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- China's top 50 richest people lost almost a third of their wealth in the past year, the first decline since 2002, according to Hurun's 2008 China Rich List, published yesterday.
- Researchers have discovered about 70 percent of apartments in Guangdong's provincial capital contained formaldehyde levels exceeding national standards.
- A Zhuhai resident is seeking experts' advice to help educate his 9-year-old son, who has run away from home six times in two weeks in this Guangdong special economic zone.
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Ron Artest gave Houston fans an early glimpse of what he brings to the team.
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Will Solomon poured in a game-high 17 points to lead the Toronto Raptors past the Cleveland Cavaliers, 104-84, in preseason action.
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Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap each scored 13 points, Deron Williams had 11 points and eight assists, and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-90 on Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.
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Seven-time European champion AC Milan was handed a comfortable UEFA Cup assignment yesterday when it was drawn with Heerenveen, Braga, Portsmouth and Wolfsburg in the competition's group stage.
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Beijingers to Drink Water from Hebei
Beijing will receive about 300 million cubic meters of water from Hebei Province starting this month through the recently completed pipeline, which is intended to ease the water shortage in the city.
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- Beijing has raised the retail price of gasoline by 200 Yuan, or about 30 US dollars per ton. That is 17 cents per litre.
- After the recent five day National Holiday, the prices of many international and domestic tours have now fallen, some have even hit rock bottom.
- Silicon Valley-based on-line auction site "eBay" says it plans to lay off about 10 percent of its global workforce, while spending more than one billion dollars on buying companies to bolster its business.
- Panic swept through the world's financial markets yesterday, wiping $2,500 billion from share values, amid concern that regulators and politicians were struggling to get a grip on the worsening crisis of confidence.
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Charging more for Bank Card Services
Starting on October 8th, there will be no more free charge services for commercial bank cards. And, as expected, opinions differ about the new policy.
- To the disappointment of Chinese fans, the highly-anticipated Linkin Park concerts will not be played in China in the next couple of weeks.
- The production team of the sequel to the animation blockbuster movie "Kungfu Panda" will pay a visit on October 20th to southwest China's city of Chengdu, home of the endangered giant pandas.
- The Chinese film Perfect Life is the winner of the 15th annual Dragons and Tigers Award for Young Cinema at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
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