Sunday, October 26, 2003

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Gender imbalance prompts more care for girls in China: Zhang, father of two daughters in Liugou village of Huaiyuan county in east China's Anhui province, found his life turned around in 2001 when China launched a national "care for girls" campaign to help control the gender imbalance in this world's most populous nation. "Raising girls is as good as raising boys now," Zhang said.

China May Send Two Into Space Next Time: China's next manned space launch might carry two astronauts into orbit, a government news agency said Saturday, citing a senior space program official.

China's first man in space triggers trademark race: China's success in sending a man into space has triggered a feverish race among businessmen to cash in on the astronaut's fame by securing the right to use his name as a trademark, state media said.

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