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U.S. economic recovery was speeding up with the labor market improving, but the nation needed to take more steps to bolster the faltering recovery, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday.

U.S. unemployment rate down to 8.3% in Jan.

U.S. economic recovery outlook uncertain

•	Euro crisis shows signs of easing but far from over

•	Two kidnapped American tourists freed

•	Hackers intercept confidential FBI conference call

•	U.S. early pullout would fuel Afghan militancy

•	Sudanese president warns of war with South Sudan

•	Snow continues to hammer Western Balkans

China >>

China to promote steady, rapid economic development: Vice Premier

•	Belgian PM meets Chinese culture minister on bilateral ties

•	Remote communities under spotlight as poverty reassessed

•	China doles out festival subsidies for 87 mln poor

•	Senior Chinese leader encourages moral model poll

Opinion >>

Afghan analyst warns U.S. early pullout would fuel militancy

•	Abductions not caused by "Chinese colonialism"

•	Cadmium pollution exposes lax regulations

•	How to boost agro-technology

•	Commentary: dispel rumors after falsified nuclear leak report

Entertainment >>

Copenhagen fashion week kicks off

•	Chinese child stars

•	Foreign blockbusters dominate in China's national holidays

•	Sexy models posing in trains

•	Hot cover girls!

Odd News >>

Muscular kid!

•	2012 Hong Kong Pet Show kicks off

•	River monsters!

•	Famous black and white photos colorized

•	Ice Hotel of Montreal's Snow Village

World >>

4 dead in fresh clashes in Egypt, over 1,000 injured

•	Heaviest snowfalls since 1985 blanket Italy

•	S. Korea's president to visit energy-rich Mideast countries

•	UN Security Council to meet on Syria Saturday morning

•	British Cabinet minister resigns, forcing reshuffle in Cameron's government

Culture & Edu >>

Singapore holds multicultural street parade on waterway

•	Dragon dances performed to celebrate Lantern Festival in Deqing, China's Zhejiang

•	China-EU year of intercultural dialogue kicks off in Bulgaria

•	China to train 10,000 jobless college grads from Xinjiang

•	Glutinous rice flour dumpling made for Lantern Festival in Taipei

Sci & Tech >>

New Vega rocket sets for inaugural flight: ESA

•	New Vega rocket sets for inaugural flight: ESA

•	China alters controversial Poyang dam plan

•	Iran sends new satellite into orbit

•	Japanese archaeologists find pottery with ogre's face

Travel >>

Various lanterns displayed to greet Lantern Festival

•	Pakistan starts its first ever luxury train

•	Fujian-Taiwan sea passenger volume rises 19 pct

•	Charming Greek village Vavdos

•	Wetland tourism becomes bright spot in Tibet

Business >>

U.S. job market still on long path to recovery

•	Portugal able to overcome difficult economic situation: Barroso

•	Oil rises on positive U.S. jobs data

•	Gold snaps 3-session winning streak as safe-haven buying wanes

•	U.S. unemployment rate edges down to 8.3% in January

Sports >>

New F1 car F2012 unveiled in Maranello

•	Saturday's Serie A matches postponed due to cold weather

•	Joel Santana to coach Brazil's Flamengo

•	Serena leads U.S. in Fed Cup tie, Venus only plays doubles

•	Week-long programming draws 96 million cumulative viewers

Health >>

U.S. first lady to visit Texas on nationwide anti-childhood obesity campaign

•	Hong Kong to adjust quota for Mainland mothers

•	Survey reveals doctor-patient tension in China

•	It is possible to prevent certain cancers: doctor

•	Iodized salt distributed to all rural townhips in Tibet

Feature >>

Remote communities under spotlight as poverty reassessed

•	Ethnic Chinese make up 80 percent of Malaysia's top 40 richest: report

•	Platelayers' difficult lives on N China railway

•	Farewell begins in Nepal PLA's cantonments

•	Vulnerable Afghans struggle to survive harsh winter

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Video >>

Unemployment rate comes down: US president

Israel to consider attacking Iran if sanctions fail

Cold snap covers most of Europe

China Jan. non-manufacturing PMI at 52.9

New James Bond film "Skyfall" unveiled

Protest against Egyptian government inaction on soccer riot

Biz China Weekly >>

Jan. 23 -- Jan. 29

China's efforts to strike balance between promoting growth and restructuring its export-driven economy along a path full of unexpected twists and pot-holes have best defined the spirits of the Chinese dragon.

	Wen holds talks with Merkel

	Chinese fishing boat captain repatriated

	6.0-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu -- USGS

	U.S. charges oldest Swiss bank

	Wikileak founder Assange extradition hearing concludes

	NYSE cancels merger deal with Deutsche Boerse

	Vitamin D deficiency may cause human infertility

	Dozens dead in European cold snap: IFRC

	388 injured in clashes in Cairo

	Pakistani PM to appear in court in contempt case