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China must modernize before boosting global role, official tells Davos

Pedestrians wearing masks wait to cross a road in severe pollution in Beijing on January 12, 2013. (AFP)

China’s new leadership will focus on modernising the country before it increases Beijing’s role in international affairs, a top official told the Davos forum on Saturday. Senior Chinese planning official Zhang Xiaoqiang told economic and business leaders gathered in the Swiss ski resort that the whole world would benefit if…

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New app adds incentives to go to the gym

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – If a bulging waistline isn’t enough of a motivator to go to the gym, a new iPhone app adds a financial incentive to provide that extra nudge. The app called GymPact charges users a fee for every gym commitment they skip. The fee can range from $5 to…

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Leader of Chinese-ruled Tibet urges crackdown on Dalai Lama

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BEIJING — The leader of Chinese-ruled Tibet urged police to crack down on the “separatist” activities of the Dalai Lama in remarks published Wednesday, after the monk repeated his support for regional autonomy. The region’s Communist Party secretary Zhang Qingli equated peace and prosperity in Tibet with wiping out forces…

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