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ENVIRONMENT: China Audits Investments in Water Pollution Control; China's National Audit Office Wednesday released a audit report on money allocated to controlling water pollution in three major rivers (the Liao, Hai and Huai) and three major lakes (the Dian, Tai and Chao) within the country. The report said 515 million yuan was found to have been both misappropriated and the subject of exaggerate expense claims.; People's Daily | 2009-10-29

INCOME: Salaries of Private Enterprise Employees to be Included in Calculation of Income...; The salaries of workers employed in private enterprises will be included in the calculation of official income statistics for the first time, officials with the National Bureau of Statistics revealed in a media briefing held yesterday. In the past, only the average income of civil servants and employees of state-owned enterprises were used to calculate the official average income figures.; China News | 2009-10-28

LAND PRICES: Price of Land Up in Third Quarter; The price of land in 35 cities across China monitored by the Ministry of Land and Resources rose by 0.36% in the third quarter on a year-on-year basis, reaching 3,345 yuan/sqm, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Land and Resources. The increase marked an end to the decline in prices registered over the past two quarters.; China Business News | 2009-10-28

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: China Invests 96.1 Billion in 3G in First Three Quarters; China's telecommunication giants invested 96.1 billion yuan in 3G technology during the first three quarters of this year, accounting for 67% of the yearly target, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.; Beijing News | 2009-10-28

RESOURCES: China's Petrol Exports Up 153% in September; China's General Administration of Customs yesterday announced that the 506,000 tons of petrol exported in September was an increase of 153.45% on a year earlier, though a fraction lower than the 518,000 tons exported in August.; The Beijing News | 2009-10-27

MINE SAFETY: Four Killed in Mine Explosion in SW China; Four workers were killed by poisonous fumes after a blast in a lead-zinc mine in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday.; Xinhua News Agency | 2009-10-27

CRIME: Chongqing to Try a Further 31 Criminal Gang Suspects; Another thirty-one people went on trial yesterday on charges of gang-related crimes in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The hearing is expected to last 5 days.; Oriental Morning Post | 2009-10-27

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Russian Man Dies of A/H1N1 in Beijing: A 32 year-old Russian man died in Beijing on November 2, pushing up the the number of recent deaths on the mainland from the A/H1N1 strain of influenza to eight.; Source:Beijing Municipal Health Bureau

World of Warcraft: Ministry of Culture vs GAPP: The Ministry of Culture and the General Administration of Press and Publication have clashed over who has the authority to allow online role playing game, World of Warcraft to operate in China.; Source:General Administration of Press and Publishing

REGIONS: China's Economic Zones: A Regional Round-up; A look at the important economic developments shaping China's regions.