Chinese Internet surfers hit 80 million China's Internet community has multiplied 128 times in a little more than six years, new statistics show. Six-way partnership focuses on terrorism China, Russia and four Central Asian states set up a permanent administrative body yesterday in Beijing to co-ordinate their fight against terrorism and increase economic and trade links, a senior official said yesterday. President Hu to visit France and Africa At the invitation of foreign counterparts, Chinese President Hu Jintao will visit France, Egypt, Gabon and Algeria from January 26 to February 4, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said yesterday. Nation goes on bird flu high alert after SARS While still on high alert against SARS, Chinese health and quarantine authorities yesterday enhanced their efforts to prevent another deadly infectious disease: bird flu. Piracy smashed at record pace China seized 177 million pirated and smuggled audio-visual products and 6.99 million pieces of pirated computer software last year, the 15th year of the country's campaign to guard intellectual property rights. Juvenile heroism evokes hot debate Call the police or heroically fight a criminal suspect single-handed" Chemical plant blast kills two in Nanjing NANJING: A second worker severely injured in a major explosion at a chemical plant in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, died yesterday at city hospital. Court orders pay, farmers jubilant Finally, 500 migrant workers got the money they were owed yesterday. Inmates get gift of family for holidays Some of Beijing's jail inmates now have an opportunity to meet their family members without guards hovering over them under a new programme at a minimum security lockup, officials say.
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