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SINGAPORE - MAY 11: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white) Star Creation finalist Zhang Zhe of China poses for a portrait during the AFF Star Creation Pre-Judging as part of the Audi Fashion Festival Singapore 2011 at Scape on May 11, 2011 in Singapore.

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China's Minister of Commerce Cheng Deming speaks during a meeting with Chinese businessmen residing in Argentina, in Buenos Aires, May 12, 2011. A Chinese trade delegation now in Argentina may be looking for a bulk purchase of soyoil and is likely to discuss possible corn purchases, traders said on Thursday.

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ROME, ITALY - MAY 12: Li Na of China poses for a photo at the Susan G Komen Italie Charity booth during day five of the Internazoinali BNL D'Italia at the Foro Italico Tennis Centre on May 12, 2011 in Rome, Italy.

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Liu Jiuchuan, a 50-year-old farmer, stands with his wife in his concrete walled farm house in Hanwang, May 10, 2011, as he recounts the death of his 19-year-old daughter in a school that collapsed on the day of the 8.0 magnitude earthquake that hit three years ago in the village of Hanwang in China's Sichuan province. Liu is perhaps an unlikely supporter of activist and artist Ai Weiwei, whose detention last month on suspicion of economic crimes sparked uproar around the world. But for Liu, the bearded and burly Ai was a champion of a shared cause for justice over the collapse of dozens of shoddily-built schools during a massive earthquake in Sichuan province on May 12, 2008, killing more than 5,000 children. Picture taken May 10, 2011.

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Journalists gather outside the Zhai Gong exhibit hall in the northeastern part of the sprawling Forbidden City in Beijing on May 11, 2011, where seven items belonging to an exhibit on loan from a private Hong Kong museum and valued at up to 10 million yuan (1.5 million USD) were stolen.

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Chinese officials answer journalists' questions during a press conference at the Palace Museum in Beijing on May 11, 2011, after seven items belonging to an exhibit on loan from a private Hong Kong museum and valued at up to 10 million yuan (1.5 million USD) were stolen at the Zhai Gong exhibit hall in the northeastern part of the sprawling Forbidden City. Police in Beijing are hunting for a 27-year-old man suspected of stealing several items from the Forbidden City, in a rare theft at China's ancient imperial palace, state press reported.

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Beijing police said Wednesday night that they have apprehended a man who is suspected of stealing several art pieces from the Palace Museum in Beijing's heavily-guarded Forbidden City.[Xinhua]

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Shi Baikui(C) is escorted by police in Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2011. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

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Shi Baikui(C) is seen signing paper work in a police station in Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2011. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

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Singer Tsai Chin performs during her Charity Concert at Lincoln Center in New York, May 10, 2011. (Xinhua/Wu Kaixiang)

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Chenyin Village of Dongpo District in Meishan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 10, 2011. The pretty girl Chen Xingwen was born in a temporary delivery room of Meishan People's Hospital on May 12, 2008. As the first baby who was born at the hospital after the devastating Sichuan earthquake, Chen suddenly became a well-known "quake baby". [Xinhua/Yao Yongliang]

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Hurdlers Liu Xiang of China, right, and David Oliver of the U.S. , left, pose for photographers during a press conference Saturday, May 14, 2011 in Shanghai, China. They are in Shanghai to compete a Diamond League Athletics meeting which takes place on May 15.

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Models show off creations from Pierre Cardin during his fashion show on board the former-Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev at the Tianjin Binhai Aircraft Carrier Theme Park outside Tianjin in northeastern China on May 13, 2011. Cardin presented his spring/summer collection on the flight deck of the carrier which was sold to China in 1996 as the centrepiece of a military themepark.

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BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 11: A migrant worker stands outside a dwelling on April 11, 2011 in Beijing, China. According to a survey, 47% of migrant workers earn a salary of less than 3000 RMB per month, 60.1% never sign labour contracts and 13.1% will choose not to reside in Beijing.

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WENCHUAN, CHINA - MAY 12: People mourn for fellow countrymen lost in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake on the third anniversary on May 12, 2011 in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province of China. The earthquake hit on May 12, 2008 and killed at least 68,000 people.

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In this May 13, 2011 photo, a man plays with dogs at a park in Shanghai, China. The China's largest city is slashing its steep fees for dog registration and setting a limit of one-dog per family in an effort to gain control over the soaring pet population and curb rabies.

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An elderly woman reacts while receiving an auriculotherapy treatment during a Health Culture Festival held at the Ditan Park in Beijing, China Friday, May 13, 2011. The Health Culture Festival will offer free doctors consultation services and Chinese medicine information to the people who visit the park.

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A visitor looks up near art works displayed at the Affordable Art Beijing at a gallery in Beijing, China, Saturday, May 14, 2011.

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Fire rages on the mountain in the Tanglinangou village of Dalian city of Northeast China's Liaoning province. There were no reports on casualties resulting from the fire and the cause of the fire remained unknown.

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Rescuers carry an injured employee on a stretch after a blast went off Friday morning at the Rural Credit Cooperatives in Tianzhu Tibetan autonomous county in the city of Wuwei. At least 39 people were injured. [Photo/Xinhua]

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LANZHOU, May 13 (Xinhua) -- At least 39 people were injured when a blast went off Friday morning at a rural bank in northwest China's Gansu Province, witnesses and the local government said.

The provincial government said six people were seriously wounded and another 33 suffered slight injuries. They were all being treated at the county hospital.

The government identified the accident as a case of "arson" in a press release issued at 11:30 a.m..

Blast went off at the Rural Credit Cooperatives in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County in the city of Wuwei at around 8:30 a.m., when all the bank employees were having a meeting.

A witness who declined to be named said someone ignited a homemade "gasoline bomb".

He said he saw more than 10 people throwing themselves out of the window of the fourth-floor meeting room, while many others, with charred bodies and limbs, were carried out of the building on stretchers.

Police cordoned off the street for investigation shortly after the accident.

Tianzhu County is 128 km from Lanzhou, the provincial capital. A third of the county's 210,000 residents are Tibetans.

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Zhang Shuyuan, Chinese actress and model, poses for Lolita style photo. [Photo/Sina]

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, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tang Wei pose during the photocall of 'Wu Xia' presented as part of the Sceances de Minuit selection at the 64th

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on May 14, 2011 in Cannes.

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Chinese actress Wei Tang poses during the photocall of 'Wu Xia' presented as part of the Sceances de Minuit selection at the 64th

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on May 14, 2011 in Cannes.

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Chinese actress Kara Hui (L) and Chinese actress Li Xiaoran pose during the photocall of 'Wu Xia' presented as part of the Sceances de Minuit selection at the 64th

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on May 14, 2011 in Cannes.

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Chinese actress Fan Bing Bing poses on the red carpet before the screening of 'Wu Xia' presented as part of the midnight screening at the 64th

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on May 13, 2011 in Cannes.

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Actress Gong Li receives an exclusive interview from Xinhua News Agency during the 64th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 13, 2011, (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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China's hurdles icon Liu Xiang (L) and US athlete David Oliver (R) compete in the 110m hurdles event of the Diamond League athletics meet in Shanghai on April 15, 2011. Liu won the event.

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Attendants welcome guests inside Galaxy Macau, the latest resort in Macau, during its opening May 15, 2011.

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Galaxy Macau, the latest resort in Macau built by Galaxy Entertainment Group, is lit up in the evening after it opened for business May 15, 2011. Some of the world's biggest casino operators are betting that Chinese moms and pops who like to gamble and also want to shop and dine will turbocharge growth over the next few years at Macau, the world's biggest gambling destination. Macau, located on the Southern tip of China and an hour away by ferry from Hong Kong, has so far relied heavily on China's young and wealthy for casino revenues, which totaled about $24 billion in 2010 -- well above what Las Vegas earned.

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Mainland Chinese visitors walk past hostesses at the Galaxy Macau in Macau Sunday, May 15, 2011. The multibillion-dollar casino resort complex opened Sunday with features aimed at drawing a broader mix of visitors than the high-rolling mainland Chinese that have helped the city become the world's most lucrative gambling market. The Galaxy Entertainment Group's $1.9 billion casino has 450 gambling tables and 1,500 slot machines.

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A mainland Chinese visitor is welcomed by hostess at the Galaxy Macau, in Macau, Sunday, May 15, 2011, as the multibillion-dollar casino resort complex, opened Sunday.

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World champions China's Li Xiaoxia, right, and Guo Yue, left, return against China's Ding Ning, bottom right, and Guo Yan, bottom left, in the women's doubles final at the Table Tennis World Championships in Ahoy stadium, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sunday May 15, 2011. Li Xiaoxia and Guo Yue won the match with 4-0.

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ROME, ITALY - MAY 15: Shuai Peng and Jie Zheng of China pose with their trophies after victory in the doubles final against Vania King of the USA and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakstan during day eight of the Internazoinali BNL D'Italia at the Foro Italico Tennis Centre on May 15, 2011 in Rome, Italy.

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Chinese residents try to tell counterfeit cooking oil products from the real products during an event to promote awareness of economic crimes in Beijing, China, Sunday, May 15, 2011

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A large group of protesters demonstrating against high property prices marches through the central business district in Hong Kong on May 15, 2011. Several organisations joined together shouting slogans against the dominance of property developers and sky high prices. A study by US consultancy Demographia earlier this year found Hong Kong's home prices, which soared about 24 percent last year, were the least affordable in the world.

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Taiwanese people wear radiation protection clothing & masks of bulls and horses to protest against environmental damage by electromagnetic radiation in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, May 14, 2011.

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Fans of pop singer Justin Bieber scream as he performs on stage during his concert in Taipei May 15, 2011. Bieber arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for his concert as part of his "My World" 2011 Asian Tour.

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A policewoman teaches students how to administer first aid at a primary school in Tangshan, North China's Hebei province, May 12, 2011. Disaster response exercises were conducted throughout the country on Thursday, the National Day for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. [Photo/Xinhua]

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A policeman directs students to evacuate from classrooms during a disaster prevention class in Weihai, East China's Shandong province, May 12, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

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China's President Hu Jintao speaks during a meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 20, 2011. China has agreed to expedite the delivery of 50 fighter jets to Pakistan, a newspaper reported on Friday, as Islamabad tries to deepen ties with Beijing as an alternative to increasingly fragile relations with the United States.

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Peng Shuai of China reacts to a point against Vera Zvonareva of Russia during their semi-final match at the WTA Brussels Open tennis tournament in Brussels on May 20, 2011. Peng won 6-3, 6-3

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People watch file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il broadcast on a TV screen in the Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 20, 2011. South Korean news agencies reported that Kim Jong Il traveled Friday to his country's key ally and benefactor China, raising confusion over earlier reports that it was his son Kim Jong Un who made the trip. The South Korean government said the situation was unclear, in a reflection of the difficulty of getting information from or about North Korea.

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Zhu Min, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, answers a question at the Credit Suisse luncheon, part of the Asian Investment Forum in Hong Kong on March 25, 2010. Zhu was expected to speak about the country's monetary policy at the conference.

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GUANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 19: The traffic accident site is seen on May 19, 2011 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. A vehicle killed three people and injured two in 300 metres at Xiniu road on Thursday morning. The accident is still under investigation.

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NANJING, CHINA - MAY 19: People attend the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games emblem unveiling ceremony at Xuanwu Gate square on May 19, 2011 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. The second Youth Olympic Games will be held in Nanjing in 2014.

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Connecticut Sun's Kelsey Griffin, left, scores two of her team-high 13 points while being guarded by China's Ji Xiao during the second half of an WNBA preseason basketball game, Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Uncasville, Conn. Griffin also had 7 rebounds in Connecticut's 101-63 victory.

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BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 19: A little girl stands at the entrance of the Chang Chun Palace of the Forbidden City, which was the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, on May 19, 2011 in Beijing, China.

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A group of elderly Chinese sing a song during rehearsal for a chorus competition of revolutionary songs to celebrate the upcoming 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China in Beijing Friday, May 20, 2011.

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NINGHAI, CHINA - MAY 19: Actors prepare before the show at ''China Tourism Day''Inauguration Ceremony in Ninghai Zhejiang Province on May 19, 2011 in Ninghai, China. Various activities in local famous historic sites are being held to mark the day 'China Tourism Day' on May 19.

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China farmers face 'exploding' watermelon problem
17 May 2011 Last updated at 08:49 GMT

Farmer Liu Mingsuo: "More and more watermelons exploded"

Farmers in eastern China have been left perplexed after their watermelons began to explode one by one.

An investigation by state media found farms in Jiangsu province were losing acres of fruit because of the problem.

The overuse of a chemical that helps fruit grow faster was blamed in one report by China Central Television.

But agriculture experts were unable to explain why chemical-free melons were exploding. They cited the weather and abnormal size of the melon as factors.

China Central Television said farmers were overspraying their crops with the growth promoter, hoping they could get their fruit to market ahead of the peak season and increase their profits.

Chemical-free

According to the Xinhua news agency, 20 farmers in a village in Jiangsu province planted imported seeds from Japan, with 10 households saying their watermelons began exploding last month.

Farmer Liu Mingsuo told Xinhua that more than two-thirds of his crop had blown up.

He said he had used chemicals to boost their growth on 6 May, and the following day more than 180 melons exploded. Mr Liu was reported to be the only farmer from the 10 households who used chemicals.

Wang Dehong, who has been farming watermelons for 20 years, couldn't understand why his fruit also exploded as he had not used any chemicals.

Agricultural experts investigating the incident were unable to offer an explanation.

China has approved the usage of the growth chemical under certain quotas. So far, tests show the chemical is safe, Xinhua reported.

However, as the public is increasingly concerned about food safety, experts say a quality tracking system should be introduced, detailing every stage along the food chain, to inform the public fully, and ensure food safety.

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