Farmers expect more subsidy to boost grain output. Monetary chief: Rate cuts aim to boost consumption, asset values in HK. China's housing price growth continues in Q4. Hong Kong stocks end lower in spite of rate cuts. Distance education programs train six mln Chinese. Nothing can stop power of love. Chinese shares down as PetroChina ban ends. Japanese, Chinese investigators say no abnormity detected in food company involved in food poisoning case. EU-China Friendship Group extends new year greetings to Chinese people. Wages on time, easier trip home -- migrants' wishes for Year of Rat. Toll from cargo train derailment in Yunnan rises to four. Chinese county party chief must resign after retaliation against reporter. Spring Festival broadcast ready for air on Lunar New Year Eve. Chinese insurers pay 680 mln yuan in claims to snow disaster regions. Chinese public donations to snow-hit areas total 480 mln yuan. Bathhouses fined in SW China for raising price amid snow disaster. Snowstorms in SW China leave four dead, 1,000 stranded. Eight Chinese counties to spend Lunar New Year's Eve in darkness. Worst hit Chinese city to embrace light after 10 days without power. Lunar New Year greetings extended to Taiwan compatriots. Millions can not return native home for festive gatherings. Mauritian president, PM extend New Year greetings to Chinese community. Chinese residents in Myanmar preparing spring festival celebrations. China red cross donations reach 60 mln yuan. Impoverished minority youth get a lifeline out of poverty. HK stocks fall 5.4% before Chinese New Year. HK resumes processing of Saskatchewan poultry import applications. HK can turn into world's most developed city. China sees sedan exports more than doubled. Indonesia to recover $81.7 mln in stolen assets from HK. Lanterns light up Chinese New Year festivities in Indonesia. Malaysia launches fund to help people in China's snowstorm-hit areas. Japanese PM extends new year greetings to Chinese. Pakistan reiterates firm opposition to so-called referendum on UN membership by Taiwan authorities. Myanmar-Chinese starts celebrating in Yangon. More countries, international organizations express sympathy to China in wake of heavy snow. Tajikistan voices opposition to Taiwan's "referendum on UN membership". China says deliberate contamination of dumplings on its side impossible. President: Kazakhstan willing to strengthen co-op with China, Russia. Overseas Chinese donate to help fight snow havoc.

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Farmers expect more subsidy to boost grain output	Monetary chief: Rate cuts aim to boost consumption, asset values in HK
China's housing price growth continues in Q4	Hong Kong stocks end lower in spite of rate cuts
Distance education programs train six mln Chinese	Nothing can stop power of love
Chinese shares down as PetroChina ban ends	Japanese, Chinese investigators say no abnormity detected in food company involved in food poisoning case
EU-China Friendship Group extends new year greetings to Chinese people	Wages on time, easier trip home -- migrants' wishes for Year of Rat
Toll from cargo train derailment in Yunnan rises to four	Chinese county party chief must resign after retaliation against reporter
Spring Festival broadcast ready for air on Lunar New Year Eve	Chinese insurers pay 680 mln yuan in claims to snow disaster regions
Chinese public donations to snow-hit areas total 480 mln yuan	Bathhouses fined in SW China for raising price amid snow disaster
Snowstorms in SW China leave four dead, 1,000 stranded	Eight Chinese counties to spend Lunar New Year's Eve in darkness
Worst hit Chinese city to embrace light after 10 days without power	Lunar New Year greetings extended to Taiwan compatriots
Millions can not return native home for festive gatherings	Mauritian president, PM extend New Year greetings to Chinese community
Chinese residents in Myanmar preparing spring festival celebrations	China red cross donations reach 60 mln yuan
Impoverished minority youth get a lifeline out of poverty	HK stocks fall 5.4% before Chinese New Year
HK resumes processing of Saskatchewan poultry import applications	HK can turn into world's most developed city
China sees sedan exports more than doubled	Indonesia to recover $81.7 mln in stolen assets from HK
Lanterns light up Chinese New Year festivities in Indonesia	Malaysia launches fund to help people in China's snowstorm-hit areas
Japanese PM extends new year greetings to Chinese	Pakistan reiterates firm opposition to so-called referendum on UN membership by Taiwan authorities
Myanmar-Chinese starts celebrating in Yangon	More countries, international organizations express sympathy to China in wake of heavy snow
Tajikistan voices opposition to Taiwan's "referendum on UN membership"	China says deliberate contamination of dumplings on its side impossible
President: Kazakhstan willing to strengthen co-op with China, Russia	Overseas Chinese donate to help fight snow havoc