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“ Min responded: “I don’t know how to translate it.  People who are xiao zi like Western things, like to drink  coffee at cafes…Shanghai is a very 小资.” ”

“ Another consequence of unionisation is that representatives of the workers must be included among the senior executives determining corporate strategy and the terms and conditions of employment. ”

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China's National Stadium, commonly known as the Bird's Nest, has reported revenues of 370 million yuan (54.2 million U.S. dollars) since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, managers said Thursday.

    The income was generated by visitor tours and a series of commercial events, said a spokesman with the administration commission of the Beijing Olympic Park, without giving a figure for profits.

    The annual operating costs of the stadium totaled 150 million yuan, according to a financial statement issued by the operator, the National Stadium Co., Ltd.. The Beijing Municipal Government has a 58-percent stake in the company, and the CITIC Group owns the rest.

    "Tour ticket sales barely cover the daily running costs of the stadium, so we are making it more attractive for commercial events," the spokesman said.

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“ Bo żeby iść na etat, to trzeba mieć jaja: pobudki o szóstej rano, harowanie dla kogoś i nadzieja, że na starość utrzyma cię ZUS. Wolne żarty! ”

“ Na czym opiera swe szanse Poznań? Po pierwsze - na starannie przygotowanym wniosku i dokumentacji, do której MKOl nie zgłosił uwag i zakwalifikował ją do finału. Po drugie - na własnych kontaktach w MKOl, opartych zwłaszcza na Irenie Szewińskiej. Ostatnio przekonywała ona np. innego członka MKOl Siergieja Bubkę, który nie traktował Poznania serio i optował za Nankinem. ”

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Chinese city of Nanjing presents the least risk of the three candidates bidding for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games, the IOC said Friday.

The International Olympic Committee released a report evaluating the bids from Nanjing, Guadalajara, Mexico, and Poznan, Poland.

The IOC said Guadalajara and Poznan present "a number of risks" while Nanjing offers "minimal risk."

The IOC said Nanjing proposes a "reasonably compact concept backed up by generally solid guarantees." The city's $117 million budget "appears to be consistent with the levels of service described in the candidature file and most key costs have been taken into consideration," it said.

The report said Guadalajara failed to provide full guarantees to cover any shortfall on its $83 million budget, which "represents an important financial risk."

The IOC said Poznan's $65 million budget "appears low in a number of key areas and may not be sufficient to cover the proposed levels of service described in the candidature file."

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Other categories are: individuals with highly specialized skills, celebrities, private investors and foreigners awarded special status in light of their contributions to China. All of these people can apply for five-year residence permits, the newspaper said.

    One of the changes makes life considerably easier for business owners, who formerly had to prove that they had 30 million U.S. dollars of registered capital to apply for the extended permit. This figure was slashed by 90 percent at the turn of the year, according to the newspaper.

    "Now that the number has dropped to 3 million U.S. dollars, the range of expats who are eligible to qualify has soared, "a police officer surnamed Zhang from the exit-entry administration bureau of the Shanghai public security bureau was quoted as saying by the China Daily.

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“ The State Council, or the Cabinet, announced on Nov. 5, 2008, that the government would shift the fiscal policy from "prudent to pro-active" and the monetary policy from "tight to moderately loose" to stimulate the economy by expanding domestic demand to offset a slump in exports. ”

“ China is likely to replace Germany to be the world's largest exporter in 2009, said a senior Chinese commerce official. ”

“ China on Tuesday urged India to maintain peace and stability in border areas as commenting on a road construction by the Indian side in disputed area.

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The construction stopped after objection from the Chinese side.

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