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CCTV9英语新闻：9.4 mln students to take exams in China

A big day for Chinese high school students. China's national college entrance exam, Gaokao, starts today. Around 9.4 million students are sitting the grueling two-or-three-day tests, which aim to screen and select candidates for higher education. The

China's railways carry 453.25 mln passengers in first quarter

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- China's railways transported some 453.25 million passengers during the first quarter of the year, up 0.7 percent from a year earlier, official data showed Sunday. And the railways delivered 998.61 million metric tons of g

LinkedIn targets $3.3 bln valuation for IPO

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

Chinese farmers net 150 bln yuan a year from rural tourism

CHENGDU, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Rural tourism in China benefited 15 million farmers who earn at least 150 billion yuan (23.81 billion U.S. dollars) a year, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Sunday. By the end of 2011, China has at least 1.5 millio

2.96 bln yuan misused in affordable housing

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China's top auditor said on Wednesday that 2.96 billion yuan (470 million U.S. dollars) earmarked for affordable housing programs was intercepted or embezzled last year. The report was based on auditing in 66 cities and c

Haikui affects 6 mln people, destroys thousands of houses

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 6 million people had been affected by Typhoon Haikui in four provinces as of 8 a.m. Thursday, the country's flood control authority said. Typhoon Haikui, which made landfall early Wednesday morning in east China'

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

IMF chief to propose 28-bln-euro loan for Greece

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Xinhua)-- The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Friday that she would advise the Fund to contribute 28 billion euros (about 36.7 billion U.S. dollars) to the second bailout package for Greece. Today I have consul

China earmarked 4.5 bln yuan for rural teachers in 2012

BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- China allocated 4.5 billion yuan (715.5 million U.S. dollars) to teachers in rural areas working for compulsory education in 2012, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Saturday. The money subsidizes teachers that serve in

Experts say 53.5 mln suffer from hunger in L. America

LIMA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- A total of 53.5 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean suffer from hunger or malnutrition, experts said at an international forum here Thursday. Juan Garcia, coordinator of the 5th work-group meeting of the Latin Am

Global Unemployment to Reach 208 Mln by 2015: ILO

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China government 2011 procurement totals 1.13 trln yuan

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China starts construction on 5.8 mln low-income housing units

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- China started building 5.8 million low-income housing units in the first seven months of this year, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said Friday. Construction on 3.6 million affordable homes has been ba

About 1.12 mln sit national public servant exam

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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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