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Chinese Ambassador to Rwanda Rao Hongwei (1st L) delivers a speech at a handover ceremony in Kigali, capital of Rwanda Cheap Jordan 12 , on Aug. 10, 2017. Chinese charity organization China Guangdong Lions Clubs (CGLC) made donation to the poor and the disabled on
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Highlights of multinational drill in Georgia

People mark national Fitness Day around China

Aerial view of Gula Town in S China

Qiandao Lake: Home to 114 known fish species

Delicious in-flight meal for BRICS Summit

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In pics: lotus flowers amid morning mist in E China

1st high speed railway in Inner Mongolia starts operation
Officials from foreign consulates in Shanghai take part in the annual session of the city’s political advisory body that opened yesterday. The city
legislature opens its session today. — Wang Rongjiang

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Innovation in government management also featured among tasks highlighted at the Second Plenary Session of the 12th Shanghai Committee of the Chinese
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The 29-square-kilometer free trade zone was launched in late September as a test bed for China’s leadership’s drive to deepen market-oriented reforms.

Chairman of the standing committee of the 12th CPPCC Shanghai Committee Wu Zhiming told delegates that they have a vital role to play in the city.

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Yesterday’s session set the main tasks for this year and recapped on work during 2013.

Almost 800 deputies attended, joined by representatives from foreign consulates in the city.

The meeting adopted a report on how proposals from CPPCC members had been handled since the last session.

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