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THE top ten newspaper buzz words from spring and summer 2006 were released last month by the National Language Resource Monitoring and Research Centre. They are: A#79$[>w
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????Independent innovation (自主创新): On January 9, at the National Conference on Science and Technology, President Hu Jintao said China would take the path of independent innovation to build an innovative country. i2Gh!5]f
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The 11th Five-Year Plan (十一五计划): It's an economic plan for the period between 2006 and 2010, approved by the National People's Congress in March. #M[C q= 2
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Harmonious society (和谐社会): Constructing a harmonious society is a key task of the 11th Five-Year Period. P'Jb')m
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Socialist new countryside (社会主义新农村): Another major task in the 11th Five-Year Plan. The main parts of the policy are rural investment, agricultural subsidies and improved social services. r3Ih]|FK#
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Socialist concept of honour and disgrace (社会主义荣辱观): a set of moral standards that President Hu Jintao called on the whole nation to adopt. It's also known as "Eight Dos and Don'ts", or "Eight Honours, Eight Disgraces". T=cb:PD{%
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Cong Fei (丛飞): a well-known donor and singer in Shenzhen who used up his income, over 3 million yuan, to help poor students and the disabled. He died of stomach cancer on April 20. QV%eTA
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Consumption tax (消费税): Beginning April 1, the Government adjusted the list of products under the consumption tax. Commodities like top-grade watches, drinks and oil products were added into the charging list. W} oAgUd
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The Qinghai-Tibet Railway (青藏铁路): the highest railroad in the world and the first railway to Tibet, which opened on July 1. r \{; ~V
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Germany World Cup (德国世界杯): FIFA World Cup held in Germany from June 9 to July 10. Italy won the trophy. `\S~;O
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Core duo (双核): the new Intel CPU. It has two cores, instead of the original solo core, and thus processes tasks with greater speed.
