French striker Bellion returns to Nice on loan

French striker David Bellion went back to one of his former clubs Nice on loan for the rest of the season on Tuesday from French ligue one sides Bordeaux.

The 28-year-old Bellion had played for Nice from 2006-2007 before moving to Bordeaux.

He had also played for English premier league sides Sunderland, Manchester United and West Ham.

Bellion, who is under contract with Bordeaux till 2014, scored 12 times in 45 appearances for Nice in his previous spell and should boost an attack that has scored only 14 goals in 19 matches this term.

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Chongqing ranks first among listed happiest cities in China

Night view of Chongqing [Xinhua File Photo]

This southwestern city has dwarfed the country's political and economic centers as the only provincial-level municipality listed among China's happiest 10 cities in 2010, China Daily reported Tuesday.

The secret recipe for its residents' happiness, the judges and survey respondents said, is its massive crackdown on organized crime coupled with locals' love of singing revolutionary-era songs.

The annual happiest cities list complied by Xinhua News Agency affiliate Oriental Outlook developed criteria based on people's feeling of happiness rather than economic achievements.

The 12 criteria include interpersonal intimacy, job opportunities, educational quality, security, traffic,

823 moved due to land subsidence

More than eight hundred residents were relocated to safe ground Sunday after land subsidence caused by excessive mining struck a county in Jiangxi Province Thursday. No casualties were reported.

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A house is sealed closed in Huichang county of Ganzhou city, Jiangxi Province, Dec 26. Land near a salt mine in Ganzhou subsided on Dec 23 forcing the evacuation of

Mourinho denies national team duty

Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho said on Sunday that he will not become a national team manager after being refused permission to take temporary charge of his native Portugal in the autumn.

The former Inter Milan and Chelsea boss had been approached to replace Carlos Queiroz, but Real blocked the approach and Paulo Bento eventually took full-time charge of the national side.

Mourinho described the thing as his "greatest frustration of 2010".

"I believe that I will never coach a national team because it's a question of mentality, of personality," Mourinho said.

"I am a coach who works every

China exempts consumption taxes on biodiesel

China exempted consumption taxes on pure biodiesel made from waste animal fats or vegetable oils, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the State Administration of Taxation.

The new policy is effective from Jan. 1, 2009 and taxes already paid will be refunded, the MOF said in an announcement on its website Friday.

The move is aimed at boosting the renewable resources sector, easing demand for petroleum and protecting the ecological environment, the announcement said.

The move is expected to save biodiesel producers about 900 yuan (135.14 U.S. dollars) per tonne.

It is expected to make the biodiesel producers