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Edmund Ho Elected CPPCC Vice Chairman
Edmund Ho Hau Wah, former chief executive of China's Macao SAR, has been elected Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

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Campaign against Worst Drought in Decades
China raised the drought emergency class to the highest alert to weather severe drought.

A year's income to have one more baby for the rich
Rich people will have to pay a "community allowance" amounting to a year of their income if they have more babies than the One Child Policy allows, the Beijing Population and Family Planning Commission announced recently.

Fund reserves to build new homes for poorer families
The Housing Provident Fund, which is contributed to by employers and their staff in return for cut-rate mortgages, had 1.21 trillion yuan left over at the end of last year.

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• At Least 14 Die in Bus Oveturn in South China

• China's Top Political Advisory Body Concludes Annual Session

• Xinhua Office in Mogadishu Hit by Bomb Shell

• Chinese President Calls for Reinforced Army Building

• China Slams US House Speaker's Statement on Tibet

• Call Rises for End to One-child Convention

• 2 Rescued in Shaanxi Landslide

• Codfish on Sale in Wuhan Counterfeit

• Thousands of Thai Anti-gov't Protestors Arrive at Bangkok

• Iraqi PM's Bloc Leads in Baghdad

• Former US Secretary of State Kissinger Falls Ill

• Tropical Storm Kills At Least 14 in Madagascar

• 9 Killed in Road Mishap in Northern India

• 39 Killed in Twin Blasts in Pakistan's Lahore

• Former Bosnian VP Granted Bail in London

• Australian PM Says Not to Award Obama Order of Australia

• Housing Proves Hot Button Issue

• Chinese Official Optimistic in Consumption's Role in Driving Growth

• Bank of China Expects to Issue New HK-listed H Shares

• Google Has Freedom to Quit or Stay: Chinese Minister

• CPI Rise Stokes Inflation Fears

• Air China to Raise 6.5b Yuan through Private Placement

• Geely Secures Financing for Volvo Buy

• China's CPI Rises 2.7 pct in Feb.

• Alice or Avatar? Question for China's Cinemas

• Expo with Song's Songs

• Director's Eye Strain Delays Completion of Expo Film

• Sophie Marceau Promotes Psychodrama in Beijing

• Floral S.H.E

• "The Hurt Locker" Wins Best Picture Oscar

• Emporio Armani Drops Zhang Ziyi Endorsement?

• Gillian Chung Announces Twins Concerts

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News & Reports 2010-03-14
CPPCC concludes its annual meeting in Beijing.

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