http://www.cdeclips.com/China Daily RSSCopyright © 2008- China Daily Hong Kong Limited, All Rights Reservedhttp://www.cdeclips.com/web_xml/RSS/ChinaDaily_RSS_Home.xmlFri, 30 Jul 2010 08:36:37 GMThttp://www.cdeclips.com/web_xml/RSS/china_daily_logo.jpghttp://www.cdeclips.com/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.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=48751http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=4875130 Jul 2010 09:31:59 +0800By Hu YuanyuanBEIJING — Chung Un-chan, the ROK's prime minister, filed his resignation on Thursday, holding himself responsible for the government's failure last month to get parliamentary approval for a bill to scrap a project to develop a new administrative city, the ROK's Yonhap News Agency reported.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=48770http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=4877030 Jul 2010 09:31:58 +0800By CHENG GUANGJINChina has provided aid to more than 160 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and in the South Pacific since 1950. The nearly 2,000 aid projects include agriculture, construction, transport, medical care and education, according to figures from the Ministry of Commerce.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=48749http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=4874930 Jul 2010 09:31:57 +0800By Peng Yining, Cao Li and Wang YanBeijing — 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.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=48758http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=4875830 Jul 2010 09:31:57 +0800XinhuaSHANGHAI — 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.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=48750http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=4875030 Jul 2010 09:31:57 +0800By Wang YingBeijing — A top military officer has warned the Chinese military to keep a close eye on the changing situation amid a large-scale naval exercise in the South China Sea, held at the same time as a joint Washington-Seoul drill, State media reported on Thursday.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=48771http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=4877130 Jul 2010 09:31:57 +0800By Ai Yang and Li XiaokunISLAMABAD — Heavy monsoon rains in Islamabad on Thursday hampered recovery efforts at the site of a Pakistani plane crash that killed all 152 people on board a day earlier, a senior police officer said.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=48773http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=4877330 Jul 2010 09:31:56 +0800AgenciesBEIJING — Aluminum Corp of China (Chinalco) on Thursday signed a $1.35 billion agreement with global miner Rio Tinto to develop the Simandou iron ore project in the West African country of Guinea. The move also marks the end of the stalemate between China and the global miner on cooperation after ties soured in June this year.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/business/fullstory.html?id=48777http://www.cdeclips.com/en/business/fullstory.html?id=4877730 Jul 2010 09:31:57 +0800By Zhang QiBEIJING - The water quality of a northeast China river tested clear Thursday, a day after floods swept thousands of containers full of chemicals into the waterway, said a government spokesman.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=48735http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=4873529 Jul 2010 15:45:26 +0800XinhuaBeijing — The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) softened tone toward China's exchange rate regime will ease pressure on the appreciation of the yuan, when the world's third-largest economy faces increasing risks of a slowdown, Chinese economists have said.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/business/fullstory.html?id=48677http://www.cdeclips.com/en/business/fullstory.html?id=4867729 Jul 2010 09:41:59 +0800By Wang BoISLAMABAD — A passenger jet crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid poor weather on Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=48676http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=4867629 Jul 2010 09:41:59 +0800AgenciesLast month, a Beijing woman surnamed Liu was promised 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) within three years if she joined a scheme that involved enrolling her friends and family.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=48675http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=4867529 Jul 2010 09:41:58 +0800By Hu YongqiBEIJING — The aggressive expansion tactics adopted by foreign seed companies in China have increased concerns over the nation's food safety especially at a time when agricultural yields have been falling.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/business/fullstory.html?id=48713http://www.cdeclips.com/en/business/fullstory.html?id=4871329 Jul 2010 09:41:57 +0800By Lan LanBEIJING — The time is not ripe for China and the United States to resume their military talks despite Washington's will to do so, Chinese experts say. But they believe future talks will occur. Their comments came after the US renewed its call to restart stalled military exchanges with China.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=48706http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=4870629 Jul 2010 09:41:57 +0800By Zhang Ting and Zhang ChunyanNANJING — At least 10 people were killed and more than 100 were injured on Wednesday morning during a powerful explosion caused by gas leak at a factory in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province, local officials said.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=48681http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=4868129 Jul 2010 09:41:57 +0800By Song Wenwei, Wang Jingqiong and Shan JuanBeijing — The Chinese military conducted two exercises near the Yellow Sea, while the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) engaged in a joint military drill that concluded on Wednesday, State media said.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=48679http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=4867929 Jul 2010 09:41:57 +0800By Li Xiaokun and Ai YangLOS ANGELES — British energy giant BP and victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill go to court for the first time Thursday during a session in Idaho that sets the stage for a potential trial of the century.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=48709http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=4870929 Jul 2010 09:41:56 +0800AgenciesISLAMABAD - A commercial Pakistani passenger plane with more than 150 people on board crashed in bad weather on Wednesday in hills near the capital, Islamabad, an aviation spokesman said.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=48664http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=4866428 Jul 2010 16:11:50 +0800AgenciesNANJING - A powerful explosion at a factory in eastern China's Jiangsu Province Wednesday killed at least six people and injured many more, witnesses and hospital sources said.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=48663http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=4866328 Jul 2010 16:00:14 +0800XinhuaBeijing — The Communist Party of China (CPC) is scheduled to hold a high-level dialogue with the Democratic Party and Republican Party in the United States by the end of this year, a senior CPC official has said.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=48607http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=4860728 Jul 2010 09:07:59 +0800By Zhao LeiBEIJING — China will face mounting foreign pressure in defending its interests on its seas as the United States flexes its muscles in the Asia Pacific, experts said.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=48633http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=4863328 Jul 2010 09:07:58 +0800By Zhang TingRecord numbers of travelers to China are finding there's no problem finding a bed for the night as new hotels open up all over the country.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=48618http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=4861828 Jul 2010 09:07:58 +0800By Liu Yi-lingLUANCHUAN, Henan — A raging flood, a bridge breaking and his son screaming were all Hao Xingguo, a villager from Tantou town of Central China's Henan province, could remember about the weekend.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=48610http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=4861028 Jul 2010 09:07:58 +0800By HE DONGWEI and WANG QIANBEIJING — The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, said on Tuesday that while it is possible for China's economic growth to slow, the chances of a "double dip" are seen as slim.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/business/fullstory.html?id=48655http://www.cdeclips.com/en/business/fullstory.html?id=4865528 Jul 2010 09:07:57 +0800XinhuaLONDON — Seeking to win a key ally outside Washington and a booming business partner to spur Britain's fragile economic recovery, David Cameron heads to India on Tuesday to lead his country's most brazen charm offensive in decades.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=48640http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=4864028 Jul 2010 09:07:57 +0800AgenciesBeijing — The dozens of Chinese workers being held by police at a Philippine mine are safe, China's embassy in Manila said on Tuesday.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=48634http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=4863428 Jul 2010 09:07:57 +0800By ZHANG CHUNYANBEIJING — Eleven provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, mainly in North China, suffered heat waves on Tuesday, with their highest temperatures above 35 C, challenging local power supplies and medical services.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=48611http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=4861128 Jul 2010 09:07:57 +0800China Daily/XinhuaLONDON - BP PLC said Tuesday that embattled Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward will step down on October 1, to be succeeded by American Robert Dudley, and that it has set aside $32.2 billion to cover the costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=48595http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=4859527 Jul 2010 15:58:20 +0800AgenciesBAGHDAD - Two car bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims during a religious festival in the holy city of Karbala killed 25 people on Monday, Iraqi police and hospital officials said. Sunni extremists are suspected.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=48593http://www.cdeclips.com/en/world/fullstory.html?id=4859327 Jul 2010 15:52:29 +0800AgenciesBeijing — Economic recovery has partly caused the country's air quality to fall in the first half of the year, the first such fall since 2005, figures from environmental authorities showed on Monday.http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=48525http://www.cdeclips.com/en/nation/fullstory.html?id=4852527 Jul 2010 09:23:59 +0800By Jin Zhu