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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) speaks with China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi before a bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali July 22, 2011. The United States and China moved to repair strained ties on Friday, saying tensions over the South China Sea were easing with new conduct guidelines between Beijing and Southeast Asian nations. Indonesia is hosting the 44th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Post Ministerial Conference and the 18th ASEAN Regional Forum in Bali.

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A posed picture shows a real iPhone 3GS (L) alongside a fake model, in Beijing July 22, 2011. A fake Apple store in China, made famous by a blog that said even the staff working there didn't realise it was a bogus outlet, is probably the most audacious example to date of the risks Western companies face in the booming Chinese market. The less-publicised phenomenon of unauthorised vendors setting up shop to peddle real products has grown alongside China's manufacturing prowess. Many of the factories that produce brand-name goods on contract have been known to do extra runs of the goods to make extra cash, analysts say.

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A Chinese boy puts powder on his hands as he practises weightlifting at a weightlifting training school in Jinjiang, in south China's Fujian province on July 22, 2011. Young Chinese athletes often enroll in sports schools in the hopes of future medal dreams following the country's success at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

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This photo taken on July 22, 2011 shows the burnt wreckage of a double-decker bus after the bus was carrying hazardous goods and caught fire on a highway in Xinyang, in north China's Henan province. At least 41 people died during the accident while five passengers and the driver were pulled out alive from the overnight bus -- made up of 35 berths allowing passengers to sleep as they made their way to Hunan province further south, according to other media reports.

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A bank clerk shows new 2010 series HK dollars issued by Bank of China (Hong Kong) in Hong Kong, July 22, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

HONG KONG - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the three note-issuing banks, which are Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. and Bank of China (Hong Kong) unveiled the designs of the new 2010 Series banknotes on Friday, according to the HKMA.

The new 100, 50 and 20 HK dollars banknotes incorporate the same state-of-the-art security features as the new 1,000 and 500 HK dollars banknotes, which are already in circulation, and also the design to facilitate the visually impaired to differentiate the denomination, the HKMA said.

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Masses of dead fish float in the Haihe River in North China's Tianjin municipality, July 21, 2011. A one-kilometer trail of tens of thousands of dead stickleback fish was discovered in the river. Local environmental monitoring workers said an increase in contaminants in the river water due to recent high rainfall choked the fish, which can live in both fresh and salt water environments. [Photo/CFP]

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More than 3,000 illegal motorcycles and other illegal vehicles are being destroyed in a parking lot of Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province on July 20, 2011. Local traffic police confiscated the vehicles during a recent crackdown on the illegal operation of five types of vehicles - tricycles, motor tricycles, wheelchair tricycles used by the disabled, electric bicycles and motorbikes. [Photo provided to China Daily]

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Galsang Lhamo, a junior high school student in Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet autonomous region, poses before participating in a dancing performance marking the 60th anniversary of Tibet's peaceful liberation, on July 21, 2011. Li Jianguo, deputy chief of a central government delegation sent to attend a series of celebration activities, went to Nagqu Prefecture in the northern part of Tibet on July 21. Nagqu extends 430,000 sq km in northern part of Tibet, with a population of 450,000. [Photo by Zhao Huanxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

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More than 3,000 illegal motorcycles and other illegal vehicles are being destroyed in a parking lot of Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province on July 20, 2011. Local traffic police confiscated the vehicles during a recent crackdown on the illegal operation of five types of vehicles - tricycles, motor tricycles, wheelchair tricycles used by the disabled, electric bicycles and motorbikes. [Photo provided to China Daily]

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latenlazy said:

I remember when I was a little kid in Tianjin, and the Haihe was full of garbage. Somehow this doesn't surprise me.

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siegecrossbow said:

Do you happen to konow what kind of fish these are?

Different fish species could indicate different levels of environmental pollution. If those are hardy fish then the environment might be in even deeper trouble.

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Emergency workers and people work to help passengers from the wreckage of train after two carriages from a high-speed train derailed and fell off a bridge in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang province Saturday July 23, 2011. A Chinese news agency says there is no immediate word on casualties. (AP Photo)

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SHANGHAI, July 23 (Reuters) - A bullet train in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang derailed late on Saturday with two carriages falling off a bridge, the official Xinhua news agency quoted local fire department sources as saying.

No details on the casualties were immediately available.

The train was travelling from the provincial capital Hangzhou to the city of Wenzhou and derailed at the section of Shuangyu Town in Wenzhou at 8:34 p.m. (1234 GMT), said fire fighters from Wenzhou.

Rescue teams were on their way to the scene, Xinhua said.

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Emergency workers and civilians perform rescue duties from the wreckage of a train crash in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang province, Saturday, July 23, 2011. A Chinese bullet train lost power after being struck by lightning and was hit from behind by another train, knocking two of its carriages off a bridge, killing at least 16 people and injuring 89, state media reported. (AP Photo)

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Chinese basketball star Yao Ming waves as he attends the the final of the women's 3-metre springboard diving event in the FINA World Championships at the outdoor diving pool of the Oriental Sports Centre in Shanghai on July 23, 2011.

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This TV grab taken on July 23, 2011 from China's Central Television shows fugitive Chinese businessman Lai Changxing escorted by Chinese authorities after he landed in the Chinese capital aboard a civilian flight in the custody of Canadian police, in Beijing. Lai Changxing arrived in Beijing on July 23, 2011 after being deported from Canada, ending a 12-year legal and diplomatic tug-of-war that tested the countries' relations.

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A Taiwanese man dips his face in a swimming pool in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, July 23, 2011.

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Zou Huazhang, a 41-year-old middle school teacher, stands on a ladder as he looks at a 3-meter-high model of a "Transformer" he made at his home in Wuhan, Hubei province July 23, 2011. It took Zou a week to make the model out of recycled cardboard boxes as a summer vacation present for his 9-year-old son, local media reported. [Photo/Agencies]

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People try to get information at a desk for relatives looking for victims on July 24, 2011 the day after two high-speed trains collided in the town of Shuangyu, on the outskirts of Wenzhou in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. China has ordered an 'urgent' overhaul of rail safety, state media said on July 24, after the train crash killed 43 people and injured over 200 in the worst accident to ever hit the country's high-speed rail network.

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Crash victims rest in their beds in hospital on July 24, 2011 the day after two high-speed trains collided in the town of Shuangyu, on the outskirts of Wenzhou in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang

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Bystanders look on as Chinese rescuers work around the wreckage of train cars in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang province, Sunday, July 24, 2011. A bullet train crashed into another high-speed train, killing dozens of people and once again raising safety concerns about the country's fast-expanding rail network.

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Chinese students from Hangzhou visit the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC USA. Sunday, July 24, 2011.

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Taiwanese children play with a water pistol in a swimming pool in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, July 23, 2011.

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A middle-aged man looks at a young woman standing by for a costume show in Taipei, Taiwan, July 24, 2011. "Cosplayers," that means "costume players" dressed up as characters from comics, animation and online role-playing games, gathered to show off their outfits.

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Passengers get their tickets refunded at the Hangzhou Railway Station in Hangzhou, capital of of east China's Zhejiang Province, July 24, 2011. More than 20 trains departing from Hangzhou have been suspended, nine other trains changed their destinations, due to the train crash on the Hangshen Railway. Some 10,000 passengers have to change their travel plan. (Xinhua/Wang Dingchang)

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