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Chinese President Hu Jintao will pay a state visit to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan from June 9 to 12 , and will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent.

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World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China.
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81-year-old hotel reopens
By Shi Yingying
Shanghai — Shanghai's 81-year-old landmark Peace Hotel opened its doors to guests on Wednesday after undergoing renovations for three years. The new name of the hotel is Fairmont Peace Hotel.
Hamburg attracts about 30 Chinese firms every year
By Wang Zhenghua
SHANGHAI — Hamburg's participation in Expo 2010 Shanghai and its warming relationship with China will help the German city shake off the shadow of the global economic downturn, city officials and scholars said.
500,000 free tickets unused
By Wang Zhenghua
SHANGHAI — Half a million complimentary Expo tickets, which expire in three days, remain unused despite the public's relentless fervor toward the extravagant fair.
Foreign
airlines set for takeoff
By Xin Dingding
BEIJING — Foreign airlines can expect to receive more flight slots in the future at the country's busiest airport in the capital, as a result of government efforts to increase transparency and build an international hub, an official said on Wednesday.
Medical blunders enrage public
By Chen Hong
SHENZHEN — Health authorities in this Guangdong province city have launched an investigation into two recent medical atrocities and vowed to punish those found responsible.
BY Chu Xiaoliang/Xinhua
Workers carry barrels of explosive chemicals to safety on Thursday in Yushu city, Jilin province. Some 7,000 barrels, including 3,000 containing chemicals, surfaced on the Songhua River after having been swept away in a recent flood.
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Tight surveillance as riot anniversary nears
By Yan Jie
URUMQI — The latest batch of 8,370 surveillance cameras have been installed in Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, ahead of the anniversary of last year's July 5 riot, a local official said on Friday.
Urbanization expected to fuel economy
By Hu Yuanyuan
Beijing — Accelerated urbanization can keep the country's economy on the fast track for another 15 to 20 years, as more than half of its population will live in cities and towns by 2015, a top Chinese think tank said on Thursday.
Ministry pledges to raise rate of literacy
Xinhua
Beijing — 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.
Film to boost Chinese image
By Wang Ying
SHANGHAI — The country will start shooting its first national publicity film in the capital as part of latest efforts to boost its image worldwide. The Shanghai Lowe & Partners advertising company has been assigned to shoot the film, Wang Lijun, assistant to the company's president, told China Daily in an interview.