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Beijing to Host World Conference on Sinology |
| "World conference on Sinology 2007" will kick off in late March in Beijing, the first time to be held on the Chinese mainland, sources the Beijing-based Renmin University have said. |
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Beijing to construct new light railway by 2010
Construction on a light rapid transit rail line connecting Beijing's downtown and the city's eastern economic-technological development areas will start this year and is expected to be complete by 2010, the Beijing Morning Post reports Saturday. |
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China raises interest rates
The People's Bank of China (PBOC)¡¡raised lending and deposit rates by 0.27 percentage point at the weekend, the latest in a series of tightening measures by an increasingly activist central bank. |
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China to begin Grand Canal restoration project
A national organization will be established this year to better protect the world's longest and oldest canal, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal , making it a top candidate for a world heritage site, a senior official said. |
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