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The Chinese central government decides on Tuesday to raise its standard in defining the poverty line for the nation's farmers.
The threshold is to be raised to 2,300 yuan (about $362) in terms of the annual net income of farmers, up 92 percent from the standard set in 2009.
The government has a goal of providing adequate food and clothing for poverty-stricken people while ensuring their access to compulsory education, basic medical services and housing by 2020, an official in charge of poverty reduction said earlier this month.
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China's refitted aircraft carrier sailed for its second sea trial on Tuesday for relevant scientific research and experiments, Chinese Ministry of National Defense said in a press release.
According to the press release, prior to sailing, the aircraft carrier had completed all the refitting and testing work as scheduled after its first sea trial in August.
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Huang Lianfei, a worker at a metal craft workshop, stands on a ladder as he drills to construct a model robot based on a character from the cartoon "Transformers", in Shenyang, Liaoning province November 29, 2011.
Inspired by the cartoon, Huang had worked on the model made from discarded automobile parts for about a month.
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Siemens' angry costomers smash Siemens refrigerator in front of Siemens Beijing headquarter 20th Nov. 2011.
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Luo Yuanpin, a 48-year farmer from Longzui Village of Hefei city Anhui province, was called as "Putin Brother" as his apperance is similiar to Russian Putin.
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