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At least 20 percent of domestic companies will be kicked out of the dairy market at the end of this month following the latest inspection by the central government of China's fresh milk and infant formula producers, official sources revealed.

To help Chinese companies win back a bigger share of the domestic market, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) ordered its local branches to re-inspect dairy enterprises that had already obtained production licenses. The deadline to do so is March 31.

According to data released in late February by four provinces and an autonmous region that had completed the re-inspection - Fujian, Guangdong, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Ningxia - all but Sichuan saw 30 percent of its dairy companies fail. Those companies will have their licenses revoked by the government.

In Sichuan, less than 20 percent of dairy enterprises failed.

Several Chinese writers on Sunday rejected an offer by China's most popular search engine, Baidu.com, in their ongoing dispute about alleged copyright infringements.

The writers instead called for a new round of talks on the issue.

The website, which has been under huge pressure recently from the ongoing row, issued an announcement on Saturday afternoon that said it would delete "contents that may have been pirated" within three days. The search engine also apologized to the writers.

Zhang Hongbo, deputy director general of the China Written Works Copyright Society, a non-governmental organization that initiated the copyright protection movement in China, called for the public to clearly understand what the announcement was saying.

"The announcement only apologized to the extent of moral doubt, but we expected them to admit their copyright violations," said Zhang.

He said his organization also wants Baidu to figure out a solution that protects the writers' interests. He warned there will be more attempts to fight the piracy of intellectual property if the website continues to turn a deaf ear to the writers' request.

For centuries, Tianjin was an important northern port city — the main gateway to Beijing, about 120 kilometers away. By 1900, it was a shipping hub and popular colonial playground, and it was home to the Chinese emperor Puyi in the 1920s and 1930s.

But in the middle of the 20th century, when the Communist Party came to power, the city became an afterthought, overshadowed by the country’s nearby capital.

Today, Tianjin—China’s third largest city with a population of more than 10 million, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica—is a classic Chinese boomtown. Dozens of international companies have their China headquarters here, and while the city retains a gritty edge, signs of growth are everywhere.

Let’s be honest: You’re not going to find the same nightlife options here as in Beijing or Shanghai. After all, Tianjin is still finding its place in the new China. But it’s having a lot of fun in the process.

A wander through the colonial concessions is the best way to start a night in Tianjin. The city spent the early 20th century under foreign influence, and in the 1.3-square-kilometer European Concession called Wudadao (“Five Big Avenues”) just south of the city center, more than 2,000 villas remain. Some have been restored into bars, restaurants and shops.

Shenzhen Nanshan District sent nearly 100-person team to take down 200 Zijin farmers' house (they live in over 20 years) in the morning of 22nd Mar. 2011. Now all of Zijin farmers become homeless.

Part of farmers were notified at 17:00 21st Mar. Their house were broke down at 9:00 22nd Mar. That means there were only 16 hours left for them to work out relocation plan and take action of moving stuffs.