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Beijing has said that it would gradually allow the renmimbi (RMB) to appreciate against the dollar.
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Security Council, but Beijing has said it won't begin talks on the question until NATO stops its air campaign.
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According to the Straits Times newspaper, the Beijing State-Owned Assets Management Company has said that the giant metal nest is raking in tens of millions of dollars each year from tourism.
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Flanagan, who earned a bronze medal in Beijing in the 10, 000 meters, said she has wanted to run Boston but her coach, Jerry Schumacher, encouraged her to stay off the hilly course until he was sure she was ready.
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"With no NBA games on TV, there is a level attention on CBA games and the lives of CBA players that has never been seen before, " said Matt Beyer, a Beijing-based sports management consultant.
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Among the other domestic risks, the fund said that Beijing needs to keep the local government debt in check, which has been a cause of concern for many analysts.
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Cambodia said on Sunday that Asean nations had agreed not to "internationalise" the issue, something Beijing has been pushing for.
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Nokia also said it has signed a partnership with Air China to offer wireless charges for the phone in Beijing Airport VIP lounges.
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"In technology China has come from a position of follower, adopting foreign standards on which it has to pay royalties, " said Mark Natkin, director of Marbridge, a technology consulting firm in Beijing.
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It has gone, too, in cities such as Shanghai and Beijing, where a survey recently found that many people said they would prefer a daughter on the grounds that daughters were more likely to care for their aged parents than sons.
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