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Macao students join military summer camp in mainland (China Economic Net)Some 100 Macao high school students set out to Zhuhai, a southern coastal city in the mainland, to have a taste of what a soldier's life is like by joining a military summer camp there, the Macao Post Daily reported on Friday.

Landy Wen celebrates birthday in Guangdong (China Daily)Taiwan pop singer Landy Wen celebrated her 29th birthday with her fans in Shaoguan, in south China's Guangdong province on Wednesday. Promoting her new EP "Magic High Q", Landy took her five-day tour to five cities in Zhuhai, Zhaoqing, Shaoguan, Meizhou and Shantou, Guangzhou Daily reported.

Boeing fights back at Farnborough with Air China deal (TODAYonline)A woman takes photo of a Boeing 737 model at the 6th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, October 2006. US aerospace giant Boeing has signed its second major deal of the Farnborough International Airshow, clinching a multi-billion-dollar sale of 'green' jets -- including 30 737s -- to Air China.

Missiles, 100K police on China's Olympic team (USA Today)China is mobilizing an anti-terrorism force of 100,000 to protect next month's Olympic Games.

China's Great Retail Race (Far Eastern Economic Review)South Korea’s Lotte conglomerate became the last in a series of multinational retailers to seek their fortune in China. In June, Lotte bought 100% of CTA Makro, which operates six supermarkets in Beijing and two in Tainjin, under the Chinese brand name Wankelong.

Steve M. Slaby (Princeton Town Topics)Steve M. Slaby, 86, of Princeton, an expert in descriptive geometry, engineering graphics, and the impact of technology on society, died July 5 peacefully at home.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-14 00:11 China's Gree Electrical Appliances sees H1 net profit up about 100 pct yr-on-yr (Interactive Investor)BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Gree Electrical Appliances Inc of Zhuhai (SZA 000651), a leading home appliance maker, said first net profit is expected to have risen about 100 pct on stronger sales.

In China's Domestic Market, About 75% of PTA is Used to Make Polyester Fibre, 20% to Make Bottle-Grade Polyester (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China PTA Market Report, 2008-2009" report to their offering.

Consumer Packaging CEO Tells Women's Businesses How to Go Global (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Tara Abraham, CEO of Accel Inc., the global consumer packaging company with a double digit growth rate in almost all of its 13 years in business, told women's business enterprises how to go global at the Women's Business Enterprise National Council Conference and Business Fair.

China press review for July 10, 2008 - the morning papers (Interfax)Shanghai. July 10. INTERFAX-CHINA - The following is a digest of Chinese newspapers published on July 10. Interfax does not accept any liability for information contained in these reports.