中国欲清理整治洋地名

China is planning to introduce new restrictions on place names because of concerns that too many fail to reflect national culture. 担心越来越多的地名未能体现中国文化，中国政府拟规范地名乱象。 The country's civic affairs

China to accelerate shale gas industrialization

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SAN SALVADOR, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Salvador Sanchez Ceren was sworn in Sunday as El Salvador's new president with a pledge to establish a new security system to tackle crimes in his country, where an average of 10 people are killed each day. Beginning

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WASHINGTON, May 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced on Wednesday the first 12 communities that will be designated Manufacturing Communities as part of a national initiative aiming to revitalize manufacturing industry. T

Angola to play friendly against Real Madrid

LUANDA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Cristoffer Laurens Komen, an envoy from Spain's La Liga team Real Madrid, is expected to check the pitch conditions for a possible friendly match here with the Angolan national team, Angolan sports official said here on Mon

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Kenya honors sports heroes

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BEIJING, Jan.1 (Xinhua) -- Rain and snow will hit most parts of south China as a new wave of cold weather sweeps across the country's central and eastern provinces, the national observatory forecast on Tuesday. From Tuesday to Thursday, the temperatu

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LOS ANGELES, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Senior U.S. performers in Los Angeles and elsewhere are generally happy with their lives as artists, although they still face age discrimination, a study published Thursday showed. Focusing on actors, dancers, choreogr

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As was expected, National won the most seats in the election and will form the government for the next three years. National won 48% of the party vote and 60 seats. The Prime Minister, John Key, plans to form a coalition with ACT party MP John Banks

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BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has urged local political consultative organizations to promote their successful experiences and use them in their daily work. Wang Gang, vice chairman of the Nation

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India's supreme court has ruled that the national anthem must be played in every cinema before a film is screened. 印度最高法院规定，所有电影院都要在播放电影之前演奏国歌。 Judges said the order should be enforced within 10