China pledges action for hostages
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China says it is taking "all measures" to secure the release of eight nationals abducted in Iraq.
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A Pakistani council of tribesmen sought on Tuesday to secure the release of two Chinese engineers taken hostage by al Qaeda-linked militants from tribes near Pakistan&#39;s border with Afghanistan.
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China's leaders vowed Sunday to sustain steady economic development and control investment in fixed assets in 2005, state media said.
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China on Sunday ordered urgent steps to fight transport chaos and threats to energy and food supplies caused by brutal winter weather that forecasters said will continue as the nation heads into a major holiday.
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Islamic militants are still holding two Chinese engineers they kidnapped in Pakistan and have threatened to kill them if attacked by security forces, a member of a team seeking the captives&#39; release said on Sunday.
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China promised to cooperate in tackling its food safety problems but urged a quick resolution.
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CHAGMALAI, Pakistan  - Al Qaeda-linked militants  holding two Chinese engineers hostage in Pakistan threatened to  kill one on Monday unless security forces ended a siege of  their hideout, a tactic a minister said had echoes of Iraq.
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RAMADI, Iraq  - Insurgents holding eight Chinese  laborers hostage in Iraq said on Saturday they were releasing  the men, locals who saw a videotape circulated by the  kidnappers said.
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[World News] London, Sep 26 : British Prime Minister Tony Blair reiterated Sunday his government would do everything it could to win the release of a Briton taken hostage in Iraq, Xinhua reports.
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Iraqi insurgents who have threatened to kill eight Chinese hostages told the Chinese government on Friday they would treat them "mercifully" if it banned all Chinese nationals from Iraq.
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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Guangzhou, Feb.
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Insurgents in Iraq threatened on  Tuesday to kill eight Chinese hostages, as officials said they  would close land borders and restrict traffic across the  country in a bid to thwart attacks during next week's election.
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China has expressed deep regret over the death a Chinese hostage in Pakistan, condemning the kidnapping as a terrorist act and sending condolences to the dead man&#39;s family.
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Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, 8 Feb.
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Insurgents released a video on Tuesday of eight Chinese hostages in Iraq and threatened to kill them in 48 hours unless the Beijing government clarified their role in the country.
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The government pledges to do all it can to secure the release of a British civil engineer kidnapped in Iraq.
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Tribal leaders in a remote area of Pakistan are trying to negotiate the release of two Chinese hostages. The engineers were abducted on Saturday along with two Pakistanis in South Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan.