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Instant coupon terminals facilitate choice

Instant coupon terminals facilitate choice

Distributing coupons on the street or even via the Internet is becoming passé with instant coupon terminals sprouting up in supermarkets, shopping malls and subway stations.

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It's a dog's life

It's a dog's life

China has laws to protect endangered animals, but nothing for the rest. Without any law issued by the authorities, the public will take the dumping, eating and torturing of animals for granted.

Pedestrians walk past an unfinished building in Beijing Thursday. China will launch a nationwide campaign to crack down on the real estate industry as it tries to rein in skyrocketing property prices, State media reported earlier this month.
Pedestrians walk past an unfinished building in Beijing Thursday. China will launch a nationwide campaign to crack down on the real estate industry as it tries to rein in skyrocketing property prices, State media reported earlier this month.

SOEs barred from realty

More than 70 State-owned enterprises will be withdrawn from the real estate sector once their current development projects are complete, China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Com-mission said Thursday.

WORLD

OPINION

Modern army needs highly educated soldiers

Just 10 years ago, only about 2,000 university students joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) each year. But in last winter's intake, more than 130,000 college students entered the PLA.

Elections mean nothing without wider accountability

Five years after the last election, the British are going to the polls in May to pick their government. The choice is hardly appealing between the two candidates: Gordon Brown and David Cameron.

Slow down and we'll all get there faster

Slow down and we'll all get there faster

On the day 9/11 shook the world, I was watching TV from my apartment in Queens, New York as seven miles away panicked people covered in dust ran.

SPORTS

Messi double lets Barca cruise through

Two-goal Lionel Messi turned in another sparkling display as holders Barcelona marched into the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 4-0 victory.

Terry injures steward after Champions League exit

Chelsea confirmed Thursday that captain John Terry was involved in an accident outside Stamford Bridge Wednesday that resulted in a club security officer suffering a leg injury.

Ljubicic topples weary Djokovic, Nadal advances Ljubicic topples weary Djokovic, Nadal advances

CHINA

China rejects criticism on yuan, defends exchange rate policy

China on Thursday defended its exchange rate policy, saying the value of its currency, the renminbi (RMB), was not the major cause of the US trade deficit with China.

Bully to face trial for abusing power

A former township official who was known for packing a gun and using threats and violence to get his way for many years, was to face trial in Guangdong Province for abuse of power.

Chinese Vice Premier ends visit to Cambodia

Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu left Friday, ending his three-day official visit to Cambodia at the invitation of Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister.

China's speedy rails going overseas

China's popular high-speed rails and trains are catching on overseas and the country's technology is in big demand in many countries including the United States, Latin America and Europe.

Chinese fishermen released

Seven Chinese fishermen freed after being abducted off Cameroon's Bakassi peninsula were Thursday on their way to the capital, Yaounde.

Chinese fishermen released

LIFE & ART

Leipzig Book Fair kicks off in Germany

The Leipzig Book Fair kicked off here on Thursday, with more than 2,000 exhibitors from 39 countries and regions in attendance.

Crazy Crazy returns

Teaming up with acclaimed playwrights Ning Caishen and He Nian, acclaimed director Ning Hao caused a sensation in theaters across China with his first black comedy stage play, Crazy Crazy in 2008.

Celebrity voices in politics draw a bigger audience but signify little

The paparazzi had a field day when the stars came out for the CPPCC gathering that supposedly advises the Chinese government on how to run the nation.

Shenzhen Airlines adds two routes to Northeast China

On March 28, 2010, Henan Airlines, a subsidiary of Shenzhen Airlines, will launch a new route from Nanning to Harbin via Zhengzhou.

Zhang Ziyi's downward spiral – her hidden secret life may reveal all

My colleague subsequently explained to me that Zhang's publicist had made a deal with the website: they provided exclusive news about Zhang.

Zhang Ziyi's downward spiral – her hidden secret life may reveal all

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