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PROPERTY: Property Sales Booming in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen; The reporters with the Guangzhou Daily investigating the property market of 30 cities found that property sales in 26 cities have increased from that of the same period last year. The sales growth rates of 11 cities have exceeded 50%. Property sales in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen have shot up. This increase represents the second surge in sales since the central government began issui...; Guangzhou Daily | 2010-09-07

FOOTBALL: Xie Yalong in Police Custody, Again; Xie Yalong, former director of China’s National Football Management Center, is in the custody of the Beijing police. This is the second time Xie has been detained after Nan Yong, another former director of the National Football Management Director, was arrested. Wei Di, the incumbent director, has refused to comment on the situation; The Beijing News | 2010-09-07

PHYSICS: China's "Madame Curie" Dies at 104; Wang Mingzhen, the first female professor with Tsinghua University, died on August 24 in Beijing. She was one of the pioneering female physicists in China and is referred to as the "Madame Curie of China".; The Beijing News | 2010-09-07

SHEN ZHEN: Central Government Supports New Development Methods for Shenzhen; Chinese President Hu Jintao stated yesterday at a celebration of Shenzhen's 30th anniversary that the central government will continue to support the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone to explore and experiment with new development methods.; The Beijing Times | 2010-09-07

DIPLOMACY: Qin Gang named Envoy to United Kingdom; Qin Gang, the former spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been named the new appointed envoy at the Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom. Qin Gang was also the former deputy director of the ministry’s information office.; The Beijing News | 2010-09-06

ENVIRONMENT: Beijing Applies to Implement National Standard V Ahead of Schedule; Beijing has applied to implement the National Emission Standard V for motor vehicles early, said Du Shaozhong, deputy director of Beijing’s environmental protection bureau, at the “China Car Industry Development International Forum (2010)” yesterday. It is said that every new National Emission Standard increase results in a 30% to 50% decrease of pollutants emitted by a single car.; The Beijing News | 2010-09-06

ENVIRONMENT: 1 in 5 Chinese Cities Have Severe Air Pollution; Due to carbon-emissions caused by motor vehicles, around one fifth of Chinese cities are suffering from severe air pollution. The air quality in over one third of 113 key cities is below the second-tier of China’s national standards, according to Liu Zhiquan, deputy director of the science and technology standard department of the Ministry of Environmental Protection.; The Beijing News | 2010-09-06

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Ticks Spread Fear and Death in Henan Province: Many people in Henan province’s Shangcheng County have died due to tick bites; locals were kept uninformed about the epidemic; Source:The Beijing News

Housing Vacancies: An Unsolved Riddle?: It is almost impossible to determine what kind of situation qualifies as vacant housing. For example, is a vacant home one that nobody lives in, or one that has been empty for over half a year?; Source:Beijing News

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