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Wei wrote a blog post 13 hours ago
京藏高速通畅四天后再次堵车上百公里(jam)
昨日，刚刚部分疏通的京藏高速再次大堵车，内蒙古境内堵车路段长达120公里。今年3月份以来，京藏高速公路频繁发生堵车现象。从8月14日开始，京藏高速公路进京方向出现堵车，堵车时间持续20多天。 Yesterday, Jingzang (Beijing – Tibet) Expressway that had recently startedsome  traff...
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Wei wrote a blog post 1 days ago
陕西渭南警方刑拘出书记录三门峡移民史作家(charge)
作家谢朝平8月19日被陕西渭南警方从北京家中带走，理由是涉嫌“非法经营”。9月1日，谢朝平的律师接受采访时表示，目前谢朝平已被渭南市临渭区公安分局以涉嫌非法经营罪刑事拘留。 Writer Xie Chaoping was arrested from his home in Beijing by Weinan city police of Shaanxi pr...
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Wei wrote a blog post 2 days ago
雅士利被曝将问题奶粉更换包装后重新上市(outbreak)
2008年10月11日，商务部等6部委联合下发紧急通知，必须将所有9月14日前生产的奶粉和液态奶，立即全部下架，停止销售，就地封存。然而，从2008年9月问题奶粉集中爆发至今，关于问题奶粉的回收、销毁等问题，质疑声从未间断。 On October 11th in 2008, Ministry of Commerce and 6 other government offices had ...
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Wei wrote a blog post 2 days ago
手机实名制今起实施：购卡须持身份证件(registration)
今起，北京市报刊亭暂缓各类手机号卡的销售。手机实名制今起实施，在营业厅、连锁卖场以及其他社会渠道，消费者购买手机号卡或者办理业务都必须持有效证件。 Starting today, all newspaper and magazine stands in Beijing have temporarily stopped sale of prepaid SIM cards.&nbs...
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Wei wrote a blog post 3 days ago
赴美生子产业链调查:海外月子中心良莠不齐(birthright)
1868年，美国宪法第十四条修正案通过，修正案第一款即规定：“凡在美国出生或归化美国的人，均为合众国和他们所居住州的公民。”140余年后，一个为中国年轻夫妇赴美生子产业链也逐渐发展了起来。 In 1868, the 14th amendment to the American Constitution has passed legislation and w...
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Wei wrote a blog post 4 days ago
科普作家方舟子街头遇袭受伤(assailant)
科普作家方舟子29日傍晚遭遇不明身份的歹徒袭击，腰部受伤，目前情况稳定。事发后，方舟子的爱人代他发表微博称，期待北京警方早日缉拿凶手。 Popular science writer Fang Zhouzi (who is well known for exposing plagiarism and fake credentials amongst Chinese scholars)...
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Wei wrote a blog post 5 days ago
各地紧密筹备房产税 分析称税制改革大幕拉开(resort)
近日，发改委官员重提税收体制改革。房产税作为收紧贷款、严查土地之后的终极解决方案，并不能一蹴而就。但各地方政府的紧张筹备表明，启动税收体制改革的大幕已经拉开。 Recently, an official with the Development and Reform Commission had again brought up the subject of tax reform....
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Wei wrote a blog post 5 days ago
陕西神木16名官员被曝集资建17层高楼出售(pool)
8月10日以来，一篇题为《神木县十六名政府官员集资建起17层高楼》的帖子在很多网站流传，帖文直指神木县规划办主任王荣等16名官员集资建楼并公开出售。20日，神木县纪检委介入调查。 Since August 10th, a thread entitled “16 Government Officials in Shenmu County of Shaanxi Provin...
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Wei wrote a blog post 6 days ago
温家宝:推进依法行政支持媒体曝光违法行为(media)
国务院27日召开全国依法行政工作会议，温家宝总理作重要讲话。他表示要依法保障人民群众直接监督政府的权利。支持新闻媒体对违法或者不当行政行为进行曝光。 The State Council of China has held a work progress meeting for delegating about law enforcement on August 27th, Prem...
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Wei wrote a blog post 6 days ago
河南安阳证实原市委副书记李卫民涉嫌犯罪出逃(disappearance)
网络上盛传的“河南省安阳市委副书记李卫民失踪”一事，27日晚间得到安阳官方证实。消息指李卫民涉嫌职务犯罪出逃，已被开除党籍、开除公职，检察机关也已依法对其立案侦查。 News about the mysterious disappearance of Anyang city CPC Committee deputy secretary Li Weimin h...
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Wei wrote a blog post on 27 August 2010
民航总局：伊春空难事故原因仍在调查中(unclear)
造成42人死亡的伊春“8·24”坠机事故后进入第四天，位于黑龙江省境内的伊春机场昨日已经恢复通航，但是，坠机原因，仍处于迷雾之中。民航总局新闻发言人今天首次表态：事故原因调查正在紧锣密鼓进行中。 It has been almost 4 days since the plane crash in Yichun, Heilongjiang on ...
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Wei wrote a blog post on 26 August 2010
人大常委会建议司机醉驾或飙车不论情节均定罪(draft)
全国人大常委会组成人员昨天分组审议了刑法修正案草案和非物质文化遗产法草案。多数代表认为醉驾肇事处罚过轻，建议应减少醉驾受罚限定条件，同时需对醉驾肇事数罪并罚。 Yesterday, members of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress have separated into discussion groups...
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Wei wrote a blog post on 25 August 2010
中国社保卡发放人群将扩至农民工(healthcare)
昨日，在全国社保卡应用经验交流会上，相关领导要求确保完成国务院确定的80%的统筹地区实现医疗费用即时结算的目标任务。社保卡的发放进度还将加快，并将扩展社会保障卡发放人群，对符合条件的农村参保人员、农民工等群体也要纳入发卡范围。 Yesterday, at the government conference for discussing about implementing better...
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Wei wrote a blog post on 24 August 2010
据称香港游客在菲警方强攻时遭歹徒杀害(hijack)
菲律宾人质事件23日在大雨中宣告结束。在总共15名被困中国香港人质中，有7人不幸遇难，其他人员幸免于难。当地医院介绍，这些人质是在当地警方采取强攻措施时遭歹徒杀害的。 The hostage incident in Philippines has ended in tragedy amidst rainy weather on August 23rd.  Of the 1...
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Wei wrote a blog post on 24 August 2010
湖南称南岳大庙涨价为申遗 曾花197万建1座厕所(admission)
南岳大庙在8月17日举行听证会后，其成功地将门票由目前的40元/人次调整到50元/人次。相关部门称此次门票调价是因为南岳区为了申报世界自然遗产，投入大量资金对古镇和大庙进行整修，管理成本逐年提高。 Nanyue Temple has held a public hearing regarding raising its admission ticket price on Augus...
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Wei wrote a blog post on 23 August 2010
南京多人疑因食用小龙虾致肌肉溶解(muscle)
从今年七月份开始，南京鼓楼医院急诊科也陆续收治了因食用小龙虾而入院的病人。与普通小龙虾带来的食物中毒不同的是，这些患者均表现为肌肉酸痛难忍，医生诊断为横纹肌溶解症。 Starting with July, emergency department at Nanjing Gulou Hospital has been treating a consistent number of p...
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Wei wrote a blog post on 22 August 2010
武汉两家医院被指以免费体检为幌子骗人手术(check up)
近日，汉川市的农村妇女向媒体求助，因为她们被当地妇联组织到武汉“免费体检”后，多数被查出有妇科病，在做完一种“用时只几分钟、收费却上千元”的手术后，却再也与医生联系不上，她们怀疑有人打着“免费体检”的幌子，做着疯狂敛财的勾当。 Recently, several village women from Hanch...
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Wei wrote a blog post on 22 August 2010
金镜头奖组委会明日公布《挟尸要价》调查结果(lens)
“金镜头”组委会已成立调查组重新调查此事并将于23日公布调查结果。《挟尸要价》照片摄影者张轶在接受媒体采访时也表示，会将反映“打捞公司谈价、中途没谈好钱等”的过程照片公布在网上，以证实获奖照片真实性。 Judging committee for the Golden Lens Award has established an inve...
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Wei wrote a blog post on 21 August 2010
多个地区再查出百余吨含三聚氰胺奶粉(pan)
全国食品安全整顿工作办公室获悉，青海、河北等地“三聚氰胺”问题乳粉案件已查处，相关责任人被批捕或已被采取刑事强制措施。除此之外，山西、天津等地也清查出问题乳粉。目前各地正对所有乳品和含乳食品生产经营单位进行持续排查。 It has been reported from food safety and control offices all over Chin...
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Wei wrote a blog post on 20 August 2010
巴菲特与盖茨将访华游说中国富豪捐半数财产(philanthropy)
巴菲特和盖茨近日联手掀起了一股慈善风暴，邀请美国最富有的人和家庭参与，承诺捐出半数财产，用于慈善事业。他们已经准备下个月一起来中国，游说中国的新兴巨富加入他们的“慈善联盟”。 Buffett and Gates recently collaborated to bring about a "whirlwind" of philanthropy...
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