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Global crisis dampens China New Year celebrations BEIJING (AFP) - Tens of millions of people across China were set to usher in the Lunar New Year Sunday with fireworks and big family reunions, but the global economic crisis put a dampener on celebrations.   Nations:China   People:Wen Jiabao   Activities:2009 Spring Festival 2008 China Slowdown   Source:(AFP)   2009-01-25 Global slump casts a pall over Chinese New Year BEIJING - Painter Wei Haibin is carefully weighing every purchase as he heads home to Hebei province for China's biggest family holiday -- a time when the economy typically enjoys a bounce.   Nations:China Hong Kong Taiwan   Activities:2008 China Slowdown 2009 China New Year Traffic   Source:(AP)   2009-01-17 Headlines Global crisis dampens China New Year celebrations 2009-01-25 Global slump casts a pall over Chinese New Year 2009-01-17 Most-viewed Global slump casts a pall over Chinese New Year 2009-01-17 Global crisis dampens China New Year celebrations 2009-01-25

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