Friday 18th May, 2012
China`s arrogance toward `small countries`
Dai Bingguo, a State Councilor and top diplomat of China, called the Philippines a "small country." In a speech to the Chinese People`s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, ...
Shanghai Noir: China's Long History of Crime Stories, Real and Fictional
A poster for the 1932 noir film Shanghai Express. (Paramount) As my son and daughter will be the first to tell you, I'm a bit obsessed with Shanghai. When they were teenagers, they'd ...
Bo Xilai: mystery French architect Patrick Devillers discovered in Cambodia
A French architect who was a close associate of the family of the disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, and of Neil Heywood, the British businessman allegedly murdered by Mr Bo's wife, has ...
Boeing Shanghai Completes 10th Base Maintenance for Aeroflot 767 Fleet
General SourcesUnder the five-year maintenance agreement with Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Boeing Shanghai has completed C checks, pylon modifications and full painting for Aeroflot's ...
Pensioner survives being hit by a truck and dragged down road
The TelegraphAn elderly man in China was left with just bruising after he was run over by a lorry and dragged under the vehicle for 20 metres along the ...
Cagey Campbell-Brown set for half-lap opener in Shanghai
ReutersSprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica speaks during a news conference ahead of the IAAF Diamond League Athletics meet in Shanghai May 17, ...
Lippi Named Coach of China's Guangzhou Evergrande
International Herald TribuneBEIJING (Reuters) - Italy's World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi has been appointed head coach of the Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande, the club said on Thursday. Lippi, ...
China Jo-Jo Drugstores Announces New Store Openings in Shanghai and Hangzhou
General Sourcesthe Company 's total store count to 61. Three additional stores are planned to be opened in Hangzhou by mid-2012. "We continue to implement our plans of opening new stores in ...
Giant fish caught in Chinese river
The TelegraphThe Kaluga is a large predatory sturgeon only found in the Heilongjiang River basin. Chen Lin, the fisherman who caught the fish said it was the biggest he had ever seen. Chen, along with fellow ...
Jiangsu province may introduce subsidies for BIPVs, says report
DigitimesAccording to the report, the feed-in-tariff (FIT) provided by the province in 2012 is CNY1.3/kWh (US$0.21/kWh). Out of the CNY1.3/kWh, the federal government provides CNY1/kWh and the local ...
Figure in China's Political Drama Found in Cambodia
International Herald TribunePHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Throughout the drama this spring revolving around the dismissal of the ambitious Chinese official Bo Xilai and the investigation of his wife as a murder suspect, the most ...
Britain sells thousands of pigs to China in export push
The TelegraphChinese farmers and food companies have placed orders for 2,000 high-quality British pigs to breed with their inferior quality domestic ...
Letter: America's Relationship With China's Power Elite
International Herald TribuneTo the Editor: When the blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng escaped confinement and beatings to find temporary refuge in the United States Embassy in Beijing, he thrust a huge ...
Chen Guangcheng 'to get passport within 15 days'
The TelegraphBlind activist Chen Guangcheng said today China had agreed to issue him a passport within 15 days, allowing him to go to the United States, after a bitter row between Beijing and ...
Shanghai property sales down 16% on gov't curbs
Global TimesShanghai's commercial real estate and housing sales dropped 15.9 percent year on year in the first four months of 2012 as government curbs continued to cool the market. Property developers ...
UnTour Shanghai Launches New 'Dumpling Delights' Food Tour
General SourcesShanghai, China (PRWEB) May 15, 2012 UnTour Shanghai added a new private culinary tour that explores the city's delicious assortment of dumplings. ...
Shanghai Stocks Expected To Open Lower
General Sources5/16/2012 8:53 PM ET (RTTNews) - The China stock market has moved lower now in four straight sessions, declining more than 65 points or 2.7 percent en route to a fresh four-week closing low. The ...
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