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Chinese Catholic alter children wait to begin an Easter service at the historic South Cathedral in Beijing on April 7, 2012.

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Chinese Catholics pray as they attend an Easter service at the historic South Cathedral in Beijing on April 7, 2012.

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China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (C), Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) and South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan (L) shake hands after a press conference at the 6th Trilateral Foreign Ministers Meeting between China, Japan and South Korea in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo on April 8, 2012. The three-way meetings comes as North Korea defies international condemnation and is pressing ahead with its plan to launch a satellite into orbit on the back of a long-range rocket sometime between April 12 and 16.

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China's research vessel Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, is anchored at its base in east China's Shanghai Municipality, April 8, 2012. The research vessel has just returned to Shanghai from China's 28th Antarctic expedition. The crew travelled some 28,000 nautical miles in five months, with 47 tasks performed during the expedition.

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Lin Leizheng and other crew members of China's research vessel Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, step off the ship at its base in east China's Shanghai Municipality, April 8, 2012.(Xinhua/Pei Xin)

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Crew member Xu Wenqiang (C) of China's research vessel Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, receives welcome at the base of the ship in east China's Shanghai Municipality, April 8, 2012.

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Wang Gengxiang and his classmates celebrate his return to Mijiazhuang Kindergarten on March 27. [Xinhua]

First came the fire - a blaze of wood and straw that claimed four of his fingers and severely disfigured his face.

Most of the skin on 6-year-old Wang Gengxiang's head was burned off, requiring him to wear a full surgical mask as protection against the sun and infections that could have slammed the brakes on his recovery.

Then doctors said that they could not complete the skin-graft surgery until his damaged trachea, or windpipe, was strong enough, according to local media reports. Xiangxiang was not allowed to attend classes at the kindergarten he loved out of fears for his personal safety and concerns about how his presence might affect other children there, according to his father. He was only allowed into the kindergarten to play during media visits.

Because his family has little money, he has received help for his recovery from many people in different walks of life. Mijiazhuang Kindergarten in Fenyang, Shanxi province, has accepted him back with a discount in fees, and this month young Xiangxiang now 7, is back in the classroom, to the delight of his family and friends.

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Russian police officers escort detained Chinese illegal labor migrants on an agrarian farm during a raid conducted by the police and members of the federal migratory service near the village of Yermolayevo outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk April 8, 2012. Some twenty illegal migrants from China and Kyrgyzstan were detained during the raid, according to the police.

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This photo taken on April 6, 2012 shows a pedigree Tibetan mastiff puppy on display at a dog show in the town of Daxing near Beijing. The animals which have now become the world's most expensive are much prized in China where owning one is seen as a status symbol and a coal baron in northern China recently purchased one for ten million yuan (about 1,500,000 USD).

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In a photograph taken on April 7, 2012, people gather to inspect dogs up for adoption during an animal rights awareness event in Beijing. China still has a shoddy record on animal rights, with little animal welfare legislation, many zoos are poorly run and animal parts are traded for use in traditional medicine, but in recent years, activists have criticized government-ordered mass killing of dogs during rabies outbreaks, protested outside government offices against the slaughter of cats for food, and urged China to phase out bear farms where bile is harvested for traditional medicine.

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A Chinese worker pours a load of crayfish at a market in Hefei, eastern China's Anhui province on April 7, 2012. The crayfish season started in Hefei as farmers haul in some 10,000 kilograms of crayfish daily to the market for packaging and sale throughout the country, especially to the bigger Chinese cities like Beijing where it is a popular delicacy.

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A young couple has pictures taken at a park in Beijing on April 7, 2012.

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Equation said:

CottageLV said:

LOL...does it includes the two models with that car?

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LOL if they had stuck with tradition of the MG roadsters of the past, there would only be room for one model.

Theres nothing to distinguish it from the Hyundi suzuki Nissans Chery etc

Actually I would have like to see them use that MG tradition and build a car to compete with the Mazda Miata/Mx5 and variants

M Lee's must be well connected down there with the Chinese and other Asian communities down there? What were some of here mistakes (just curious)?

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Melinda lee obtained a high public profile because she co- hosted A TV programn called "Asia Down Under" She was quite attractive in those days.Shes lazy, doesn't take the trouble to get a full understanding of the topics being discussed, so she gets showed up during the debates. Opens her mouth before engaging her brain. On that basis I cant see her ever being given a cabinet post with a position truly representing the needs of Asians like the previous Pansy Wong had.

Shes not an elected M.P.shes a "List MP" Nz has a system of elected MP's and a List of people who are given a party ranking from one to whatever ( eg 60) THey get into parliament on the strength of the % votes won by the party.

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Careful where you put those hands .. young fella

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Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspects an honour guard with China's Premier Wen Jiabao (L) during an official welcoming ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing April 9, 2012. Erdogan is in China on a 4-day official visit.

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Two women vendors cut pork at a meat stall in a market in Beijing on April 9, 2012.

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Vendors wait for customers at their vegetable stalls in a market in Beijing, April 9, 2012.

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Chinese parents and their babies take part in an early-education class at a school in Beijing on April 8, 2012 as China's early childhood education business is booming major cities. China's wealthiest citizens are increasingly quality-conscious consumers who spend the bulk of their money on travel, healthcare and education for their children, new research has found.

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A child looks on as Chinese parents accompany their babies for an early-education class at a school in Beijing on April 8, 2012, as China's early childhood education business is booming major cities.

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Chinese buy snack foods from a roadside mobile vender in Beijing, China, Monday, April 9, 2012.

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In a photograph taken on April 7, 2012, a Chinese security guard chases away two women selling balloons outside a park in Beijing. Beijing authorities are cracking down on illegal traders in the city ahead of the peak summer tourist season.

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A employee of the Man Mo temple removes incense sticks in Hong Kong on April 7, 2012. The temple built in 1848 during the British rule is the oldest of Hong Kong and is known for its incense hanging from the ceiling that faithful burn in hopes of attracting the attention of the gods.

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Employees play a card game in front of a shop in Hong Kong on April 8, 2012.

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Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou (C) walks down stairs upon arrival in Ouagadougo on April 8, 2012. Ma is on a three-leg trip to Burkina Faso, Gambia and Swaziland.

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Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou (3-L) is embraced by President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaore as he arrives in Ouagadougo on April 8, 2012.

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Firemen extinguish a fire in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 8, 2012. One person was confirmed dead after eight trucks caught serial fires at a warehouse yard in the Daowai District of Harbin at 6:20 a.m. Sunday (2220 GMT April 7). The fire has been put out. [Xinhua]

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In a photograph taken on April 7, 2012, a Chinese security guard chases away two women selling balloons outside a park in Beijing. Beijing authorities are cracking down on illegal traders in the city ahead of the peak summer tourist season.

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Why? Is it because they arent paying their dues? Its better to have them do that then beg or steal.

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BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 10: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Eldogan (L) is greeted by Chinese President Hu Jintao prior to their talks at the Great Hall of the People on April 10, 2012 in Beijing, China. Erdogan's visit, the first by a Turkish leader in 27 years, comes following yesterday's attacks by Syrian troops on a refugee camp located on the Turkish border. The visit aims to bolster business ties between Turkey and China.

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Policemen display seized weapons at the yard of Nanning Municipal Public Security Bureau in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 9 ,2012. Police across China have been ordered to step up their war on crimes involving guns and explosives to safeguard social stability and public security. [Xinhua]

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Containers are converted into apartments in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, April 9, 2012. The daily rent for this 18-square-meter container apartment is 8 yuan (US$1.2). They can also be refitted as mobile restrooms, kitchens, offices and garages. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

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A Landrover vehicle decorated with pieces of pottery and porcelain works is seen at a street in Tianjin Municipality, north China, April 9, 2012. [Xinhua]

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Students get off the school bus after arriving their school at Sizhou Township of Dexing City, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 10, 2012. Traffic priority are granted to school buses, according to a recently drafted regulation posted on the central government's official website,

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, on Tuesday. The Regulation on School Bus Safety Management was signed by Premier Wen Jiabao as a state decree on April 5. (Xinhua/Hu Dunhuang)

BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Local governments above the county level will be responsible for school bus safety management, according to a recently drafted regulation posted on the central government's official website,

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, on Tuesday.

The Regulation on School Bus Safety Management was signed by Premier Wen Jiabao as a state decree on April 5.

The regulation asks local governments to ensure that students attend nearby schools or boarding schools so as to "reduce students' traffic risks."

Local governments are also obliged to develop urban and rural public transit options so students will be able to commute more conveniently.

For rural areas that cannot ensure nearby schooling or convenient public transport to schools, measures should be taken to ensure students' access to school buses.

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Zhu Zhenlin spent 15,000 yuan ($2,378) and developed his own solar-powered car, which can run for 70 kilometers. The 19-year-old is a student at Xiangshan Technical School in East China’s Ningbo city.
The automatic transmission solar car is 3.2 meters long, 1.4 meters wide and 1.4 meters high, well equipped with accelerator, brake, steering wheel, steering lights and rearview mirrors. The car is covered by 22 solar panels on the roof, hood and trunk to collect the solar power, which is stored in six 12-volt storage batteries in the trunk. [Photo/CFP]

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Chinese workers unload bundles of clothing that will eventually be exported to Russia, at a warehouse in Beijing on April 10, 2012. China swung back to a trade surplus last month, reversing a massive deficit recorded in February. The country recorded a surplus of 5.35 billion USD in March, as exports rose 8.9 percent to 165.66 billion USD for the month.

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A salesgirl promoting a men's magazine waits for business at a newstand in Beijing on April 10, 2012. China swung back to a trade surplus last month, reversing a massive deficit recorded in February. The country recorded a surplus of $5.35 billion in March, as exports rose 8.9 percent to $165.66 billion for the month.

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An employee works on a specimen of a tiger at an animal specimen factory in Fuzhou, Fujian province April 9, 2012. The factory collects animal carcasses from zoos all over China, carefully separates out and preserves the animal skins and furs, and stuffs them with straws or plastic foam to make specimens. There are currently more than 1,000 specimens in the factory, most of which will be sold to museums and schools, local media reported.

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World number one female golfer Yani Tseng of Taiwan waves as she walks to the mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the New York Mets play the Washington Nationals in their MLB National League baseball game at CitiField in New York April 9, 2012.

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Policemen argue with a local man trying to get past a police barrier near the courthouse where disabled lawyer Ni Yulan and her husband Dong Jiqin were being sentenced, in central Beijing April 10, 2012. A Chinese court sentenced Ni, renowned for defending people evicted from their homes, to two years and eight months in prison on Tuesday for causing a disturbance and fraud, Beijing's latest use of a controversial law to stifle dissent. Ni and Dong, who was also given two years in prison for "causing a disturbance", were detained in April 2011. Rights activists contend the charges were trumped up in an effort to silence the couple.

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Policemen remove tape from the entrance to the courthouse where disabled lawyer Ni Yulan, and her husband Dong Jiqin were being sentenced, in central Beijing April 10, 2012.

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A group of dancers perform at the opening ceremony of a cultural festival in Shche county, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on April 8, 2012. The festival consists of a photo competition, a farmers' painting contest, a local snacks and handicraft s exhibition, and a folk sports event.

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Chinese ambassador to Iran Yu Hongyang (C) talks over the phone with He Feng, capitan of the rescued cargo ship Xianghuamen, in Tehran, Iran, April 6, 2012. All 28 Chinese crew members aboard a China-linked cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates were rescued on Friday, the Chinese embassy in Tehran said. (Xinhua/He Guanghai)

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TEHRAN, April 6 (Xinhua) -- All 28 Chinese crew members aboard a China-linked cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates were rescued on Friday, the Chinese embassy in Tehran said.

The cargo ship, Xianghuamen, was hijacked by Somali pirates at about 8:40 a.m. local time (0410 GMT) on Friday in the Sea of Oman near Iran's southern port of Chabahar.

The Sea of Oman is connected to the Gulf in the west by the Strait of Hormuz, one of the crucial waterways in the world for shipping crude oil.

The vessel, registered in Panama, belongs to Nanjing Ocean Shipping company in eastern China.

The cargo ship, setting off from Shanghai, made a stopover in Singapore to unload some goods and then headed for Imam Khomeini port in southwestern Iran when it was hijacked.

Nine Somali pirates climbed onto the cargo ship by their own ladders, fired shots on the ship and seized the Chinese crew members on board.

Two Iranian naval warships participating in the rescue operation followed the vessel and ordered the pirates to surrender. The pirates later threw their weapons into the sea and surrendered to the Iranian navy.

The hijacked cargo ship's engine was damaged and is in repair. Later the ship will head for the Iranian port of Gask, 70 miles ( about 112 km) away from where the hijacking occurred and 200 miles (about 322 km) away from the vessel's destination.

After the hijacking, the Chinese embassy in Tehran started emergency procedures and contacted related Iranian governmental departments, urging the Iranian side to take all necessary measures and spare no efforts to rescue the crew members and ensure their safety.

Yu Hongyang, the Chinese ambassador, requested Iran to put the safety of the hijacked crew members as the first priority, adding that the Chinese government, State Council and Foreign Ministry all expressed grave concerns about the incident.

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Darn it! Somebody beat me to it. I was thinking of making a business in building homes using recycled cargo containers to the Mainland as affordable housing for rural residents.

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