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Almost 1 million people sit China's civil service exam

(Asianewsphoto/Xinhua/CFP)
Updated: 2009-11-29 19:32

Candidates who are about to take the annual national civil service examination pour into the entrance to the examination hall in Northwest University in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, November 29, 2009. Around the country an estimated one million people attended the exam on November 29. [Asianewsphoto]

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