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HK Edition - Tuesday December 2,2008
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NDRC lifts freeze on product prices
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) yesterday removed price controls on a range of products introduced in January as an anti-inflationary measure.

Rules on animal feed under review
Regulations on animal feed will be revised "soon", the Ministry of Agriculture said on Sunday.

China-US ties 'must develop'
Stephen Johnson, head of the United States' Environmental Protection Agency, visited Tonji University in Shanghai yesterday, just days ahead of the 5th Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) between China and the US.

Last of stranded tourists expected home today
About 650 Chinese tourists, the last of those stranded in Thailand, will return home today aboard two charter flights, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday in a statement posted on its website.

Mercury to head south up north
Beijing residents can say goodbye to the recent warm weather - a cold front will hit northern China tomorrow, the Beijing meteorological center said yesterday.

Country has 'key role' on climate
The two-week UN conference on climate change in Poland will not only be given an insight into China's active role in negotiations, but also a better understanding of what the country is doing in the fight against global warming

Officials lack honesty: Survey
Many people are dissatisfied with the performance of local officials in matters relating to honesty and discipline, an online survey conducted by a leading Communist Party newspaper has said.

Shanghai boosts condom coverage
SHANGHAI: Condoms will be available in all entertainment venues here within three years, a senior health official said on Sunday.

Guangzhou spared taxi strike
GUANGZHOU: Calls for taxi drivers here to go on strike yesterday went unheeded, China Daily was told.

Hubei acts on family policy
Government officials who violate the family planning policy will be sacked, instead of no promotion for three years, according to a revised regulation approved by the standing committee of Hubei provincial people's congress over the weekend.

Across China: Shaanxi
Landslide kills 6

Across China: Beijing
'Banned' plate changes

Across China: Hebei
Man killed in blast

Across China: Heilongjiang
Cave-in kills 3 rescuers

Across China: Guizhou
Road accident kills 5

Across China: Shanghai
Jail term extended