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Fireworks go off in the sky at the Ice and Snow World Park in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province January 5, 2009.
Xinhua
Despite a 10.1-percent growth in GDP last year, China's economic powerhouse of Guangdong Province was warned of belt-tightening ahead as concern mounts over the effects of the international financial crisis.
Colder winter forecasted in quake zone
A senior official from Shanxi was jailed for six years on Sunday after being found guilty of causing a traffic accident that led to the deaths of the province's top political advisor and her assistant.
Service outsourcing to drive Shanghai's economy
Despite a 10.1-percent growth in GDP last year, China's economic powerhouse of Guangdong Province was warned of belt-tightening ahead as concern mounts over the effects of the international financial crisis.
Building blast kills two, injures eight in Shanghai
Dancing mannequins on display at Time Square in Shanghai