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China's railways carry 453.25 mln passengers in first quarter

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BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Professional social networking site LinkedIn is aiming for a valuation of 3.3 billion U.S. dollars for its initial public offering, media reports said Tuesday. The Mountain View, California-based company is expected to

China's railways carry nearly 25 mln during holiday

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- China's railways carried nearly 25 million passengers during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 7.5 percent year-on-year, statistics from the Ministry of Railways showed Sunday. At least 7 million passengers t

IMF approves 2.11 bln USD new funding to Ireland

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Friday that it has completed the third review of Ireland's economic performance that enables the immediate disbursement of an amount equivalent to 1.32 billion IMF specia

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China's new yuan-denominated lending in June fell to 603.4 billion yuan (88.7 billion U.S. dollars), down from 639.4 billion yuan in May, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, said in a statement Sunday. The June figure brought new loa

Haikui affects 6 mln people, destroys thousands of houses

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575 bln yuan of central budget goes to social security

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The expenditure in China's central budget on social insurance and job security totaled 575.37 billion yuan (91.62 billion U.S. dollars) in 2012, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Friday. The central government also

2.85 bln road journeys over festival period

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Transport (MOT) said Thursday that about 2.85 billion passenger-trips by roads were made during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush this year, up 9.6 percent from the corresponding period last year. A t

10 dead, 1.9 mln affected in Beijing downpour

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China earmarked 4.5 bln yuan for rural teachers in 2012

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Central bank starts 4.8 bln USD repurchase operation

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China government 2011 procurement totals 1.13 trln yuan

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2 mln teens live with HIV: report

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China adds 200 mln yuan for pest control

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday that it has allocated an additional 200 million yuan (31.75 million U.S. dollars) in subsidies to assist in pest control efforts. The funds, together with 400 million yuan issued

1.9 mln people affected by E China rainstorms

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