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China's Solar Panel Industry Looks for Solution

With China's solar panel industry still facing challenges in the European Union, despite an agreement to overcome anti-dumping penalties, the industry itself in China is looking for ways to cope. CRI's Li Dong has more. Polycrysilicon is an indispens

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By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 18 December 2007 The African Union has inaugurated a panel of distinguished citizens to promote efforts to prevent conflict on a continent that has seen more than its share of wars. VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from AU h

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Federer wins Swiss Indoors tennis title

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Djokovic wins record third China Open title

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Wozniacki beats Stosur for Moscow title

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Nadal grabs sixth French Open title

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Wu Jingyu defends taekwondo title at London

LONDON, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Wu Jingyu lifted women's 49kg title at London Olympic Games on Wednesday, successfully defending her victory on the same day when the Beijing Games opened four years ago. Wu capitalized on her expert axe kicks to crush Span

Lin Dan in quest for second Olympic title as China set to stamp authority

BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Badminton superstar Lin Dan is in quest for a record second Olympic title at the London Olympic Games starting from July 28 to August 5 when star-studded China will be looking forward to stamping its authority. Different

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LONDON, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Man City's title hope was nearly shattered on Sunday when Mikel Arteta's late goal propelled Arsenal to 1-0 victory over them and indirectly helped the Premier League leader Manchester United move eight points clear at the

Real close to La Liga title

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China wins relay golds, S. Korea claims one more title

SHANGHAI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hosts China showed their power in teamwork on Sunday as they claimed both the men's and women's relay golds at the ISU World Cup Short Track speedskating Shanghai leg. South Korea continued their good form to win their t

Els hungry for sixth SA Open title

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China, EU to negotiate over solar panel friction

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