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May 11th, 2010
(Reuters) - A worker fixes the pavement in front of newly completed apartment blocks in central Beijing May 11, 2010. Property prices rose 1.4 percent from the previous month, higher than the 1.1 percent pace in March and logging the quickest pace since December, when the monthly increase was 1.5 percent. China, concerned about consumer inflation and risks of social unrest, announced a slew of measures to cool the red-hot property market in mid-April. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) -
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