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Demolition blues, Chinese students die in Moscow fire

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NOVEMBER 25 NEWSPAPERS

Beijing Star Daily 信报
No demolition or forced removal without prior agreement
没有达成协议就不能拆迁
What it means: New real estate developments in Chinese cities usually displace previous residents, often without their consent. It's common for people to be given only a few weeks but sometimes as little as a day or two to move. And it's not an offer you can refuse. Are new regulations going to change this? Is the pope Jewish?

The Beijing News 新京报
Moscow fire: 32 dead, 13 Chinese students missing
莫斯科大火32人遇难中国留学生13 人失踪

Beijing Morning Post 晨报
Eyewitness accounts: Chinese students flee the [Moscow] fire
中国学生自述火海逃生

Beijing Youth Daily 北京青年报
Russian fire: 13 Chinese students missing
俄大火我留学生13人失踪

People's Daily 人民日报
Chinese Communist Party Central Political Bureau conference
to research next year's economic work and using human talent to strengthen the country's strategy
中共中央政治局召开会议
研究明年经济工作和实施人才强国战略问题
What it means: Yawn.

INTERNET

Sina
Moscow fire: 5 Chinese students confirmed among the dead
莫斯科火灾确认五名中国留学生遇难

Sohu
13 Chinese students missing in Moscow fire
13 名中国留学生在莫斯科火灾中失踪

NOVEMBER 24

Beijing Evening News 北京晚报
ICBC bank upgrades system, boosting 3 services
工商银行系统升级推进三大贴身服务
What it means: Bold reporting from Beijing's cutting edge media.

Shanghai Xinmin Evening News 新民晚报
Wen Jiabao interviewed by Washington Post
温家宝接受《华盛顿邮报》采访

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