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Hunan party secretary steps down from post
Zhou Qiang has relinquished his position as party secretary of the standing committee of the Hunan provincial people's congress, Xinhua reported yesterday. Zhou had been considered a shoo-in for a seat on the new Politburo but did not make it at the party's national congress last month. Staff Reporter
 
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No one was hurt in a fire at an underground hardware store in Wuhan , Hubei province, Xinhua reported. Firefighters quickly contained the blaze at the Junefield Sogo Shopping Centre. Laura Zhou
 
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Proposal submitted to UN over East China Sea
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Nine killed, 60 injured in expressway pile-up
Nine people died and 60 were injured in a pile-up on a snow-covered section of an expressway in Shandong, local authorities said. Xinhua


Briefs, December 15, 2012

Zhou is a protégé of President Hu Jintao. Photo: Choi Chi-yuk

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Zhou Qiang has relinquished his position as party secretary of the standing committee of the Hunan provincial people's congress, Xinhua reported yesterday. 


Briefs, December 15, 2012

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Zhou Qiang has relinquished his position as party secretary of the standing committee of the Hunan provincial people's congress, Xinhua reported yesterday.

Zhou Qiang has relinquished his position as party secretary of the standing committee of the Hunan provincial people's congress, Xinhua reported yesterday.