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HONG KONG (AFP) - Almost half of Hong Kong's aid package to help China's quake-stricken Sichuan will be used to restore a giant panda reserve, the government said Sunday.

HONG KONG (AFP) - Beijing has further tightened restrictions on mainland visitors entering Macau, a report said Thursday, in the latest sign authorities are trying to put the brakes on the gaming haven's stunning growth.

China launched its third manned spacecraft on Thursday with three astronauts on board to attempt the country's first-ever space walk.

China will put the lives of the three astronauts onboard the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft at the first place, said Zhou Jianping, chief designer of the country's manned space program Wednesday in Jiuquan.

The United States has questioned China's pork subsidies in a letter posted on the website of the World Trade Organization (WTO), reflecting new tension between the two trading giants.

SEOUL: President Hu Jintao and his Republic of Korea (ROK) counterpart Lee Myung-bak have agreed to expand cooperation in political, economic and other fields, including the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.

RALEIGH, N.C. - China is hoping that American college students watching the Summer Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece enjoyed in 2000 and 2004.

Canada's former prime minister said on Monday that the country's current leader was wrong not to attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics and predicted Canada could pay a heavy price for his absence.

China yesterday ensured its home Olympics will go down as its greatest ever after the hosts' eclipsed their previous best tally of 32 gold medals at Athens in 2004, winning eight to end the day with 35.