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NDRC official: China faces "great pressure" in meeting 2015 emissions target - Xinhua
11 (Xinhua) -- China is facing great pressure in trying to meet its emission reduction target by 2015, as the country is still rapidly industrializing, a senior government official said Friday. The State Council, or China's Cabinet, on Wednesday ...
China to widen air monitor scope - Xinhua
11 (Xinhuanet) -- China's environmental planning body is seeking to lower the levels of small particulate pollutants in key industrial regions and cities by about 10 percent by 2015, sources close to the Ministry of Environmental Protection said on ...
China's top independent bookstore chain hopes to turn the page on bankruptcy - Xinhua
They act as editors by selecting valuable books for me, and this is where unique, independent bookstores' greatest value lies," said a culture industry investor who declined to be named. However, those who enjoy the recommendations of independent ...
Real estate meltdown fears - Xinhua
An industry insider, who declined to be named, estimated that around 3000 outlets might close this year, leaving some 50000 real estate brokers facing redundancy. Liu Jun, chairman of Geland Real Estate Co Ltd, a Beijing- based real estate brokerage, ...
Los Angeles court jury found Michael Jackson doctor guilty - Xinhua
One man, who refused to be named, said this is the victory to Jackson and his family. Murray is guilty because he failed to call 911, this is "a negligence for a doctor." Another Jackson fan said that he could not be "happier. ...
One dead, 12 injured in Egyptian ferry fire in Red Sea - Xinhua
He later drowned," the source, who asked not to be named, told Xinhua. The ferry, carrying 1230 passengers who are mostly Egyptian expatriate workers returning home for Muslim Eid al-Adha festival, caught fire Thursday morning about 15 nautical miles ...
Suicide blast shocks eastern Afghan town - Xinhua
"A suicide bomber blew himself up next to the department of National Directorate for Security (NDS) in Assadabad city this morning killing and injuring some people around," the official told Xinhua but declined to give his name. ...
China's subsidies on agricultural premiums totaled 26.21 bln yuan since 2007 - Xinhua
... central government has offered 26.21 billion yuan (about 4.1 billion US dollars) in subsidies on agricultural premiums in rural areas since the country started a scheme to help farmers ward off risk in 2007, a government official said Wednesday. ...
Entire Libya to be liberated, yet big challenges remain for interim gov't - Xinhua
According to an anonymous source close to the NTC, their fighters fought Sunday at the Dollar district and the so-called Area Two, where they had been forced to pull back and ask NATO's aircraft and heavy artilleries to bombard hideouts of the ...
Yemeni air strikes kill 24 al-Qaida terrorists - Xinhua
... in Azzan and Rowda towns in Shabwa province late Friday night, killing the media chief for AQAP's group along with 23 other terrorists, including the son of Anwar al-Awlaki, the local military official told Xinhua, who asked to remain anonymous. ...
Baghdad twin bombings kill 18, wound 43 - Xinhua
Police have rushed the wounded to nearby hospitals and cordoned off the scene, the source said. The attacks happened one day after a slew of suicide bombings and car bombings rocked the capital city and left more than a score dead. ...
Yemeni defected general accuses Saleh of fraud in presidential election, gov't ... - Xinhua
Another ruling party official also told Xinhua on condition of anonymity that "the 2006 presidential elections were carried out under the international supervision by the United Nations, the United States and the European Union, and what the defected ...
Battles in Gaddafi strongholds likely to end within week: Libyan NTC head - Xinhua
Casualties were caused to the NTC fighters on Sunday, said the commander, who asked to remain anonymous and failed to provide exact numbers. The NTC's front line squad in Sirte suffered its biggest loss on Friday since the start of Sirte battles after ...
NTC launches sweeping attacks on Sirte, control may be in hours - Xinhua
The attacks, launched from the east and west, are aimed at seizing the center of the Gaddafi hometown, about 450 km east of Tripoli, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. The fighters are expected to control the center of Sirte in the next ...
Occupy Wall Street protest spreads to Los Angeles - Xinhua
"The sign 'We are the 99 percent' means everyone, that is, except the richest 1 percent of the population, who the demonstrators contend are the only beneficiaries of America's economic policies," a protester told Xinhua, who declined to give his name. ...
Europe battling against loss of confidence, future - Xinhua
The good days are gone and I have to take two jobs to support my family," said the middle-aged local man who insisted on anonymity. He might be one of the most direct victims, but certainly not the worst or the last. Most Europeans have been involved, ...
At least 5 killed, over 20 injured in 3 explosions in Iraq's Karbala - Xinhua
Two blasts were caused by bombs attached to cars parking outside the passport and identity card office in central Karbala, some 110 km south of Baghdad, the source said. Another roadside bomb explosion struck the reinforcement troops rushed to the ...
25 protesters, 11 dissident soldiers killed in Yemen capital clashes - Xinhua
An official close to Saleh's office told Xinhua on condition of anonymity that "The clashes will continue till protesters stop shouting their slogans." The defected army issued a statement Saturday, accusing Saleh of returning to Sanaa "to explode the ...
Philippines not welcome foreign tourists seeking for "darker reasons" - Xinhua
23 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government welcomes foreign tourists who are seeking "good, clean fun and excitement" and not for "darker reasons," a senior government official said on Friday. This was in response to the statement made by United States ...
At least two killed in three suicide bomb attacks in Iraq's Ramadi - Xinhua
Three suicide bombers almost simultaneously blew up their explosive vests outside the provincial council compound and nearby police headquarters in central Ramadi, some 110 km west of Baghdad, the source said on condition of anonymity. ...
Prison fire kills 11 inmates in Baghdad - Xinhua
"Eleven prisoners were killed and 22 wounded by the fire caused by electrical contact in a eastern Baghdad prison earlier in the day," the source said on condition of anonymity. The fire broke out at about 5:00 am local time (0200 GMT) in the Baladiyat ...
Yemeni gov't forces fire at protesters, clash with defected army, 26 killed - Xinhua
A ruling party official, who asked not to be named told Xinhua that "when the protesters arrived at the end of Al-Zira'aa Street, many of them stormed the government building of the General Authority of Electricity and set it on fire while the security ...
Egypt reiterates commitment to peace treaty with Israel - Xinhua
Cairo abides by the peace agreement with Israel if the latter does the same, the source said. The source confirmed that the Egyptian ambassador to Israel met Friday with Israeli foreign ministry officials, who requested an explanation for the ...
Three bomb attacks hit intelligence, security HQs in Yemen' s Aden, two killed - Xinhua
A local security official, who asked not to be named, said that three bomb attacks hit the local military intelligence headquarters and police station in al-Mansoura and al-Mullat districts, killing at least one soldier. "The first blast at the police ...
4th blast heard in Kabul, gun battle continues - Xinhua
"The incidents happened in Char Rahi Abdul Haq area which is close to the US embassy and NATO-led ISAF headquarters," the official told Xinhua but declined to give his name, saying authorized officials would brief the media. Police have cordoned off ...