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bd popeye · 04-28-2009

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Passengers watch a China Southern Airlines plane at Beijing airport in Beijing Tuesday, April 28, 2009. China Southern announced Tuesday its first quarter profits were down 71 percent from a year earlier, adding to a string of bleak financial reports by Chinese airlines.

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Customs officers stand on duty monitoring passengers through a thermal detector machine, top, at the arrival hall of Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Doctors boarded flights arriving in Japan from North America on Tuesday to screen passengers for swine flu and China ordered inspections of its pig farms, as Asian governments rushed to try to hold back the virus from the continent.

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Migrant workers who have collected materials for recycling nap in their carts along a street in Taiyuan, Shanxi province April 28, 2009. China's economy will see a strong recovery in the second quarter as the government stimulus package pays off, according to a survey of leading Chinese economic institutes, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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Greenpeace activists hold up a banner and a bowl of rice to protest in the lobby of an office building where Monsanto, an American-based multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation, has their office in Beijing, China, Tuesday, April 28 , 2009. Greenpeace claims China's food safety is threatened by Monsanto's patent-controlled genetically engineered rice and corn being developed in China.

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A lab assistant checks bacteria samples in the microbiology department at Queen Mary hospital on April 28, 2009 in Hong Kong - a city familiar to masks after SARS in 2003 and more recent alerts over bird flu. Asia is better equipped to deal with an outbreak of swine flu because of its experience with deadly SARS and bird flu, experts said on April 27, with Hong Kong providing the gold standard in taking on the virus.

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Chinese workers install steel and glass panels to a building under construction in Beijing, China, Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Business groups and ordinary Chinese have appealed to Beijing to release more details of its 4 trillion yuan (US$586 billion) stimulus.

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Former French President Jacques Chirac, left, meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Tuesday April 28, 2009. Chirac is on a two-day private visit to China at the invitation of Chinese authorities.

FriedRiceNSpice · 04-29-2009

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Go Lakers! Yao would look great in a Lakers uniform.. Could happen!

Meh... the Lakers are better off developing Andy Bynum... and they already got Paul Gasol who used to outplay Yao a few years back... Yao would put them wayyy over salary cap.

Talking about falling apart in the fourth quarter... how bout Portland's 15-0 run tonight? I hope to see the Rockets close the deal in game six...

On another note... next year I'd like to see Yi step up instead of being such a little wuss.

bd popeye · 04-29-2009

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Workers carry material at a construction site with high-rising buildings as back ground Wednesday April 29, 2009 in Shanghai, China. China's renewed effort to make Shanghai a global financial and shipping center is crucial for improving the country's competitiveness, officials said in a rare press conference held Wednesday to showcase the plan.

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Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, left, stands with his China counterpart Wen Jiabao during playing of national anthems at a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Taro Aso arrived in Beijing Wednesday for a two-day visit that follows a Chinese protest last week over a gift from the Japanese leader to a war shrine seen as a symbol of his country's militarist past.

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China's Qiu Yike (L) and Li Xiaodan return the ball to Yu Shao and Jasna Reed from the U.S. (not in the picture) in the mixed doubles match during the World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama, south of Tokyo April 29, 2009.

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China's Yuanwang-6 space-tracking ship is pictured arriving then docked into Ocean Terminal (R) while the skyline of Hong Kong island (L) rises from behind on April 29, 2009. The Yuanwang-6 was involved in the 'Shenzhou 7' spacecraft tracking in 2008 and is currently on a six-day visit.

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A local resident wearing a facemask walks along a street in Beijing on April 29, 2009. China went on full alert to head off swine flu, with authorities ordering stepped up supervision of the world's biggest pig population as several children fell sick with suspicious symptoms. Meanwhile a senior Chinese health official said on April 29 that overseas media reports pointing to China as the source of a swine flu outbreak were aimed at tarnishing his nation's image. A number of press reports have said that the swine flu virus originated in Asia, with some quoting the Mexican governor of Veracruz, Fidel Herrera, as telling reporters Monday that the virus began in China.

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A giant panda rests in front of visiting journalists at a newly opened venue for Asian animals inside the Hong Kong Ocean Park April 29, 2009.

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Performers dressing as pandas perform the dragon dance during the opening ceremony of the "Amazing Asian Animals" at the Ocean Park, the tourist spot in Hong Kong Wednesday, April 29, 2009. The "Amazing Asian Animals" is a new animal and "edu-tainment" attraction area showing the animal including Panda, Red Panda, Small-clawed Otter, Goldfish, Chinese Giant Salamander and other animal.

bd popeye · 04-30-2009

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Chinese schoolchildren learn the proper ways to wash their hands in Hefei, eastern China's Anhui province on April 30, 2009. Chinese authorities warned that the likelihood of swine flu spreading to China was "very high", as millions of people prepared to travel around the country for a three-day weekend.

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China's Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, WHO, speaks during a press briefing to announce new developments on the swine influenza situation, at the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. The World Health Organisation raised its flu alert to phase five out of six.

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Na Li from China reacts in her second round match against Svetlana Kuznetsova from Russia at the Porsche Grand Prix tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday, April 30, 2009. In background stands the Porsche Boxster sportscar, which is the prize for the winner of this tournament.

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A young Chinese girl looks at the Barbie dolls representing European countries on display at a Barbie dolls exhibition in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 30, 2009. The 139 series of limited edition and more than 2,000 barbie dolls will be exhibited in Beijing from May 1 to 10 in conjunction of 50th years anniversary of Barbie dolls.

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Travellers carry their belongings at Beijing Railway Station on April 30, 2009 in Beijing.

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A Chinese woman shows the pictures of her son in a car with banner "Seeking my son" in Xian, north China's province Shanxi on April 28, 2009. Trafficking of children is an age-old problem in China, but it has worsened since the 1980s after the start of the one-child policy, which generally only permits urban families one child and rural families two if the first is a girl.

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Chinese travellers wait for their trains outside the railway station in Beijing on April 30, 2009.

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Finance-economy-China--business-elderly,FOCUS, by Peter Harmsen. An elderly man pushes his granddaughter on a street in Beijing on April 30, 2009. China's senior citizens are often described as a ticking economic age bomb, one of the challenges that will test the nation to the limit, but a growing number of enterprises turn the premise around and view them as an opportunity.

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Xiao Hong, a young Chinese surrogate mother who said she was forced into an abortion by district family planning officers in Guangzhou, displays the scar on her pregnant abdomen where she said she was injected with a drug February 28, 2009. The two other mothers who said they were forced into abortions are standing in the background. Xiao Hong, 20, who declined to give her real name for fear of reprisals, had been pregnant with four-month-old twins at the time. With China's rising affluence, increasing numbers of infertile couples have been seeking surrogate mothers to carry a child on their behalf, but the ambiguous legal status of the growing underground industry has led to occasional abuses like forced abortions. Picture taken February 28, 2009.

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Chinese health officers collect evidence from a pile of discarded medicine at a rubbish dump outside a factory making traditional medicine in Beijing on April 29, 2009. Bans and recalls of drug products are common in China due to widespread safety problems in the nation's chaotic, under-regulated and often corrupt health industry.

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Wu Yulu (R), a robot-making Chinese farmer, shows off his home-made robots at a park in Beijing on April 29, 2009. Wu, now well-known in China for building robots of his own designs, using nothing but scrap and a fifth-grade education.

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The six Giant Pandas arrive at the airport in Beijing on April 29, 2009. The six pandas from Sichuan province will be housed at the Beijing zoo to entertain visitors as China plans a huge celebrations for the 60 years after revolutionary leader Mao Zedong proclaimed Communist China's founding.

kliu0 · 05-01-2009

Mistake on the last pic. Chuang Chih-Yuan is a male, not a female. And the person in the picture is of Hong Kong, as the Hong Kong flag/symbol can be seen on the bottom right hand side.

HKSDU · 05-01-2009

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Originally Posted by FriedRiceNSpice

Meh... the Lakers are better off developing Andy Bynum... and they already got Paul Gasol who used to outplay Yao a few years back... Yao would put them wayyy over salary cap.

Talking about falling apart in the fourth quarter... how bout Portland's 15-0 run tonight? I hope to see the Rockets close the deal in game six...

On another note... next year I'd like to see Yi step up instead of being such a little wuss.

its a pitty how Tracy Mgrady is out cause of injury. Houston really needs him.

Woodword · 05-01-2009

different views from foreigners seem quite interesting.

bd popeye · 05-01-2009

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Chinese movie star Jackie Chan, left, performs during a concert held at the Bird Nest Stadium in Beijing, Friday, May 1 , 2009. Chan and a host of Chinese pop stars performed at Beijing's massive Bird Nest stadium on Friday amid a backlash against the veteran actor over his recent comments that freedom may hurt China.

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Hong Kong's Joey Yung perform during a concert by Chinese movie star Jackie Chan held at the Bird Nest Stadium in Beijing, Friday, May 1, 2009. Chan and a host of Chinese pop stars performed at Beijing's massive Bird Nest stadium on Friday amid a backlash against the veteran actor over his recent comments that freedom may hurt China.

I hope the names are correct..'cause I have no clue..

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In this combination picture, China's Guo Yan and Guo Yue, Singapore's Feng Tianwei (L-R in first row), Japan's Jun Mizutani, China's Wang Hao and Xu Xin (L-R in second row), China's Zhang Yining, Singapore's Yu Meng Yu and South Korea's Dang Ye-seo (L-R in third row) serve at the men's (second row) and women's singles matches during the World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama, south of Tokyo May 1, 2009.

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A trainer performs with a Tibetan mastiff during a show at a dog expo on the first day of the Labour Day (May Day) holidays in Taiyuan, Shanxi province May 1, 2009. China is celebrating a three-day May Day holiday which started on Friday, a time when millions of Chinese travel to major cities to enjoy cultural attractions.

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Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (11) of China trips over Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden (52) on his way to the basket in the first quarter of Game 6 of their first round NBA Western Conference playoff series in Houston April 30, 2009.

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Chinese petitioners camp under plastic sheets outside a Chinese Supreme Court reception office in Beijing, China, Friday, May 1, 2009. Dozens of petitioners have camped outside the office, some for decades, in the hope that authorities would look into their grievances.

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A woman holds a sign reading "sex workers want legal right to work" as she walks with thousands of workers marching for labor rights on the international Labor Day in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, May 1, 2009.

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A man displays a placard of US President Barack Obama joins a protest outside the de facto US embassy in Taipei on May 1, 2009. The demonstrators opposed sales of weapons by the United States, the biggest arms supplier to Taiwan.

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Taiwanese jobless men enact President Barack Obama oppressing Taiwanese people, center, with military weapons during a protest outside the American Institute in Taiwan on Labor Day, Friday, May 1, 2009 in Taipei. The protesters called on the government to spend money for unemployment rather than purchasing military weapons from the U.S. A sign in the center hanging on a protester reads: "Unemployment."

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Firemen stand infront of a helicopter which crashed into a bus in Hong Kong on May 1, 2009. Three people were slightly injured when a private helicopter crashed into a parked bus on landing. The Civil Aviation Department is investigating the cause of the accident.

cmb=1968 · 05-01-2009

What is hand foot and mouth disease is it different from Foot and mouth disease? A agricultural disease that effects live stock?

bd popeye · 05-02-2009

Way too many photos of Chinese people wearing surgical mask. No need to live in fear over the Flu.Very difficult to find decent photos. Just my opinion.

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China's Li Xiaoxia (R) serves the ball as her partner Guo Yue (L) looks on during their women's doubles third round match agasint German Zhenqi Barthel and Kristin Silbereisen in the World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama on May 2, 2009.

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A sales clerk wears a mask at a convenient store near Metro Park Hotel after police seal off the area in Hong Kong Saturday, May 2, 2009. Hundreds of tourists and employees were under quarantine in a downtown Hong Kong hotel Saturday after a Mexican guest tested positive for swine flu. With the outbreak on its doorstep, China suspended direct flights from the Latin American country.

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BEIJING - MAY 02: Chinese athletes perform during the Sino-US Water Ski Stars Show & Contest at Shunyi Olympic Rowing Canoeing Park, rowing and canoeing venue of Beijing Olympic Games, on May 2, 2009 in Beijing, China. Beijing holds various recreation and sports to utilize Olympic venues after Beijing Olympic Games.

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People crowd a swimming pool at a tourist resort on the second day of the Labour Day (May Day) holidays in Daying County of Suning, Sichuan province May 2, 2009. China is celebrating a three-day May Day holiday which started on Friday, a time when millions of Chinese travel to major cities to enjoy cultural attractions.

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Customers buy buns with the sign featuring the Chinese character "Peace" during the bun festival in Cheung Chau island, Hong Kong Saturday, May 2, 2009.

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A Taiwanese quarantine officer checks the body temperature of a Chinese passenger as a precaution against swine flu as she arrives at the Taipei Songshan Airport, Saturday, May 2, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan.

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People walk by a TD Canada Trust bank in Chinatown in Toronto, April 30, 2009. Recent arrivals in Canada have become an appealing target for Canada's big banks as they seek to expand the safe and reliable money-maker that is retail banking. The renewed push to win new customers among the country's fastest-growing population segment comes a time when the sector is clinging more tightly than ever to its conservative business instincts.

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SHENYANG, CHINA - MAY 2: People take an amusement ride at the Shenyang International Horticulture Exposition, as part of celebrations of the May Day Holiday on May 2, 2009 in Shenyang of Liaoning Province, China

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WUHAN, CHINA - MAY 1: Girls wait backstage to compete during the "Changjiang Daily Beauty Show" on May 1, 2009 in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China. The event, organized by a local newspaper, Changjiang Daily, gives the competitors a chance to showcase their modeling and artistic talents. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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WENCHUAN COUNTY, CHINA - MAY 1: Girls dressed in traditional Qiang style perform during a Qiang themed activity at the Shuimo Village on May 1, 2009 in Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province, China. Many commemoration activities are being held to mark the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake which struck on May 12, 2008 in Sichuan Province, claiming nearly 90,000 lives. Over 680 reconstruction projects, ranging from infrastructure to cultural and tourism sectors, are under way to rebuild the quake-stricken areas almost one year after the disaster, and the Sichuan government said a total investment of around 248 billion US dollars would be needed for reconstruction. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

bd popeye · 05-03-2009

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Mexican ambassador Jorge Guajardo (L) follows masked hotel workers pushing a cart of food items from the Mexican embassy into a sealed-off hotel where Mexican nationals are being held under quarantine in Beijing on May 3, 2009.

Imangine the out cry if this happened in the USA??

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A Chinese security guard watches as Mexican ambassador Jorge Guajardo (R) waits to enter a sealed-off hotel where Mexican nationals are being held under quarantine in Beijing on May 3, 2009. Nearly 50 Mexican nationals were being held in isolation in different parts of China on Sunday even though they showed no symptoms of swine flu, Mexican diplomats in Beijing said. The group includes about 10 people at a hotel near Beijing's airport, where Mexican ambassador Jorge Guajardo was able to get past security only to see the hospital grounds and not his quarantined countrymen after a short standoff with a Chinese official who did not want him to enter

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Police officers wearing protective masks guard Metropark Hotel after they seal off the area in Hong Kong Sunday, May 3, 2009 as the first swine flu victim in the city was confirmed to have stayed there. Hundreds of tourists and employees were under quarantine in the downtown Hong Kong hotel Saturday after a Mexican guest tested positive for swine flu. With the outbreak on its doorstep, China suspended direct flights from the Latin American country.

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The 'Best Job In The World' finalists Clare Wang (L) of Taiwan and Yao "Phoenix" Yi of China give the 'thumbs up' on Hamilton Island in the Whitsunday Islands on May 3, 2009. The final 16 short-listed applicants for the position as caretaker of Australia's Great Barrier Reef for six months come from 15 countries, range in age from 20 to 38, comprise 10 men and six women, and include students, journalists, TV presenters, photographers, a receptionist, radio DJ, teacher, charity event manager and an actress.

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Passengers wait for their trains at Beijing west railway station on May 3, 2009.

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Two women wrestle in a mud pool during an international women's mud wrestling contest held by the East Lake in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province on May 3, 2009. More than 40 women took part in the contest, the first of its kind in China, and the organisers boast that it is held in a mineral-rich mud that is good for the skin.

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Chinese families gather at the quake rubbles to offer prayers in Beichuan, southwest China's Sichuan province on May 2, 2009, as authorities prepare to mark the first anniversary of the disaster on May 12. Nearly 21,000 people, or two-thirds of Beichuan county seat's population, died or went missing in the 8.0 magnitude earthquake, making the town in Sichuan province the hardest hit in the disaster.

bd popeye · 05-04-2009

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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - MAY 04: Wang Hao (L) and Chen Qi of China pose with their gold medals on the podium during the award ceremony for the Men's Doubles final match of the World Table Tennis Championships 2009 at Yokohama Arena on May 4, 2009 in Yokohama, Japan

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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - MAY 04: Guo Yue (L) and Li Xiaoxia of China celebrate on the podium with their winners medals during the award ceremony for the Women's Doubles final match of the World Table Tennis Championships 2009 at Yokohama Arena on May 4, 2009 in Yokohama, Japan.

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A Chinese petitioner wears a hat with the words "Officials Corrupt, Changed Judiciary" in Beijing, China, Monday, May 4 , 2009. Protesters timing their protest on the 90th anniversary of May Fourth protest movement strung banners from a Beijing hotel and flung handbills off the roof seeking redress for a litany of grievances and in hopes of winning attention from authorities to their plight.

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Hong Kong police stand guard at the main entrance of Hong Kong's Metro Park Hotel on May 4, 2009. Hong Kong health officials said on May 3 they were testing ten more suspected cases of swine flu after the lock-in, which even officials have called "draconian," was enforced after a Mexican visitor who stayed in the Metropark hotel for around seven hours became Asia's first confirmed case of human swine flu on May 1.

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Pedestrian stop at a traffic signal near a line of Chinese national flags hoisted Monday May 4, 2009 in Shanghai, China. China on Monday defended its tough quarantine measures against Mexican tourists after a visitor from the Latin American country became Asia's first swine flu case, while New Zealand recorded a fifth confirmed case of the disease.

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A woman walks past a panel displaying closing Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong May 4, 2009. Hong Kong shares advanced 5.5 percent on Monday in huge turnover, sending the main index to its highest level since mid-October 2008, as data from China and the U.S. suggested the global economy was on the mend.

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A man smokes along a street in Beijing on May 4, 2009. Officials in a county in central China have been told to smoke nearly a quarter million packs of locally made cigarettes annually or risk being fined, state media reported on May 4.

T-U-P · 05-04-2009

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A man smokes along a street in Beijing on May 4, 2009. Officials in a county in central China have been told to smoke nearly a quarter million packs of locally made cigarettes annually or risk being fined, state media reported on May 4.

what? am I hearing this right? you get fined if you don't smoke enough?