China cuts U.S. treasury holdings

Special Chinese envoy attends funeral for Kim Dae-jung Video

China´s special envoy Tang Jiaxuan has attended the state funeral for the former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung in Seoul.

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China creates list of essential medicines

The government is creating a list of essential medicines which aims to ensure lower prices and adequate supplies for needy patients.

· New challenge to drug companies
· Essential medicine principle benefits patients
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Support for Typhoon-ravaged Taiwan

Disaster relief and reconstruction efforts are continuing in Taiwan this week with support from the mainland.

· 1st prefab homes arrive in Taiwan
· Mainland sends 2nd batch of relief supplies
· Typhoon Morakot affects int´l communications
· Ma Ying-jeou thanks mainland, int´l society for aid
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WWF warns pandas may face extinction

The World Wide Fund for Nature in Beijing is warning of a growing conflict between economic development and the protection of natural habitats of wild animals, such as China´s Giant Pandas.

Family Story: The dilemma in 1978 - return to Beijing or go to college

One of the slips read "return to the residence in Beijing," and the other said "go to university in Shenyang."

Wireless Internet Access

On the morning of August 18 at the launching ceremony for the Wireless Yizhuang project, held at Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, that 15 square kilometers of the Yizhuang core area would be covered by wireless Internet.