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Thursday, February 23, 2012

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Want a ride?

Source: CFP Published: February 23, 2012 00:21

A model standing next to a Geely car on display at an auto show in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. Zhejiang Geely Holdings Group said Monday it plans to set up a joint venture with its unit Volvo Car Corp and hopes to produce an indigenous brand of cars with Volvo in two months. Photo: CFP

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Taking a shine

Source: CFP Published: February 22, 2012 13:47

Pedestrians pass Shanghai Gold Exchange. In order to further cut trading costs, the exchange announced it is to lower commission charges for gold, silver and platinum trading, effective from March 1. Photo: CFP

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Falling fortune

Source: CFP Published: February 22, 2012 13:41

A billboard of Alibaba.com in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The e-commerce company Tuesday reported that its October-December net profit fell 6 percent to 385.95 million yuan ($61 million) from a year earlier, the first quarterly profit drop in nine quarters, as a global economic crisis slowed export...

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Willow work

Source: IC Published: February 22, 2012 13:37

Two visitors browse willow artwork in Boxing, Shandong Province Tuesday. More than 50,000 local people engage in willow artwork manufacturing, which is the local pillar industry. Their products are exported to 20 countries and regions, creating an annual export value of over 200 million yuan ($32 mi...

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Face lift

Source: Global Times Published: February 22, 2012 08:27

The Shanghai Classical Hotel in Shanghai’s Yuyuan Tourist Mart comes under renovation yesterday. The hotel, which boasts over 130 years of history, and used to be a hot spot for weddings and dinners, is expected to reopen in Autumn. Photo:

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Long remembered

Source: CFP Published: February 22, 2012 08:14

A woman Tuesday shows a pair of specially designed transportation cards for the city’s public transport system meant to mark the 20th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s 1992 Southern Tour Talks.

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Press tours Fukushima

Source: AFP Published: February 21, 2012 10:29

Members of the media wearing protective suits and masks are escorted by employees of the Tokyo Electric Power Company at its tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture Monday, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the disaster on March 11. Photo: AFP

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Protest memorial

Source: AFP Published: February 21, 2012 10:14

A young woman wearing a carnival mask stands in front of a banner displaying the portraits of people reportedly killed during demonstrations in Morocco last year during a demonstration called by the February 20 movement in Rabat on Sunday, the first anniversary of the movement asking for more democr...

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Maternal instinct

Source: Global Times Published: February 21, 2012 09:52

A pediatrician checks a baby at a maternity care center in Shanghai. The maternity care industry has developed rapidly in recent years, with nearly 200 care centers in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou as of the end of 2011, according to China Health Care Association figures. Photo: CFP

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Kite buyer

Source: Global Times Published: February 21, 2012 09:46

A customer purchases a kite in Yiwu International Trade Center located in Zhejiang Province Monday. Yiwu, the largest small commodities market in China, saw its export value reach $9.87 billion in 2011, up 15 percent from a year ago, according to a statement issued Monday by its customs department. ...

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