| Grand gala held to celebrate Tibetan New Year (2009-02-19) |
| A grand gala, featuring with typical Tibetan dancing and singing, was held here on Wednesday, to celebrate the upcoming Tibetan New Year. |
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| Chinese vice president arrives in Venezuela for official visit (2009-02-18) |
| Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived midday on Tuesday in Caracas for an official visit to Venezuela. |
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| Obama OKs 17,000 more Afghanistan troops (2009-02-18) |
| President Barack Obama approved adding some 17,000 U.S. troops for the flagging war in Afghanistan, his first significant move to change the course of the conflict. |
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| Obama OKs 17,000 more Afghanistan troops (2009-02-18) |
| President Barack Obama approved adding some 17,000 U.S. troops for the flagging war in Afghanistan, his first significant move to change the course of the conflict. |
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| Chinese president's Africa tour gives fresh impetus to traditional friendship (2009-02-18) |
| After the visit to Saudi Arabia beginning Feb. 10, Hu Jintao started an Africa tour aimed at enhancing China's friendship with developing countries in the region. |
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| Obama signs sweeping economic stimulus bill into law (2009-02-18) |
| U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a 787-billion-dollar economic stimulus bill into law in Denver, Colorado, calling it the first step to pave the way to long-term growth. |
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| Artificially increased snow ends Beijing's long-time drought (2009-02-18) |
| An official said Wednesday that the persistent drought has almost ended in Beijing as snow, assisted by artificial means, continues to fall in the city. |
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| Web shopping touches record high (2009-02-17) |
| Shanghai topped the country's online shopping cities with a total volume of 16.5 billion yuan ($2.4 billion) in 2008, and yearly spending online was 2,200 yuan per capita. |
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| British, French nuclear subs collide in Atlantic (2009-02-17) |
| Two British and French nuclear-armed submarines collided in the Atlantic ocean earlier this month, local media reported Monday. |
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| Chinese Premier visits industrial hub (2009-02-17) |
| Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao went on a morale boosting tour in the northern port municipality of Tianjin, an industrial hub near Beijing, Sunday and Monday. |
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| Major advanced economies slide further into recession (2009-02-17) |
| Japan's economy shrank at its fastest pace in nearly 35 years in the fourth quarter of 2008, joining other major advanced economies in sliding further into recession. |
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| Hu writes new chapter in China-Africa friendship (2009-02-17) |
| President Hu Jintao said yesterday that China will take steps at home and intensify cooperation with African countries to combat the global economic downturn. |
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| Long-expected snow blankets Beijing (2009-02-17) |
| Snow flakes quietly fell in Beijing's downtown areas while people were still in sleep early Tuesday morning, driving the temperature below zero. |
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| U.S. Secretary of State Clinton kicks off Asian tour (2009-02-16) |
| US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left for Asia on Sunday, kicking off her first trip abroad as Obama's top diplomat, in an effort to build a closer relationship with four major Asian countries. |
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| China, US to restart military dialogue (2009-02-16) |
| The mainland and the US will resume their military talks with a defense policy dialogue in Beijing on Feb 27-28, both countries' officials have said. |
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