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By Jordan Davis Dakar 30 September 2006 Alioune Kamara the head of Senegal's office of veterans and war victims, stand in front of his office building at Dakar, Senegal, Sept. 26, 2006 Tens of thousands of veterans of France's colonial army will soo

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A report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences indicates that more than 78 percent of rural old-age pension contributors believe the scheme has failed to keep up with demand. Deng Qiandui is a rural doctor from Yunnan Province and a delegate to t

Georgian troop rebellion 'over'

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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 06 February 2008 U.S. President George Bush was among the first western leaders to congratulate Mikhail Saakashvili on his election last month to a second term as Georgia's president. In this report from Washington, VOA

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China's current pension insurance system includes basic pension insurance for urban workers, rural social insurance and urban social insurance. Under the new plan, those covered by two or three of these types of insurance can switch from one or the o

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A recent report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences shows China's pension deficit reached some 77 billion yuan in 2011. It increased nearly 9 billion yuan from the previous year. About one-third of China's provinces and autonomous regions do no

英闻天下——397 Incentive Scheme Needed to Boost Rural Age Pension

A report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences indicates that more than 78 percent of rural old-age pension contributors believe the scheme has failed to keep up with demand. Deng Qiandui is a rural doctor from Yunnan Province and a delegate to t

纯正英语一分钟-pension

Do you have a pension? I didnt have one for many years. I always thought it was strange to start saving in my twenties for life in my seventies. Now, I wish I had started my pension earlier. My pension would be much bigger. The pension my government

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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 16 October 2007 Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has been in office for almost four years following the heady days of the Rose Revolution. But it appears Georgians are disillusioned with his tenure. In this backgr

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VOA News 16 October 2010 - Tens of thousands of people are marching in cities across France in the latest protests against（抗议） President Nicolas Sarkozy's efforts to raise the retirement age（退休年龄）. Workers marched in dozens of cit

China sees huge gap in future pension payments

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- China's social security fund manager on Friday warned of a huge capital gap amid future waves of pension payments to retirees as the country enters a period of rapid aging. The current size of the social security fund fail

China widens pension coverage as population ages

SHIJIAZHUANG, July 1(Xinhua) -- China on Sunday launched a campaign aiming to provide pension insurance to all rural residents and unemployed citizens in order to help the country cope with its aging population. We must ensure that the new pension in

Pension insurance coverage to double by 2015

BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- China will nearly double its pension insurance coverage by the end of 2015 to address the problem of a rapidly aging population, a senior social security official said Wednesday. As many as 348 million more people will be

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Full coverage: Chinas Leaders Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged more efforts in promoting social stability and security in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He made the remarks at a meeting of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee. Presiden

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The former Soviet republics of Georgia and Ukraine are allies engaged in similar attempts to establish democratic rule, to join NATO and realign themselves with the West, much to the displeasure of Russia. During the conflict in Georgia, Ukrainian P

2018年CRI China to establish central adjustment system for pension funds

China has made plans to establish a central adjustment system for basic pension funds of enterprise employees to balance payment burdens of local governments. CRI's Victor Ning has more. Based on China's current pension system, a central adjustment f