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Xinhua China News Digest at 16:00 GMT, Feb. 12
Feb 12, 2012 (Xinhua via COMTEX) --
The following are China news stories moved by Xinhua News
Agency as of 16:00 GMT, Feb. 12:
TOP STORIES
*1st LD-Writethru: Premier Wen urges economic reforms
BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has
pledged to use further reforms to solve problems with China's
economic structure, unfair income distribution and corruption.
* China to deepen agricultural cooperation with U.S
BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The agricultural ministries of
China and the United States will further enhance agricultural
exchanges and cooperation, deepening mutual understanding and
trust, so as to achieve mutually beneficial development in the
future, said Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu on Sunday.
*1st LD-Writethru: Relief materials delivered to blizzard-hit
people in Tibet
XIGAZE, Tibet, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers are battling
chilly weather and heavy snow to bring the much-needed help and
supplies to those affected by the recent blizzard in southwest
China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
*China Exclusive: Charity initiatives pick up amid warming
cross-Strait ties
by Xinhua writers Li Huizi, Fu Shuangqi
BEIJING/TAIPEI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- A Taiwanese woman recently
became the first person from the island to land on an annual list
of inspiring role models curated by CCTV, the Chinese mainland's
top TV network.
*Web China: Blind youngsters venture into online business
SHANGHAI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Shen Chenxian's online store on
business-to-customer website Taobao.com seems no different from
others gaining popularity among millions of Internet-savvy
shoppers in China.
*Beijing foreign recruitment scheme's age cap relaxed
BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing municipal government
has relaxed the age limit for candidates applying to a scheme
designed to recruit senior foreign experts to work in science and
technology in China.
*China to promote shale gas exploration
BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Land and
Resources (MLR) said Sunday that China will increase efforts to
explore shale gas in 2012, a move expected to help restructure the
country's energy supplies.
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