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 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says the country is fully confident of achieving the goal of 'soft landing'of its economy.
The premier made this remark when addressing the opening ceremony of the third foreign ministers' meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue.
In his speech, Wen Jiabao talked about China's macro economic performance, which he says is good.
Since last August, in response to over-investment in some economic sectors, China has taken a series of regulatory measures to cool down the economy.
The Premier says these efforts have paid off, as the national economy has maintained steady and rapid growth.
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The second Beijing 2008 Olympic Culture Festival will kick off tomorrow, the Olympic Day, in the Chinese capital.
The event will last 21 days to end on July 13th.
Compared with the first festival, this year's event boasts citizen interaction.
A two-day-long Citizen Day will be launched during the festival, which aims to promote people's awareness of the Olympics.
In addition, the emblem of the 2008 Paralympics will be unveiled during the festival's closing ceremony.
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Beijing residents can now buy and sell gold for the first time at China Merchants Bank.
The first batch of gold bars worth 5 million yuan or more than 600,000 US dollars has been safely carried into the bank branch in Fu Xingmen in downtown Beijing.
The gold bar will be priced according to the London noble metal market with an added processing fee of 109 RMB per ounce.
Purchasers can buy the gold at a lower price and sell back to the bank when the price increases to earn profits. | 
