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China's NE city to hold first ever Birkebeinerrittet Mountain Biking Race (People's Daily)The 2008 China Birkebeinerrittet Mountain Biking (MTB) Race is scheduled to be held on Saturday in Changchun, capital of Jilin Province, Northeast China, an official said Friday. It is the first time that the well known competition comes to China. Gong Wenbin, chairman of Changchun Jingyuetan Traveling Development Group, said that Norwegian Birkebeinerrittet which is loved by mountain biking ...

USGC: Feed demand growing in China, acreage maxed (High Plains Journal)Higher corn yields are expected in China for 2008 compared to 2007 resulting in 153.54 million metric tons (6 billion bushels), said Cary Sifferath, U.S. Grains Council senior director in China.

Farmer escapes clutches of radish-loving bear (China Daily)A man in his late 60s encountered a 2-m black bear one afternoon last month while digging for radishes on a vegetable plot near his home in the town of Jiaohe, a city of Jilin province.

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Huaneng gears up nuke plant (People's Daily)China Huaneng Group, the country's largest power producer, yesterday signed deals with suppliers to equip its first nuclear power plant in Shandong province. Makers of the equipment used for the plant include Tsinghua University, China Nuclear Engineering Group Co, Shanghai Electric and Harbin Power Equipment Corp. The Huaneng nuclear plant, located at Shidao Bay in the city of Rongcheng, is ...

Business in the Burbs: Westchester to host international conference (The Journal News)Business owners will have the opportunity to mingle with international business representatives from as far away as China, Korea, Japan and Australia during an upcoming conference in Westchester County.

Huaneng gears up nuke plant (China Daily)China Huaneng Group, the country's largest power producer, yesterday signed deals with suppliers to equip its first nuclear power plant in Shandong province.

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Test Operatin of Nigata-Troitsa Ferry Set for Oct. 23 (Japan Corporate News)Tokyo, Oct 4, 2008 (Jiji Press) - A test operation a large ferry between Japan's Niigata and Troitsa of Russian Far East will be conducted on Oct. 23 as part of an initiative to open a physical distribution route via the Sea of Japan connecting Japan, Russia, South Korea and China.

Visiting Chinese middle school pupils find common ground in Lake Shore (The Buffalo News)Heads turned in Valerie Smith's math class when a child visiting from China stood up at his desk after he was called on to answer a question.