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China's life expectancy to jump |
| Average life expectancy in China will jump 13 years to 85 years and all households will be lifted out of poverty by the middle of the century, Chinese academics forecast in a report. |
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Province eyes 9% GDP rise in 2007
GUANGZHOU: South China's Guangdong Province, one of the country's economic powerhouses, has set a GDP goal of 9 percent increase this year as compared with last year. |
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Museum ready to make history
China plans to reconstruct its national museum to make it the world's largest. But controversy surrounding the $330 million project is reminiscent of France's decision to do the same with their Louvre. |
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Work starts on World Expo Village
SHANGHAI: Construction work on Expo Village, which will house enough living and office space to accommodate almost 10,000 people attending the Shanghai World Expo in 2010, started yesterday. |
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New safe food campaign begins
Authorities in Beijing yesterday kicked off a new campaign aimed at eradicating fake goods and unsafe food before the start of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games in August 2008. |
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