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UNEMPLOYED CHINESE WOMEN ATTEND COMPUTER CLASS IN HARBIN.
Unemployed Chinese women attend computer class at Harbin Women's Training Centre in the northeastern city of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, May 23, 2004. China, whose economy is growing almost 10 percent a year, called for more job creation in private business and industry to soak up millions of workers laid off from struggling state enterprises. China's urban jobless rate stood at about 4.3 percent at the end of 2003, a Labour Ministry report said. ECONM REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV CC/FA