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China to construct more energy-efficient buildings: Xinhua

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China wants energy-efficient buildings to account for 30 percent of all new construction projects by 2020 to bring its building energy consumption ratio closer to that of developed countries, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday. In order to achieve that goal, the government will step up incentives for green...

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Chen Guangcheng leaves US embassy in Beijing

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Legal activist who fled house arrest leaves embassy 'of his own volition' after six days The blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy in Beijing "of his own volition" after being there for six days, state media say, as China denounced the United States for interfering in its internal affairs. A...

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Beijing Theatres Given Subsidy To Attract Bigger Audience

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BEIJING, April 30 (Bernama) — The Beijing municipal government will subsidise large and medium-sized theatres to encourage them to offer cheaper tickets to audience, Xinhua news agency reported. (read on…) Related items Chen Guangcheng leaves US embassy in Beijing Beijing Auto Show Warned Over Scantily-Clad Models Hong Kong Museums Join Google Art Project Beijing...

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Beijing Auto Show Warned Over Scantily-Clad Models

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April 30 (Bloomberg) — The Beijing government reprimanded the city’s auto show for allowing "scantily clad" models to pose beside cars, the official Xinhua news agency reported. (read on…) Related items Beijing 2nd International Film Festival Opens Monday Beijing Sees 9 Per Cent More Overseas Tourist Arrivals In April Beijing apartment fire kills 17-Xinhua...

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Hong Kong Museums Join Google Art Project

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HONG KONG, April 25 (Bernama) — Online users around the world can now explore 187 artworks from the collections of the Hong Kong Museum of Art and Hong Kong Heritage Museum through the Google Art Project beginning this month, Xinhua news agency reported. (read on…) Related items Chen Guangcheng leaves US embassy in Beijing...

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