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Xinhua China News Digest at 16:00 GMT, Jan. 23
Jan 23, 2013 (Xinhua via COMTEX) --
The following are China news stories moved by Xinhua News
Agency as of 16:00 GMT, Jan. 23:
TOP STORIES
* China urges treatment of Korean Peninsula tensions
BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping on
Wednesday called for comprehensive treatment of tensions over the
Korean Peninsula as he met Kim Moo-sung, special envoy of Republic
of Korea (ROK) president-elect Park Geun-hye.
* 2nd Ld-Writethru-China Focus: CPC disciplinarians vow
penalties for excessive spending
BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The disciplinary arm of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) issued a communique on Wednesday,
vowing severe penalties for lavish banquets and tours fueled by
public funds amid continued pressure against corruption.
* 1st Ld-Writethru-China Focus: Beijing chokes on smog amid
annual legislative sessions
BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Air quality in Beijing hit
dangerous levels again on Wednesday, with smog blanketing the
city.
* 5th LD-Writethru: 5.1-magnitude quake hits northeast China
SHENYANG, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted
the border region of Liaoyang and Shenyang, in northeast China at
12:18 p.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), the China Earthquake Networks
Center has said.
* Xinhua Insight: Secretive government receptions defy China's
central authority
BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- A Xinhua investigation has exposed
the deep-rooted nature of corruption among China's officialdom,
outing double-dealing officials who chant frugality slogans but
hold secretive extravagant banquets.
FINANCE & BUSINESS
* China to modify plan to open up mobile telecom sector
BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The government is considering
adjusting a plan that will allow privately-owned companies to
enter the mobile telecommunications sector, a government official
said on Wednesday.
* China Voice: New measurement may reshape China-U.S. trade
ties
BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- A new method for calculating
global trade flows may not change an overall trade imbalance
between the world's two largest economies, but it will likely help
reshape the trade relationship between them.
OPINION
* Commentary: When power is encaged, so will extravagance
BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The popular TV documentary on
Chinese cuisine "A Bite of China" whet the appetites of its
viewers, but people find "a bite of public spending" not so
pleasing.
* China Voice: Can Chinese save face and save money
BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's latest call for greater
frugality among officials and citizens may be impeded by the
nation's entrenched culture of "face."
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