Xinhua China news advisory -- May 13

Following are news items about China to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Wednesday:

Wire Service:

-- China Focus: Chinese economy shows tentative improvement signs, downward pressures remain

-- China Focus: Strictest smoking control rules expects public cooperation

-- China expected to allow local gov't to swap 1 trln yuan of debt by Sept

-- Chinese company wins bid to build 2.4-bln yuan high-speed railway

-- Follow-up on Nepal aftershock and its impact on Tibet

-- Gone With The Bullets wins "award" for excessive smoking shots

TV News Magazine: China View

-- Interview with the president of Honeywell

-- China, Russia start search for remains of WWII Soviet Union soldiers

-- "Dog boxing": a Chinese martial arts specialty

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China View from CNC World is a 30-minute in-depth English news program starting 14:30, 19:30 and 23:00 every day through Asia-Pacific Satellite-6 at 6065MHz/3840MHz. The program is also available at www.cncworld.tv and China View on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/ChinaViewTV. Endi