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Just browse and read. http://hdlns.com/g1zf861za44714118/Premier%3A+China%27s+yuan+to+remain+%27basically+stable%27 BEIJING (AP) -- China's premier rejected foreign pressure over its exchange rate controls and said Sunday the Chinese currency will be kept 'basically stable.'... http://hdlns.com/g1zf861za44714117/China%27s+new+generation+picky+about+factory+jobs GUANGZHOU, China (AP) -- Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a tall bulletin board full of help-wanted notices from companies making everything from photocopiers and DVD drives to mobile phones and car parts.... http://hdlns.com/g1zf861za44714116/Senate%2C+Obama+spar+over+health+plan%27s+pet+projects WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing. Democratic senators, being senators, beg to differ.... http://hdlns.com/g1zf861za44714115/China+to+bid+on+US+high-speed+rail+projects BEIJING (AP) -- China plans to bid for contracts to build U.S. high-speed train lines and is stepping up exports of rail technology to Europe and Latin America, a government official said Saturday.... http://hdlns.com/g1zf861za44714119/APNewsBreak%3A+Probe+questions+runaway+Prius+story SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A memo drafted for a congressional panel says that investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government were unable to make a Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, casting doubt http://hdlns.com/g1zf486za44713975/UK+government+criticises+BA+strike Transport Secretary Lord Adonis attacks the planned strike by British Airways cabin crew staff, calling it 'totally unjustified'. http://hdlns.com/g1zf486za44713974/Live+-+Bahrain+Grand+Prix Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel is in pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso just behind. http://hdlns.com/g1zf486za44713973/UK+skier+found+dead+in+Andorra A British man is found dead in a ski resort in Andorra, the Foreign Office confirms. http://hdlns.com/g1zf486za44713976/Vote+tests+French+leader+Sarkozy France holds regional elections that are expected to reflect disenchantment with President Sarkozy's government. http://hdlns.com/g1zf68za44713958/BBC+America+To+Launch+Dual+Feed+On+April+26 Beginning next month, BBC America will telecast via a dual feed, unifying its programming times. Starting on April 26, BBC America will broadcast through a dual feed, enabling it to schedule programming at the same time on both coasts, according to http://hdlns.com/g1zf128za44713907/IPO-bound+cos+may+get+relief+on+float+cap Extract not available. http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713844/M6.6+quake+jolts+northeastern+Japan TOKYO A powerful earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.6 occurred Sunday afternoon in northeastern Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter of the 5:08 p.m. quake was off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, the agency said. Th http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713853/NEWSMAKER-China%27s+Wen+wraps+populist+agenda+in+poetry BEIJING, March 14 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao displayed the showmanship and soft-edged populism on Sunday that has drawn both devotees and critics as he seeks to tame the nation's wild ride of industrial expansion. The 67-year-old premier http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713862/Google+99.9%25+sure+to+shut+China+operations Extract not available. http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713839/S.+Korea%27s+import+prices+rebound+in+Feb. SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's import prices rebounded in February as the local currency's weakness to the U.S. dollar overshadowed retreats in oil prices, the central bank said Sunday. In local currency terms, import prices gained 0.5 per http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713848/Malaysia%27s+Carcosa+wins+stay+of+execution KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia's 112-year-old colonial landmark the Carcosa Seri Negara has been handed a stay of execution, the hotel's manager said Sunday. The Carcosa closed its doors at the end of last year after the government opened bids to http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713857/Spate+of+Myanmar+privatisations+raises+questions Myanmar's junta has embarked on a flurry of privatisations of state firms, raising questions about whether it is reforming the economy or trying to take profits before 2010 elections. The military government, which faces strict Western sanctions beca http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713866/US+responsible+for+bad+ties%3A+China BEIJING: The United States is to blame for strains between Beijing and Washington and should take steps to repair ties, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday, indicating the two powers have not overcome a recent rough patch. Wen said US actions, http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713843/China%27s+Wen+pushes+back+against+yuan+rise+calls+%28Reuters%29 China's Wen pushes back against yuan rise calls By Benjamin Kang Lim and Langi Chiang BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday spurned foreign calls for the yuan to rise and showed no let up in scolding the United States over recent http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713852/Most+S.Koreans+back+death+penalty++survey SEOUL More than 80 percent of South Koreans support capital punishment, according to a survey published Sunday and conducted in response to a high-profile rape and murder case. The survey, carried out last Friday by ruling-party thinktank Youido http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713861/Strong+6.6+magnitude+quake+hits+northern+Japan++++++%28AFP%29 AFP - A strong earthquake, measuring 6.6 magnitude, hit northern Japan Sunday afternoon, said the Japanese government, which did not issue a tsunami warning. http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713847/Chinese+artist+fights+concrete+with+erotic+art By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, March 14: Erotic art with a social message literally hit the Indian streets when leading Chinese performance artist Han Bing performed 'Dreams of Lost Homes' - a live erotic act - in the heart of the capital. The http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713856/Spate+of+Myanmar+privatisations+raises+questions Myanmar's junta has embarked on a flurry of privatisations of state firms, raising questions about whether it is reforming the economy or trying to take profits before 2010 elections. The military government, which faces strict Western sanctions beca http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713865/Wen+says+diplomatic+snub+against+China+in+Copenhagen+%27still+mystery%27 CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao said today that the diplomatic snub and ensuing rebukes against the Chinese delegation during last year's Copenhagen climate summit were 'still a mystery.' Wen said he and the Chinese... http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713842/Strong+earthquake+jolts+northern+Japan%2C+felt+in+Tokyo Extract not available. http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713851/NEWSMAKER-China%27s+Wen+wraps+populist+agenda+in+poetry By Chris Buckley BEIJING, March 14 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao displayed the showmanship and soft-edged populism on Sunday that has drawn both devotees and critics as he seeks to tame the nation's wild ride of industrial expansion. The http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713860/Video+B-Roll+available+via+CNW+-+Naoki+Yasu%2C+Japanese+wheelchair+basketball Extract not available. http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713846/IEA%3A+China%27s+oil+demand+surges+28%25+in+January MENAFN - 14/03/2010 (MENAFN) The International Energy Agency (IEA) reported that China's demand for oil soared by a remarkable 28 percent in January compared with the same month a year earlier, BBC reported. The agency said that demand for oil in 201 http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713855/China+facing+tough+year%2C+PM+rejects+yuan+pressure China faces a difficult year as it works to maintain economic growth and spur development, but it will not be bullied into changing its exchange rate policy, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday. In a wide-ranging press conference at the end of China's ann http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713864/China+faces+most+complicated+year%2C+keeping+yuan+stable CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao said today that China is facing the 'most complicated' economic conditions this year, and it will be 'very cautious and flexible' in choosing the timing of the stimulus exist to shore up... http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713841/Cyclone+Ului+expected+to+hit+Solomon+Islands+late+Sunday Cyclone Ului, which has winds at its centre of up to 300 kilometres an hour, is expected to hit the Solomon Islands group of Rennell and Bellona late on Sunday night. Radio New Zealand International reports that islanders have been told to expect http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713850/6.6-magnitude+quake+hits+northern+Japan TOKYO : A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan on Sunday afternoon, said the Japanese government, which did not issue a tsunami warning. http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713859/Malaysia%27s+Carcosa+wins+stay+of+execution Photo: AFP/File Kamarul Akhir Malaysia's 112-year-old colonial landmark the Carcosa Seri Negara has been handed a stay of execution, the hotel's manager said Sunday. The Carcosa closed its doors at the end of last year after the government opened bid http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713845/Strong+quake+jolts+northeastern+Japan A powerful earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.6 occurred Sunday afternoon in northeastern Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. A powerful earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.6 occurred Sunday afternoon in northeastern Japan, http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713854/China+facing+tough+year%2C+PM+rejects+yuan+pressure China faces a difficult year as it works to maintain economic growth and spur development, but it will not be bullied into changing its exchange rate policy, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday. In a wide-ranging press conference at the end of China's ann http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713863/Moleac+Receives+BioSpectrum+Asia+Emerging+Company+of+the+Year+2010+Award SINGAPORE, March 13 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Moleac Pte Ltd has been granted the Emerging Company of the Year 2010 Award by BioSpectrum, the leading integrated media platform for the Life Science Industry in the Asia Pacific. This award recognizes Moleac http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713840/N.+Korea+revises+law+to+allow+S.+Koreans+to+invest+in+Rason . Korea revises law to allow S. Koreans to invest in Rason SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has recently revised a law governing its Rason free trade zone in a bid to speed up its development and attract more foreign investment, including from http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713849/Japan+to+oppose+bluefin+tuna+ban MENAFN - The Peninsula - 14/03/2010 (MENAFN - The Peninsula) Any move to impose a blanket ban on international commercial trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna at the CITES meet would be vehemently opposed by Japan. The country would also lobby the parties http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44713858/Most+S.Koreans+back+death+penalty%3A+survey More than 80 percent of South Koreans support capital punishment, according to a survey published Sunday and conducted in response to a high-profile rape and murder case. The survey, carried out last Friday by ruling-party thinktank Youido Institute http://hdlns.com/g1zf359za44713746/Chavez+calls+for+internet+regulation Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has called for regulation of the internet while demanding authorities crack down on a critical news website that he accused of spreading false information. In a televised speech on Saturday, Chavez said: 'The internet http://hdlns.com/g1zf359za44713745/Khanh+Hoa+replants+mangrove+forests A shrimp farm at a mangrove forest in Khanh Hoa Province. Many people living along the coast have begun replanting mangrove trees in a local reforestation effort. VietNamNet Bridge - Coastal localities in the central province of Khanh Hoa now look mo http://hdlns.com/g1zf359za44713744/Privacy+still+matters+at+SXSW Extract not available. http://hdlns.com/g1zf856za44713666/ABC%2C+Lifetime+among+winners+of+GLAAD+Media+Awards NEW YORK (AP) -- Joy Behar, Cynthia Nixon and the ABC drama series 'Brothers & Sisters' are among this year's recipients of media awards from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.... http://hdlns.com/g1zf856za44713670/APNewsBreak%3A+Probe+questions+runaway+Prius+story SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A memo drafted for a congressional panel says that investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government were unable to make a Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, casting doubt http://hdlns.com/g1zf856za44713669/Obama+promise%3A+Brighter+education+futures+for+kids ATLANTA (AP) -- President Barack Obama is promising parents and their kids that with his administration's help they will have better teachers in improved schools so U.S. students can make up for academic ground lost against youngsters in other co http://hdlns.com/g1zf856za44713668/China+PM+defends+assertive+trade%2C+foreign+policy BEIJING (AP) -- China vowed Sunday to remain alert to any renewed signs of economic crisis and forcefully defended its currency, trade and more assertive foreign policies as helping global rebalancing, not undermining it.... http://hdlns.com/g1zf856za44713667/At+least+3+snowmobilers+dead+in+Canadian+avalanche REVELSTOKE, British Columbia (AP) -- An avalanche struck a rally of up to 200 snowmobilers in Canada's Rocky Mountains on Saturday, killing at least three people and leaving an unknown number missing, police said.... http://hdlns.com/g1zf856za44713671/AP+Exclusive%3A+Pentagon+gun+was+from+Memphis+police WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse both came from the same unlikely place: the police and court system of Memphis, Tenn.... http://hdlns.com/g1zf321za44713656/Egypt%27s+Olympic+posts+15+pct+drop+in+2009+net+profit CAIRO, March 14 (Reuters) - Egyptian appliance maker Olympic Group posted a 15 percent drop in 2009 net profit to 156 million Egyptian pounds ($28.50 million), the stock exchange said on Sunday. Net profit in 2008 was 184 million pounds, the statemen http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713639/Bill+to+help+prisoners+okayed ISLAMABAD The National Assembly passed a bill without debate on Friday to make it easier for convicts to pay blood money and compensation for some injuries under Islamic laws through a special fund that will also give them soft loans. The Pakistan Pe http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713648/D%27Ambrosio+case%3A+Let+jury+evaluate+the+evidence On March 7, Regina Brett wrote that there is 'little evidence and no witnesses' to justify prosecuting Joe D'Ambrosio for the aggravated murder of Anthony Klann. As the prosecutor who prepared to re-try this case, I can attest that this characterizat http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713634/Internet+Crime+on+the+Rise Feds report surge due largely to increase in advanced fee scams ConsumerAffairs.com Online crime complaints increased substantially once again last year, according to a report by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) -- a partnership between the http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713643/67-year-old+murder+convict%27s+sentence+reduced+to+3+years Mumbai, March 14 -- Giving the benefit of the doubt to a 67-year-old murder convict serving a life sentence, the Bombay High Court reduced his jail term to three years rigourous imprisonment, saying it was an unintentional act. However, after being o http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713652/Significant+political+stakes+ride+on+how+the+census+counts+prisoners Should the census count inmates as residents of the prisons where they're held ' often hundreds of miles from home? Or should they be tallied as citizens of the cities or counties they came from? How the issue plays out, writes columnist Neal Peirce, http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713629/Dubai+Kissing+Brits+Face+Wait+On+Jail+Fate Two Britons accused of kissing in public in Dubai will not have their appeal heard until April 4. More follows... http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713638/UAE+fully+committed+to+protecting+its+territory%3A+Sheikh+Abdullah+on+Mabhouh Abu Dhabi, March 14, 2010 (WAM)- The UAE definitely cannot and will not tolerate such a crime happening on its soil, commented UAE Foreign Minister of H.H Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on the killing of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh, a top Hamas military http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713647/We+need+our+prisons Re: More Jail = More Criminals, letter to the editor, March 11. http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713633/Trio+accused+in+2008+rape+of+classmate Ravenwood senior passed out after she finished drink, report says Type Size A A A BRENTWOOD ' Three men accused of raping a female Ravenwood High School classmate in 2008 will be in court Monday to face aggravated rape charges. Parker Langevin, 1 http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713642/Middle+Class+Trash+Receive+Acclaim+%2B+Jailhouse%21+News Label News (more headlines) 03-12-2010 Email: dave@jailhouserecords.com Website: http://www.ilcdistro.com/site/middle-class-trash-receive-acclaim-[...] Music: http://www.jailhouserecords.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/r[...] Although its not out http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713651/Man+murders%2C+confesses A man allegedly strangled his 19-year-old girlfriend before calling her father to confess, Mpumalanga police said on Sunday. Ntobeko Kabini apparently became involved in a war of words with her 21-year-old boyfriend in Kwaggafontein Section A on Satu http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713628/Dubai+Kissing+Brits+Face+Wait+On+Jail+Fate Extract not available. http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713637/Identity+theft+may+be+prelude+to+more+serious+crime With forged Social Security cards or other identifying documents, criminals could be tapping into your health insurance coverage. (David Fitzgerald / Los Angeles Times / February 1, 1996) Kathy M. Kristof Bio | E-mail | Recent columns Related Crooks http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713646/A+deadly+sweep+and+a+mass+murder PM IST Dear Dr K, One of the biggest disappointments in my life was learning after I had watched Jurassic Park that dinosaurs were extinct and that I’d never be able to see one in real life. Why must nat­ure play such cruel tricks on me an http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713655/When+it+comes+to+preventing+a+crime%2C+security+guards+are+pretty+much+useles While walking through Sydney late at night recently, I encountered a weedy-looking man in a high-visibility jacket standing on the foreshore underneath the Harbour Bridge. Hes there, Im told, to ensure that Johnny Terrorist cannot blow this symbol of http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713632/CRIME+BEATIt+must+have+been+bad The city Board of Estimates this week , saying the terms and name would be kept confidential to avoid 'unfair damage to the career and reputation of the plaintiff.' It also keeps the public from knowing just what the police department did to harm thi http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713641/Jury+Sides+With+Kinetic+Concepts Extract not available. http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713650/Acquittal+of+individual+accused+of+deliberate+murder+causes+protest+of+vict Azerbaijan, Baku, March 12 http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713636/THIEF+JAILED A thief who broke into an army cadets mini bus while they attended an Afghan war hero's funeral has been jailed. Drug addict Kelvin Hill, 34, stole phones, wallets and computer equipment from the van in Bedworth, Warks. Warwick Crown Court judge http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713645/Parents+acquitted+of+manslaughter+after+baby+daughter+drank+methadone Parents of a little girl who died from an overdose of methadone have been acquitted of manslaughter charges, but both have been convicted of failing to provide the necessities of life. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Earl Wilson made the ruling yester http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713654/Rape+and+justice+on+campus In 1992, at about this time of year, a boy I knew sexually assaulted me. We were undergraduates at Wesleyan University. He was a member of a sports team, and I was one of the team's managers. Away at a tournament one night, the team decided to party http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713631/Rape+suspect+added+to+TBI%27s+most-wanted+list A Nashville man accused of raping three women on his houseboat has been added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's 10 most wanted list. Payam Zanjanipour, 36, is charged with the assaults on three occasions on Old Hickory Lake north of Nashvill http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713640/Even+GPS+as+tool+to+fight+crime+has+limits Sarah Terrell carries a Smith & Wesson pistol and a Gateway laptop computer. She's a state parole agent who monitors sex offenders through GPS tracking technology. They can't make a move without her ultimately knowing about it. They have to be home http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713649/Cornered%2C+robbers+jump+off+3rd+floor New Delhi, March 13 -- Five armed men allegedly robbed a finance company's third-floor office in northwest Delhi on Saturday, police said. Two were held. The men fled with Rs 5 lakh in cash but they had to jump off from the third floor balcony becaus http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713635/Dubai+Kissing+Brits+Face+Wait+On+Jail+Fate Two Britons accused of kissing in public in Dubai will not have their appeal heard until April 4, a court has ruled. http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713644/Mom+accused+of+1st-degree+murder+in+infant%27s+death Bond was denied Saturday for a Southeast Side woman charged with murdering her 7-month-old daughter in July 2009. http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713653/Schools+shouldn%27t+keep+rape+quiet Extract not available. http://hdlns.com/g1zf285za44713630/10-yrs+in+prison+for+killing+jerk+vendor A vendor of Boston, Portland was convicted of last Juneescape_start39;s killing of a businessman in that community last year. Justin Jacks, 36, is to serve 10 years in prison for the knife slaying of Derrick Minott, who was also from Boston. The sent http://hdlns.com/g1zf529za44712409/Strong+earthquake+rattles+central+Japan A strong earthquake hits off the eastern coast of central Japan, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including Tokyo. http://hdlns.com/g1zf529za44712408/Venezuela+seizes+2+tons+of+cocaine+hidden+at+port A Venezuelan police official says security forces have seized two tons of cocaine that was intended to be smuggled to the Netherlands. http://hdlns.com/g1zf361za44712378/Swiss+Catholic+Church+investigates+60+claims+of+sex+abuse The Catholic Church in Switzerland is investigating sixty claims of sexual abuse by priests, the Swiss news agency SDA reported. Abbot Martin Werlen of the Benedictine Abbey of Einsiedeln told the newspaper Mittelland-Zeitung that the church is looki http://hdlns.com/g1zf361za44712377/Briton+found+dead+in+ski+resort A 24-year-old British man has been found dead in a ski resort, the Foreign Office said. Police believe Paul Rea wandered off and got lost in freezing temperatures after becoming separated from friends on a night out in Pas de la Casa in Andorra. His http://hdlns.com/g1zf361za44712376/Briton+found+dead+in+ski+resort+%2809%3A01%29 A 24-year-old British man has been found dead in a ski resort, the Foreign Office said. Police believe Paul Rea wandered off and got lost in freezing temperatures after becoming separated from friends on a night out in Pas de la Casa in Andorra. His http://hdlns.com/g1zf361za44712375/Russia-US+nuclear+treaty+ready+soon%3A+Kremlin US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have agreed that Washington and Moscow are close to reaching agreement on a new nuclear disarmament treaty, the Kremlin said. US and Russian negotiators have been meeting in Genev http://hdlns.com/g1zf120za44712126/Diversification+and+Risk+Management%3A+What+Volatility+Tells+Us+%28227%29 Extract not available. http://hdlns.com/g1zf495za44711977/China%27s+Wen+says+U.S.+responsible+for+bad+ties BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is to blame for strains between Beijing and Washington and should take steps to repair ties, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday, indicating the two powers have not overcome a recent rough patch. http://hdlns.com/g1zf495za44711976/Netanyahu+voices+regret+in+settlement+row+with+U.S. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced regret Sunday for the announcement of a Jewish settlement plan that has strained ties with Washington and threatens the revival of Middle East peace talks. http://hdlns.com/g1zf495za44711975/Blast+kills+Pakistani+national+in+Afghanistan%3A+police KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a Pakistani construction worker and wounded six of his compatriots on Sunday in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, police said. http://hdlns.com/g1zf495za44711974/Israel+arrests+top+Hamas+official+in+West+Bank JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces arrested a senior Hamas figure on Sunday after a raid in the town of Ramallah, the seat of the West Bank-based Palestinian government, the Israeli military said. http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44711955/Freezing+weather%2C+sand+storms+to+hit+central+and+east+China China Meteorological Administration (CMA) issued an alert Sunday morning, warning a temperature drop and sand storms brought by a cold wave would sweep central and east China over the next two days. Temperatures in the central and east parts of the I http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44711964/CHINA+NPC%3A+Wen%3A+To+Strengthen+Links+Between+Hong+Kong%2C+Pearl+River+Delta+Ar Dow Jones Newswires   BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday Beijing aims to strengthen links between Hong Kong and the mainland's Pearl River Delta area, and said Hong Kong will gradually develop democracy in accordance with the http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44711959/Our+1+Malaysia MARCH 14 ' As an English teacher, I could not help but be in awe of our 6th Prime Minister's spoken English. I was watching Dato' Seri Najib's inaugural speech as Prime Minister recently and I noticed he speaks English well. He articulated his http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44711954/Wen+Charges+US+With+Violating+China%27s+Sovereignty Blaming the US for 'serious disruption' in bilateral ties, Premier Wen Jiabao today accused it of violating China's sovereignty and territorial integrity by selling arms to Taiwan and hosting Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at the White Hou http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44711963/CHINA+NPC%3A+Wen+Says+China+Welcomes+Foreign+Firms+But+Doesn%27t+Comment+On+Goo Dow Jones Newswires   BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday that China welcomes foreign companies to legally operate in China and continues to welcome technology and management expertise from abroad. He said foreign companies ar http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44711958/At+least+one+killed%2C+three+injured+in+SW+China+construction+site+collapse A construction site of the International Conference Center of southwest China's Guiyang City collapsed on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring three others, according to the rescuers. The accident occured at around 11 a.m.. The injured we http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44711953/There%27s+plenty+of+time+to+squabble+later 12:42 am TWN, By Daniel J. Bauer Recent headlines on the home front have not brought happy news. People were taking pot shots at President Ma Ying-jeou last week for not fulfilling campaign promises to women until Minister of Health Yaung Chih-liang http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44711962/CHINA+NPC%3A+Wen%3A+Won%27t+Seek+Hegemony+Even+If+China+Develops+Further Dow Jones Newswires   BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday restated China's goal for a peaceful rise, saying it won't seek global hegemony even if its economy develops further. Wen said China remains at an early stage of developm http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44711957/China%27s+Tibetans+pray+for+peace%2C+better+life+on+riot+anniversary Sogyal began his pilgrimage to the Jokhang Temple in downtown Lhasa at 8 a.m., praying for peace and health for his family.'I'm certainly not an early bird,' said Sogyal, a 20-something Tibetan from southwest China's Sichuan Province. 'Some people http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44711961/CHINA+NPC%3A+Wen%3A+Can%27t+Blame+China+For+Global+Imbalances Dow Jones Newswires   BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday that China can't be blamed for global imbalances and that nations around the world need to coordinate on economic policies to solve imbalances. Wen said developing nati http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44711956/At+least+8+killed%2C+more+than+30+injured+after+bus+rolls+over+in+N+China At least eight people were killed and more than 30 others injured after a bus rolled over in Datong city of north China's Shanxi Province, local police said. The accident occured at 11:20 a.m. on Sunday. Rescue is ongoing. Police are still investigat http://hdlns.com/g1zf357za44711960/CHINA+NPC%3A+Wen%3A+In+China-US+Relations%2C+Better+To+Be+Partners+Than+Rivals Dow Jones Newswires   BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday that China hopes the U.S. can take concrete steps to remedy its bilateral ties with China, and that it is better for the two sides of the important diplomatic relations