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Xinhua China News Digest at 16:00 GMT, Jan. 18
Jan 18, 2013 (Xinhua via COMTEX) --
The following are China news stories moved by Xinhua News
Agency as of 16:00 GMT, Jan. 18:
TOP STORIES
* 3rd LD-Writethru-China Focus: Scientists awarded top prize,
Xi urges innovation-driven growth
BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Explosion mechanics expert Zheng
Zhemin and radar engineer Wang Xiaomo won China's top science
award on Friday at a high-profile annual ceremony held to honor
distinguished scientists and research achievements.
* 1st LD Writethru-China Focus: Undersea fiber optic cable
links mainland, Taiwan
TAIPEI/FUZHOU, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- An undersea fiber-optic
communications cable directly linking the Chinese mainland and
Taiwan was officially put into service on Friday.
* China Exclusive: Luxury maternity centers raise safety
concerns
SHANGHAI, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Luxury consumption does not
always mean quality service, or even safety.
FINANCE & BUSINESS
* 2nd LD-Writethru-Xinhua Insight: Inequality index highlights
urgency for distribution reforms
BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's first release of a
rich-poor index for the past decade paints a far-from-rosy picture
of what the country needs to do to bridge the wealth gap and make
more people included in its magnificent growth story.
* Chinese SOEs' profits drop 5.8 pct in 2012
BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's state-owned enterprises
(SOEs) saw profits of 2.20 trillion yuan (348.56 billion U.S.
dollars) in 2012, down 5.8 percent year on year, the Ministry of
Finance (MOF) said Friday.
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