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The fake document cadre, real estate companies reined in, Japanese companies in trouble again

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NEWSPAPERS DECEMBER 5

People's Daily 人民日报
Maintain the continuity and stability of macro-economic policy
保持宏观经济政策的连续性和稳定性
Yeah.


Beijing Morning Post 晨报
Cadre with three fake documents suspected of involvement in 23 different crimes
三假干部涉嫌23起犯罪
The three fake documents are his cadre's resume, Party membership documents, technical diploma.

Beijing Youth Daily 北京青年报
Apartment management fees will be decided by owners next year
物业费明年业主定
A new law was passed which aims to protect home-buyers from the add-on fees of rapacious real estate developers.

Beijing Star Daily 信报
Toyota apologized to Chinese consumers yesterday
丰田昨向中国消费者道歉
Toyota apologized to Chinese consumers after publishing an advertisment showing a Toyota four-wheel drive towing a Dongfeng brand truck. Japanese companies have to be very careful what kind of messages they send in China right now: it seems tensions are running high.

The Beijing News 新京报
500 migrant workers elected legal representatives
500 民工当选法治人物
Trouble among migrant workers (many of whom were owed salaries by real estate developers and construction companies) has resulted in some action. It is unclear what powers these legal representatives have, but basically the government has given migrant workers some kind of platform to air their complaints.

12:30pm INTERNET

Sina
Bush announced to cancel steel tariff
布什宣布取消反倾销钢铁关税

Sohu
Again, winter electricity shortages in many provinces and cities, more serious next year
多省市冬季再次电荒 明年形式更加严峻

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