电影学口语 Lesson 5:I like Mowgli

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China provides dictionaries for rural students

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's General Administration of Press and Publication has urged further efforts to ensure the accessibility of dictionaries for the students in the country's rural and less-developed areas. The administration's appeal cam

Clijsters to skip China Open

BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Newly crowned U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters has pulled out of (退出) the 2010 China Open scheduled to start on Saturday, organizers said on Tuesday. According to the organizers, Clijsters quit the tournament（锦标赛

China will continue to swim with tide of times

BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The rise of China is the definitive economic and political story of the time, yet the 1911 Revolution should not be overlooked, as it was the catalyst that enabled the nation to terminate more than 2,000 years of imperial

China out after losing to France

TURIN, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's campaign of the World Championship（世界锦标赛） was brought to a premature（早产的） end after they lost to France in straight sets on Monday. China, who have aimed a second-phase slot of the tournamen

China to deepen agricultural cooperation with U.S

BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The agricultural ministries of China and the United States will further enhance agricultural exchanges and cooperation, deepening mutual understanding and trust, so as to achieve mutually beneficial development in the fut

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BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, strengthens 35 basis points to 6.3997 per U.S. dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading system. In China's foreign exchange spot market, the yuan is all

China on verge of another clean sweep at China Masters

CHANGZHOU, Jiangsu Province, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese badminton team were on verge of another clean sweep after last month's world championships as they had secured one-two in three of the five events on Saturday. Shuttlers from other teams could

China's GDP tops Japan in Q3

China's economy again beat Japan's in the third quarter（第三季度） of this year, AFP reported on Dec 9. China's nominal GDP amounted to $1.42 trillion during July to September, compared with Japan's $1.37 trillion, the report said, citing Japa

Smoking warnings to change in China

BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- Next year will bring a doubling in the size of the words that appear on cigarette packages to warn consumers of the dangers of smoking. Starting in April 2012, cigarettes produced and sold in China will bear a new warn

4S phone fever hits China

BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Thirty-year-old Chen Liang acquired his iPhone 4S in a relatively straightforward way without visiting the gray market. He typed Looking for an iPhone 4S through weibo on the Chinese equivalent of Twitter at 9 am on Oc

China pledges more aid for Horn of Africa

BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- China pledged on Thursday to make more efforts to aid people living in the drought-stricken Horn of Africa in collaboration with the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC). We noticed that the ICRC launched an a

China successfully launches new communication satellite

XICHANG, Sichuan, June 21 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched a new communication satellite, the Zhongxing-10, from its Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest Sichuan Province on early Tuesday. The satellite, carried by a Long March-3B rock

Kirilenko reaches last eight at China Open

BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Former champion Maria Kirilenko looked to be at about her peak of her hardcourt game at the prestigious China Open, making it to the quarterfinals after beating Tamira Paszek of Austria in straight sets on Thursday. The 20

China pockets Swaythling Cup, losing Corbillon at Moscow wor

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China to boost maritime cooperation with ASEAN countries

HAIKOU, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- China will actively push forward maritime cooperation with the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in light of the guidelines on conduct in the South China Sea, a Foreign Ministry official has

China, U.S. agree optimizing business environment

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China to launch RQFII trials

BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- China issued rules for pilot programs of RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (RQFII) on Friday, formally giving a green light to investment of overseas RMB funds in mainland securities markets. The move is expec

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As a Climate Saver, Yingli has promised an emission reduction target for a fixed period of time. By 2015, at least 4-percent of the electricity the company consumes will come from renewable sources, specifically solar. This target is four times the p