000 career NBA points in a 106-82 win over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday.
SAC suggested this week that Yu Fen is owed unpaid bonuses in the region of 25,000 yuan but the former national diving team coach has refused to accept this claiming it only represents a fraction of the true figure.
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Brazilian star striker Kaka claimed on Tuesday that the upcoming international friendly against Portugal will be a memorable one.
The coach of triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt is prepared to wait a while longer before declaring the Jamaican the world's greatest ever sprinter.
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Players who are injured the weekend before an international will have to report for checks by an England team doctor before pulling out, manager Fabio Capello said on Tuesday.
Diego Maradona Tuesday shrugged off Scotland assistant coach Terry Butcher's comments on his 'Hand of God' goal ahead of Argentina's friendly at Scotland.
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Serbian tennis player Jelena Jankovic smiles as she arrives at a news conference in Belgrade November 11, 2008. Jankovic is World Number One in the WTA ranking.
Jelena Jankovic has achieved her dream of being the world's top tennis player after she almost quit the sport in 2006 following a run of poor results and niggling injuries.
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The Houston Rockets eased to a 100-89 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, in a victory that was marred by a knee injury to seven-time All-Star Tracy McGrady.
Tim Thomas shone in goal for the Boston Bruins as the in-form visitors battled to a 3-2 victory over a struggling Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.
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The ongoing China Open is proving a testing ground for the country's young shuttlers to prove their mettle and fill a void left by those veterans who retired in the wake of the Beijing Games.
SAC suggested this week that Yu Fen is owed unpaid bonuses in the region of 25,000 yuan but the former national diving team coach has refused to accept this claiming it only represents a fraction of the true figure.
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Actors Hugh Jackman (L) and Nicole Kidman laugh together on the red carpet in Sydney at the world premiere of their new film "Australia" November 18, 2008.
Angelina Jolie sometimes wears urine-soaked dresses on the red carpet.
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Angelina Jolie sometimes wears urine-soaked dresses on the red carpet.
Russell Brand has reportedly become obsessed with ‘air sex’.
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Kristen Stewart waves at the premiere of the movie "Twilight" at the Mann Village and Bruin theatres in Westwood, California November 17, 2008.
Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive to promote their latest movie "Changeling" in London November 17, 2008.
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Britney Spears has revealed she is still desperately unhappy and feels having her life controlled by others means every day is "like Groundhog day".
Madonna has reportedly told Britney Spears never to get married again.
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It's a go for ABC's "The Middle."
Prosecutors on Monday charged actress Heather Locklear with driving under the influence of prescription drugs.
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The four-letter words are intact but just about everything else is amiss in the slack, unsatisfying Broadway revival of David Mamet's "American Buffalo."
High-tech circus meets grand opera. That's a quick way to sum up the Metropolitan Opera's production of Hector Berlioz's masterpiece, "La Damnation de Faust," which opened Friday at Lincoln Center.
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Soccer star David Beckham (C) and his sons Romeo (R) and Cruz watch the Los Angeles Lakers play the Detroit Pistons in their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles November 14, 2008.
Kate Hudson is ready to appear naked in a movie.
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Actress Megan Fox poses at the 13th annual GQ magazine "Men of the Year" party in Los Angeles November 18, 2008.
Whoever said spinach was good for you? A 32-year-old mother from Vienna found dead frog in spinach purchased from a supermarket.
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Qu Mengmeng and her husband Zhao Lei, who got married this May, wear green army-style uniforms to celebrate their big day.
Heidi Klum says marriage has made her more stylish.
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A man's shadow is seen from inside a hot air balloon as he makes preparations during the "Hot Air Balloons Festival" in the city of Leon, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico.
Whoever said spinach was good for you? A 32-year-old mother from Vienna found dead frog in spinach purchased from a supermarket.
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