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Rural and urban citizens likely to have same proportion of deputies but clarity is needed on voting and vote-counting

As the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee and the National People's Congress (NPC) unveil their annual sessions, the public has again cast its spotlight on the long-anticipated amendment of the Law on Elections.
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WASHINGTON - Can't lose weight on a low-fat diet? Maybe you need to cut carbs instead, and a new genetic test may point the way, maker Interleukin Genetics Inc reported on Wednesday.

The small study of about 140 overweight or obese women showed that those on diets "appropriate" for their genetic makeup lost more weight than those on less appropriate diets, researchers told an American Heart Association meeting.
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BEIJING - The use of Taiwan question by certain country to interfere into China's internal affairs was "unacceptable", said Li Zhaoxing, spokesman of the annual session of China's top legislature, here Thursday.

Li made the remarks at a press conference at the Great Hall of the people in central Beijing, one day before the third session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) opens.
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Chinese mainland among world's top buyers of expensive goods

Beijing: A private jet will set you back $20 million, not including the nearly $2 million a year needed to maintain it, but the expense is not enough to stop China's super-rich from acquiring such a "luxurious toy" - along with a slew of other luxury items.
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People with chronic low-back pain can benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, a new British report shows.

Low-back pain is one of the most costly and disabling health problems in developed countries, the researchers write in The Lancet, but so far effective treatment has been lacking.
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"How and what will China do?" at its upcoming parliamentary plenary sessions has recently become a focus of world media.

As the annual plenary sessions of China's National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) are set to start on March 5 and March 3 respectively, the international community has started to turn its attention to China.
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When company executive Zhang Lan read the property news on Friday in Jiangsu province, he could not believe what was reported.

Property prices in 70 major cities nationwide climbed 1.5 percent year-on-year, with the price of new apartments rising by 1.3 percent and those of resale ones increasing 2.4 percent, latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.
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East China's Zhejiang province is facing the most severe labor shortage since 2003, with an average of 383 jobs for every 100 registered job seekers after the Spring Festival, the local Hangzhou Daily newspaper said Saturday citing the province's human resource department.
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In what might be the biggest acquisition in China, Ping An Insurance (Group) Company won approval from the State Council, China's cabinet, for acquisition of Shenzhen Development Bank (SDB), the Economic Observer reported.

The move will help the insurer become an integrated financial services company and boost SDB's capital adequacy ratio.
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Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co Ltd is to raise about 40 billion yuan ($5.86 billion) from a strategic investor, which is most likely to be China Mobile, Caijing.com.cn reported today.

A banking industry analyst said the bank is to sell about 2.2 billion shares through private offering to China Mobile, which will give it 20 percent of the Shanghai bank.
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