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Young man receives email from Obama explaining US unemployment

On the evening of December 15, a young teacher names Dee Woo (吴迪) arrived in his apartment after work, opening his email inbox. An email with the subject line “Presidential Correspondence” immediately grabbed his attention. When he opened the email, he saw that it was from Barack Obama. Dee Woo knew then that he had finally received a reply for his letter to the American president.

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Chongqing set to be the happiest city in five years

Chongqing Times: A bright future of Chongqing in five years was depicted yesterday on the government conference of the world’s most populous city.

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Huang Guangyu doesn’t lose but won’t manage Gome

The news that Huang Guangyu lost his battle with Chen Xiao to manage Gome has swamped today’s front pages. The Chongqing Times goes with the whimsical news at the top: 7 Day Holiday for National Day; 3 Days of Rain.

Then follow the news about Huang Guangyu: Chen Xiao wins, and keeps control of management. Huang Guangyu doesn’t lose, is still main shareholde

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Choose your password wisely or it’ll cost you

A bank depositor has an overly simple PIN and is found at fault when someone else makes withdrawals.

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Get a dose of your own medicine: Chongqing man drinks formalin

A man in Chongqing was rushed to hospital yesterday after drinking a “big mouthful” of formalin, a solution of highly lethal formaldehyde. He had received a stomach wash and turned out all right.

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Liu Ye fights a drunken foreigner over a taxi

The Chongqing Times reports Bo Xilai’s remarks on zongzi and notes that Liu Ye smacked a drunken foreigner.

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Gaokao joys and gaokao woes

Happiness and tragedy follows the gaokao wherever it goes.

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Now that’s how to print an apology

The Chongqing Times prints a front-page apology to the Chinese Writers’ Association, promising to do a better job in the future of following Marxist journalism theories and implementing the ideas of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

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Beijing gets a fly-by

Fighter jet fly-by of Beijing and a white paper on Xinjiang.

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An aircraft carrier! (It’s only a model)

A model of a possible future aircraft carrier appeared alongside other new PLA weaponry in a military exhibition in Hong Kong on July 4th, stoking the enthusiasm of Chinese military fans.

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