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Guidelines on child abuse by legal guardians are in the pipeline.

China's Civil Affairs Ministry says that guardians who abuse those in their care will be stripped of custody in accordance with laws and regulations.

In recent years, parental abuse cases have come to the fore. Last year, a 22-year-old mother intentionally left her two young daughters at home and let them starve to death.

Existing laws and regulations on juvenile custody are blurred and few violators are punished accordingly.

The ministry says guardians who severely harm juveniles should be deprived of custody through the court.

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Chinese students can now defer their studies to start their own business, in a move by the education ministry to deal with the record number of college graduates due next year.

China will see 7.5 million people graduate from college next year, 220,000 more than the number last year. Helping them find a job is a tremendous challenge.

The Education Ministry has found measures to cope with the unprecedented number of graduates. In a recent notice, it called on colleges to offer a more flexible schooling system, allowing students to suspend their studies to pursue business opportunities off campus.

Colleges are required to offer courses on entrepreneurship that award academic credit and invite entrepreneurs, business owners, academics and investors to share their expertise with students.

The ministry said it would roll out favorable polices, including entrepreneurship training, business registration, capital raising and tax reduction, for students to start their own business.

Students were also encouraged to open online shops and they would be supported by financial institutes, non-government organizations, associations and other companies.

Graduate employment has been the concern of the central government as the number of students hunting for a job keeps growing.

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Three Chinese cities have been designated as part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

Suzhou and Jingdezhen in east China's Jiangsu and Jiangxi provinces are designated as "Cities of Crafts and Folk Art". Shunde in south China's Guangdong Province was name part of the "Cities of Gastronomy".

At present, eight Chinese cities have been listed in the network, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chengdu. A total of 69 cities from 32 countries worldwide have been listed in the network.

The Creative Cities Network was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2004 and includes seven categories.

Aimed at boosting innovation and maintaining cultural diversity, it encourages member cities to share experiences in promoting the local heritage, so as to cope with the influx of globalization.

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China and Kazakhstan have agreed to tap into the potential of hi-tech cooperation and further advance bilateral aerospace cooperation.

The two countries agreed to jointly establish a technical cooperation center as both sides have huge cooperation potential in hi-tech field, innovation and transformation of scientific achievements.

The two countries hoped that mainstream hi-tech organizations and enterprises from both sides will carry out exchanges and develop partnerships with each other.

Meanwhile, both sides spoke highly of the significance of conducting cooperation in the aerospace sector. They agreed to set up a joint working group to study bilateral cooperation mechanisms and direction.

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Slovenia will spend 1 billion euros, roughly 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, in response to the call of the European Union to reduce carbon dioxide emissions before 2020.

Based on data from 2005, the Slovenian government is planning to ensure the emission of greenhouse gases does not exceed 12 million tons in the target year.

It will be a challenge for the government as the authorities have to curb firstly the carbon dioxide equivalents from the transport sector.

Carbon dioxide emissions have been identified as a major contributor to global warming, and account for around 80 percent of all EU greenhouse gas emissions.

Transport is the biggest polluter in Slovenia with its emissions of greenhouse gases amounting to almost half of the total figure.

To limit emissions in the transport field, Slovenia will encourage the use of public transport, upgrade the efficiency of road vehicles, and promote un-motorized forms of transport.

In the agricultural sector, measures will be taken to increase environmentally friendly operations in milk production and livestock breeding. The use of fertilizers will be tackled as part of the efforts.