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July 08, 2013
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China building emergency radio broadcast network
Beijing (XNA) Jul 08, 2013
China is constructing a special emergency radio broadcasting system to spread rescue and relief information in disaster-affected areas. The State General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, China National Radio and other departments are jointly building the broadcasting network, according to a statement released after a Tuesday symposium on the construction of national emergency radio services. The network is expected to be put into operation by the end of 2015, ... read more
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China, India agree to step up border peace efforts: Xinhua
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China, India have will to solve border dispute: Li
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China Xinjiang security tight on riot anniversary
Chinese authorities imposed tight control in the capital of Xinjiang on Friday, the fourth anniversary of ethnic rioting which killed around 200 people, said state media, exile groups and ordinary citizens. ... more
THE STANS

China-Pakistan friendship 'sweeter than honey': Sharif
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Chinese general warns India against 'new trouble'
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China Xinjiang security tight on riot anniversary
Chinese authorities imposed tight control in the capital of Xinjiang on Friday, the fourth anniversary of ethnic rioting which killed around 200 people, said state media and exile groups. ... more
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Film director faces probe over Taiwan naval base ploy
Acclaimed Taiwanese director Doze Niu faces prosecution for allegedly using false papers to take a Chinese cinematographer onto a Taiwanese naval base to scout film locations, the military said Thursday. ... more
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China seeks Xinjiang most-wanted, offers reward: media
Authorities in China's restive Xinjiang region have issued a "most wanted" list and offered rewards for tipoffs, a government website said Wednesday, continuing the forceful official response to recent unrest ahead of a sensitive anniversary. ... more
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Philippines to buy two Maestrale frigates from Italy
The Philippines is set to buy two Maestrale-class frigates from Italy, a defence official said Wednesday, as the Asian nation races to upgrade its military amid mounting territorial disputes with China. ... more
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India's defence minister in first trip to China in 7 years
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China, Russia to hold naval drills: media
China and Russia will hold their second joint naval exercises from Friday, state media said, as Beijing and Tokyo row over disputed islands in the East China Sea. ... more
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Three-month wait for public to see first panda born in Taiwan
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Suspended death for China ex-minister's 'huge' bribery
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