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* 4th Ld-Writethru: China bids farewell to "father of space technology
by Xinhua writers Fu Shuangqi, Miao Xiaojuan and Ji Shaoting
BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of Chinese people Friday bid farewell to the country's much-revered space scientist Qian Xuesen, whose body was cremated at the Beijing Babaoshan Cemetery.
* Chinese FM highlights importance of Obama's upcoming visit
BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- United States President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to China was of great importance to the development of China-U.S. relations in the new era, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said here Friday.
* 1st Ld-Writethru: More than 1 million people short of drinking water in thirsty E. China
NANCHANG, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Prolonged drought has affected 1,279,000 people in east China's Jiangxi and Fujian provinces.
More than 990,000 people in Jiangxi are short of drinking water, said Sun Xiaoshan, deputy director of the provincial flood control and drought relief office, on Friday.
BUSINESS & FINANCE:
* Top Chinese political advisor urges private sector to contribute more to battle financial crisis
BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Friday said the non-public sector of economy should play a bigger role in countering the global financial crisis and maintaining a steady and relatively fast economic development.
* China hopes APEC summit conducive to global economic recovery BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- China hoped the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore would help boost global economic recovery, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official said here Friday.
"China hopes concrete cooperation plan could be laid out during the summit to help the world out of the international financial crisis and resume economic growth," Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said at a press briefing.
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