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China's corn imports to help curb soaring prices 2010-07-30 21:19:00

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's top economic planner, said Friday that corn imports will help curb soaring corn prices.

China's defense expenditure at appropriate level 2010-07-30 19:06:48

China's defense expenditure has always been maintained at a reasonable and appropriate level, a Defense Ministry spokesman said here Friday.

China to strengthen schools' fund management 2010-07-30 09:05:02

A newly-published national education outline says Chinese schools need to tighten fund management in a bid to prevent financial risks.

Defense Ministry introduces new spokesman 2010-07-30 08:59:01

China's Ministry of National Defense (MOD) unveiled its new spokesman, Senior Colonel Geng Yansheng, to domestic and foreign media on Friday during a press tour to an engineering regiment of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

100m invested to preserve heritage in Tibet 2010-07-30 07:03:26

Nearly 100 million yuan ($14.7 million) has been invested in preserving 22 heritage sites in the Tibet autonomous region, including the traditional residence of Panchen Lamas.

Ministry pledges to raise rate of literacy 2010-07-30 06:30:10

Universal preschool education and a pledge to eliminate illiteracy are among the reforms of China's education system published in the country's national education plan for the next decade.

China rejects Western standards on human rights 2010-07-30 02:41:38

China is gradually learning and absorbing ideas on human rights that can grow on its soil, and remains opposed to attempts by the West to impose its standards on China, says Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying.

Navy conducts live-ammunition training in South China Sea 2010-07-30 01:23:18

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy had conducted a large scale of live-ammunition training exercise in the South China Sea, according to a front-page report on Thursday's PLA Daily newspaper.

China to vaccinate children against measles 2010-07-30 01:02:02

China is to provide measles vaccine jabs for hundreds of millions of children nationwide this September in a bid to eliminate the disease, a leading cause of death among young children, according to the Ministry of Health.

China appoints acting governor of northwest province 2010-07-29 21:45:32

Liu Weiping, deputy secretary of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), was appointed acting governor of the province on Thursday.