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BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhuanet) --The minimum wage in the country will be
raised by at least 13 percent a year during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-
15), according to a State Council special employment promotion plan.
Xinhua, 05:04 - Sub vessel to attempt record-setting dive
BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhuanet) - High underwater pressure will be the
greatest danger that Jiaolong, China's manned deep-sea vessel, will contend
with when it attempts to make the deepest dive on record this year, a
senior official said.
"Jiaolong will make a 7,000-meter test dive this year after several
improvements are made to the submersible vessel," Jin Jiancai, secretary-
general of the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development
Xinhua, 05:04 - Venezuela's Capriles to run against socialist Chavez
By Marianna Parraga and Deisy Buitrago
CARACAS (Reuters) - Youthful state governor Henrique Capriles won
Venezuela's opposition primary on Sunday, setting up a potentially close
battle with socialist President Hugo Chavez in an October election.
Opposition presidential candidate and Miranda state Governor Henrique
Capriles smiles as he arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in
Caracas February 12, 2012.
The Star Online, 05:03 - Drunken driver kills three in pileup in Shanghai
One of the cars wrecked in an accident in Shanghai on Saturday. Two
passengers were trapped inside and burned to death on the scene.
(Photo:Shanghai Morning Post/Chinadaily)
BEIJING, Feb.
Xinhua, 05:03 - China's January new loans under estimates
China's new yuan-denominated lending hit 738.1 billion yuan (117.28 billion
U.S. dollars) in January, witnessing a year-on-year decline of 288.2
billion yuan and falling far short of market expectations.
Xinhua, 05:03 - EU commissioner in Myanmar to explore cooperation
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Swissinfo, 05:02 - Iran will not compromise over inalienable rights: Khazaei
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pressure and sanctions are mistaken.
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PR Newswire, 04:59 - Airlines call for deal to prevent EU trade war
By Tim Hepher and Harry Suhartono, Reuters
Monday, February 13, 2012
Global airlines yesterday called for a UN-brokered deal to prevent a row
over aviation emissions between China and the EU spilling into a trade war.
The call by the head of the International Air Transport Association comes
amid signs the EU may soften a unilateral stance that also risks souring
efforts to resolve EuropeБ─(tm)s sovereign debt crisis with Chinese support.
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