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China blamed for most intellectual theft

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:04:55 -0400

Intellectual property theft is supposedly costing the United States more than US$300 billion each year. A study in the US has shown this is equivalent to all US exports to Asia. The 11-month study by a Congressional Commission found that software and other product theft was on an unprecedented scale. Commission co-chair Jon Huntsman, the former US ambassador to China, told reporters the ...

China planning to give private businesses larger role in economy

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:20:05 -0400

China is planning to give a larger role to private businesses and market forces in its economy. The move comes in a major policy shift intended to improve living conditions for the middle class and to make China a stronger competitor on the global stage. According to the New York Times, in a speech to party cadres, Chinese Prime Minister, Li Keqiang, said the central government would reduce the ...

China Pakistan vow to deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:20:03 -0400

Beijing, May 25 (Xinhua-ANI): China and Pakistan agreed to cement their strategic partnership and deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation in various areas, according to a joint statement issued Thursday during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian country. In the statement, China reaffirms that its relationship with Pakistan is always a priority in its foreign policy and ...

Russia and China Will Attend Syria Conclave in Tehran

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:17:30 -0400

Tehran, May 26 (PL) Russia and China will attend the international conference on the Syrian crisis on Wednesday here, meeting convened by the Persian authorities preceding the so called Geneva II, agreed by Russia and the United States, confirmed an official source here. Countries with different positions (on the conflict in Syria) have been invited to the meeting, including Turkey, Qatar and ...

Duma speaker starts visit to China

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:13:57 -0400

The speaker of the Russian parliament's lower house will also participate in the work of the sixth meeting of the Russian-Chinese parliamentary commission on cooperation between the State Duma and the ...

Landslide in Northwest China Kills 7 People Injures 12

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:06:16 -0400

MOSCOW, May 26 (RIA Novosti) - Seven people were killed and 12 injured in a landslide in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported citing local authorities. The landslide occurred at around 10:00 a.m. local time as it descended on a two-storey dormitory, owned by a local coal mining company, completely destroying the building. Rescuers finished the relief ...

Spotlight grows on Chinas harsh labor camps

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:26:28 -0400

WASHINGTON (AFP) - When she refused to sign a form renouncing her faith, Wang Chunying said she was handcuffed between two bunkbeds for 16 hours, deprived of food, water and sleep as she felt her wrists bleeding."The police would kick the beds apart to the point that my body couldn't stretch any further," she recalled of the time in a Chinese labor prison in late 2007."The ...

Lavender flowers attract tourists in Chinas Wuxi

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:18:03 -0400

Tourists take photos in a lavender field in Xuelangshan forest park in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 25, 2013. Over 100,000 lavender plants here attracted numbers of tourists. (Xinhua/Luo ...

Move Over Japanese Yen Make Way For Chinas Yuan

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:17:53 -0400

By 2015 the Chinese currency, the renminbi (RMB), will be one of the three most traded currencies in the world, on par with the euro and the dollar, HSBC said on Friday. "The RMB is increasingly part of normal day-to-day business for anyone trading or investing in China," said Douglas Flint, chairman of HSBC Holdings at the Annual General Meeting in London yesterday. "Every ...

Sino-Swiss FTA deal a springboard for China

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:16:16 -0400

Switzerland will be China's springboard to enter the European market, said Ding Yifan, economist of China's State Council's Development Research Center, Saturday in ...

Chinese VP stresses scientific technological innovation

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:16:02 -0400

Li said the country's innovation drive will require the wisdom of all its S&T workers, encouraging them to ensure that their own professional pursuits are in line with the requirements of the country's strategic ...

Landslide kills 7 in NW China

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:15:56 -0400

Seven people died and 12 others were injured after a landslide buried a dormitory building in Northwest China's Shaanxi province on Saturday morning. [Xinhua] ...

Sci-tech groups to take new social roles

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:51:18 -0400

Vice-President Li Yuanchao urged science-and-technology associations and societies to strengthen their social management roles. Li made the call in a speech at the opening ceremony of the 15th Annual Meeting of the China Association for Science and Technology, which began in Guizhou province's capital Guiyang on Saturday. The China Association for Science and Technology is the ...

China is now worlds second largest moviegoing country

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:23:39 -0400

May 25--Related: Mayor Villaraigosa off to China to promote business Movies are bigger than ever. At least, they are in China. The nation of 1.35 billion became the second largest filmgoing market on the planet last year, its box office receipts of $2.7 billion muscling out Japan from that spot. That was a whopping 36 percent higher than the 2011 ticket sales in the People's Republic, and ...

Wichanee sets CLPGA Tour record for low round in Beijing Challenge victory

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:23:04 -0400

A week after winning her maiden professional title in her native Thailand, Wichanee Meechai picked up her first international victory Saturday in shooting a nine-under 63, a new China LPGA Tour record for low round, to claim the 500,000-yuan Beijing Challenge.The 20-year-old Bangkok native, winner of the Singha-SAT Thai LPGA Championship last week, finished with a 54-hole score of 10-under 206, ...

A historic opportunity to advance China-EU cooperation

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:23:02 -0400

Premier Li Keqiang has arrived in Berlin for an official visit, opening up a historic opportunity to firm up China's cooperation with Germany and the European Union (EU) at large.The China-Germany relationship is now in its best shape in history, and their fruitful practical cooperation has evolved into a paragon of China-West interaction.A telling illustration of the Beijing-Berlin close ...

China to continue developing strategic partnership with Ecuador special envoy

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:23:01 -0400

The Chinese government's Special Envoy Chen Lei said Saturday that his country is willing to further develop bilateral strategic partnership with Ecuador during a meeting with Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ricardo Patino in Quito, the capital city of the South American country.Chen, also the minister of water resources, was here to attend Friday's inauguration ceremony of ...

AU chairman Chinese special envoy vow to deepen cooperation

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:22:59 -0400

African Union (AU) Chairman and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Saturday met with Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative and Vice Premier Wang Yang, both vowing to deepen cooperation.The AU chairman warmly welcomed Wang as the Chinese special envoy on the occasion of the AU summit being held here to mark the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African ...

Enjoy rape flower blossom in Beijing outskirt

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:22:57 -0400

A pair of couple take a self-portrait in a rape flower field in Beijing, capital of China, May 25, 2013. Rape flower blossom in the outskirt of Beijing attracted city dwellers over the weekend. (Xinhua/Song ...

Chinese premier stresses importance of innovation IPR protection

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:22:56 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday stressed the significance of innovation and called for more technological cooperation between enterprises.Innovation can create immeasurable wealth, Li said during a visit to the Einstein House museum in the Swiss capital of Bern, the residence of Albert Einstein from 1903 to 1905.Protection of intellectual property rights must be stepped up so as to rev up ...

Chinas energy demand to peak in 20 years expert

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:22:55 -0400

China will see its energy demand peak between 2030 and 2035 on the back of expanding industrialization and urbanization, Zhong Ziran, chief engineer of the Ministry of Land and Resources, forecast on Saturday.The country's energy consumption will grow at an annualized pace of 4.5 percent in the next 20 years, with the accumulative demand for coal, oil and natural gas at 82.6 billion tonnes, ...

AU chairman lauds Chinas role in infrastructure development in

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:22:55 -0400

Stating that some Africa's partners have given priority to infrastructural development in Africa, Hailemariam Desalegn, Ethiopian Prime Minister and the chairman of the African Union (AU), on Saturday expressed appreciation to China for investing billions in the sector on the African continent.Hailemariam was speaking to a special AU summit called for the commemoration of the 50th ...

China closes the gap with Switzerland Europe

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:57:18 -0400

Premier Li Keqiang shares a light moment with some Swiss youths during his visit to the Einstein Museum in Bern, Switzerland, on Saturday. ...

Slower growth may hinder rural rise

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:57:17 -0400

/enpproperty--> China's decelerated economic growth, which is expected to become the new norm, might hamper its countryside's advancement, a top agricultural official said on Saturday. "Annual economic growth rates of around 7 percent will bring some uncertainties in creating enough job opportunities for China's rural population," said Tang Renjian, deputy director ...

China to meet South Korea in Sudriman Cup final

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:22:08 -0400

China's Chen Long plays a shot during the men's singles match against Denmark's Jan Jorgensen during the semi-finals of the Sudirman Cup World Team Badminton Championships in Kuala Lumpur May 25, ...

Serbian university hosts Chinese language proficiency contest

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:22:06 -0400

/enpproperty--> NOVI SAD, Serbia - A Serbian university on Saturday hosted a national contest to select competitors to take part in the 12th worldwide "Chinese Bridge" competition of international students in proficiency of Chinese language. The preliminary round of the contest held in Novi Sad University in Northern Serbia gathered participants from Belgrade University, Novi Sad ...

Chinas Bronze Age antiquities exhibit in Sweden

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:22:01 -0400

/enpproperty--> STOCKHOLM - China's Bronze Age Antiquities from central Henan province started to be exhibited in the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm of Sweden on Saturday, marking the 50th anniversary celebrations of the ...

2nd LD Writethru Chinese premier arrives in Germany for official visit

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:21:53 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Saturday for an official visit to Germany, the only European Union country included in his first overseas tour since taking ...

Chinas only nuke developer A draw for technical talents

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:21:47 -0400

More than 7,300 technicians are acting as competent assistants, in China's only nuclear weapon developing institute, to turn their ideas into ...

Video China praised at African Union summit

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:22:22 -0400

During a special summit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the African Union, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn thanks China for its investment. Tom Dinham ...

Lifestyle Book traces Africas journey from Europe to China

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:20:41 -0400

China -Africa relations has been published and explores how its rising interest in Africa is on the surge compared to former colonial powers. The book ...

Cyberspace manhunt erupts over unsolved poisoning case in China

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:08:18 -0400

China Renewed interest in the mysterious unsolved poisoning of a Chinese student in 1995 has sparked a viral online campaign to solve the crime, but it is also a campaign that has become, at times, something more like a social media witch hunt.China is known for its heavy-handed control of the internet, especially where key sensitive subjects are concerned. An explosion in social media ...

Models strut their stuff at Auto Shanghai auto show 2013

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:27:13 -0400

A model poses with a car during the 15th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, known as Auto Shanghai 2013, in Shanghai, China, 23 April 2013. [Photo / ...

Letter from Shanghai Scent of a Hotel Toasted Loo and Lobster in a Jar.

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:24:48 -0400

It being the first time I have stayed at a Waldorf Astoria, I figure I should write about it; especially about that toilet seat that flips up automatically every time I open the door to the cubicle. Quite spooky at first encounter. I think I jumped. I developed a fear of self-opening toilet lids after watching a horror movie as a child when the lid opened and a hand came up to grab its ...

McCully confident of managing US China relationship

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:24:21 -0400

New Zealand's relationship with the US is on an excellent footing and Murray McCully says he's not concerned about possible tension as we align our trading future with China. The Foreign Minister had his first formal meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry last week and said the relationship is "out of political contention" and focused on building better co-operation. ...

Chinas Communist Party defends secret police system

Sat, 25 May 2013 18:42:35 -0400

Communist Party has defended 'Shuanggui', its secret police investigating allegations of corruption against party officials. This came as a response to a controversy about the party's high-handed ways after a recent death in custody. The death of an employee of an investment company, Yu Qiyi, caused a major uproar online last April causing embarrassment to the party. Lin Zhe, an ...

Million doses of fake aspirin from China seized in France

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:45:55 -0400

RENNES, France (AFP) - French customs officers have seized 1.2 million doses of counterfeit aspirin from China, the biggest haul of fake medicines ever in France and the EU, the economy ministry announced Saturday.The goods, seized May 17 in the northwestern port of Le Havre, were hidden in a cargo of tea that arrived from China, the ministry said in a statement. The powder was mostly glucose and ...

The Communist Party should cut its more than 80 million members by nearly half to avoid the bloat that felled the Soviet Union a political scientist has written in a party magazine.

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:17:57 -0400

The Communist Party should cut its more than 80 million members by nearly half to avoid the bloat that felled the Soviet Union, a political scientist has written in a party magazine.The party has recruited a wide swath of citizens in recent years in an effort to broaden support as its original ideological underpinning has changed.More than 90 years after its foundation, the party now has members ...

Chinese premiers Swiss tour fruitful influential

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:54:01 -0400

/enpproperty--> BERN, Switzerland - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Germany Saturday after wrapping up a fruitful visit to Switzerland, which has far-reaching influences. During his stay in the Alpine country which he visited in 2010 as vice premier, Li has met political, business leaders and inked a series of important ...

The love hunter goes on the prowl in China

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:09:40 -0400

But Gao isn't a street-snap photographer. His job involves searching out potential wives for some of China's richest bachelors. The 25-year-old is one of China's premier "love hunters," a new breed of matchmaker who differentiate themselves from the more conventional end of the trade. "It all matters -- the girl's looks, her figure, temperament, height and ...

Key step cleared to Switzerland-China free trade deal

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:09:35 -0400

BERNE, Switzerland -- Switzerland and China cleared the final hurdle Friday towards a landmark free-trade agreement, as Beijing seeks to underscore its growing global ties via deals with European ...

Antony says no miracles to resolve India-China disputes

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:31:09 -0400

Noting that a spirit of cooperation and competition prevailed between India and China, Defence Minister A K Antony on Saturday said negotiations to resolve the disputes between the two will take their own time and he does not expect any "miracles"."It is cooperation and competition... naturally. Both are neighbours and we have to work together. There are many areas where our ...

Taiwan has new terms

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:30:40 -0400

TAIPEI--The government of Taiwan on Saturday imposed new conditions that would further delay the Philippines' investigation of the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino coast guards three weeks ago. Amadeo R. Perez, chair of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco), the Philippines' de facto embassy in Taiwan, said previous problems had been solved and eight agents ...

China Switzerland sign free-trade pact

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:18:02 -0400

Switzerland and China have signed a free-trade agreement leaders of both nations called a historic achievement. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in Switzerland to sign the accord, said the trade pact "has huge meaning for global free-trade." "This free-trade deal is the first between China and a continental European economy, and the first with one of the 20 leading economies of the ...

Bollywood Reflects India-China Love-Hate

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:40:03 -0400

The film reflects not only prevailing nationalist sentiment, but also communist and revolutionary struggles across the globe. It refers to the 1937 plea by the Chinese Communist Party to Jawaharlal Nehru and the Indian National Congress to assist in its struggle against ...

AU Commission chair meets with Chinese vice premier

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:36:57 -0400

/enpproperty--> ADDIS ABABA - The African Union (AU) Commission chair, Nkosazana Dlamimi-Zuma, on Friday met with visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, as the AU holds a special summit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor to the AU. Zuma spoke highly of China-Africa relationship and the active role China has played in promoting ...

China pledges to step up partnership with Africa

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:36:56 -0400

/enpproperty--> BEIJING - Top legislator Zhang Dejiang said on Saturday that China is willing to work with African countries to advance the China-Africa new-type strategic partnership to a higher level. Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), made the remarks at a reception held by the African Diplomatic Corps in China to mark the 50th founding ...

Chinese tourists spending in the U.S. takes off

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:23:58 -0400

Chinese tourists have become the highest-spending overseas visitors to the U.S. and valued customers for U.S. shopping centers and tour bus ...

Tanzania says work on China-funded gas pipeline to continue

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:51:54 -0400

Sat May 25, 2013 11:51am EDT * Tanzania says disputed gas pipeline to be completed next year * Parliament approves budget with pipeline proposals * Govt says to reform state-run power utility By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala DODOMA, May 25 (Reuters) - Tanzania will continue building a China-funded $1.2 billion gas pipeline from the south of the country to the commercial capital Dar es Salaam despite ...

China will build tower taller than Burj Khalifa in 7 months

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:22:11 -0400

.' Moreover, this may happen as soon as this year. Chinese architects plan to construct a building taller even than Burj Khalifa's 828 meters. The name of this ambitious project is "Sky City." It will be located in China's Changsha and it will be really impressive in size. However, if constructed, the building will break Burj Khalifa's record with only 8 to 10 ...

China S.Korea in Sudirman Cup badminton final

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:48:15 -0400

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Eight-time champions China reached their 10th consecutive Sudirman Cup badminton final on Saturday, seeing off Denmark in Kuala Lumpur and setting up a clash for the title with South Korea.Three-time champs South Korea reached their seventh Cup final when they defeated a spirited Thailand 3-1 in the other semi-final earlier in the day.Sunday's final will be the fourth ...

Taiwan protests Philippine naval ships in disputed waters

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:46:31 -0400

Protesters hurl eggs at the Philippines representative office in Taipei, Taiwan and the Philippines are embroiled in a diplomatic row over the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine Coast Guard personnel earlier this month. -- PHOTO: ...

China Switzerland sign MOU on concluding FTA talks

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:39:45 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L, back) and Swiss President Ueli Maurer (R, back) attend a signing ceremony after their talks in Bern, Switzerland, May 24, 2013. Photo: Xinhua China and Switzerland here on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on concluding negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).The MOU was signed during a meeting between visiting Chinese Premier Li ...

US should help mediate territorial dispute between Taiwan and Philippines

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:39:39 -0400

China Seas region. The two countries reached a diplomatic impasse after a Taiwanese fisherman was shot dead on May 9 by the Philippine Coast Guard in waters claimed by both sides. Philippine President Benigno Aquino's personal apology was not accepted by Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, who regarded it insincere for the lack of official representation and compensation. Taipei held naval ...

China-Switzerland FTA to benefit both sides

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:37:43 -0400

/enpproperty--> BEIJING - China and Switzerland on Friday announced the completion of talks concerning a new free trade agreement (FTA), the first to be signed between Beijing and continental Europe. A memorandum of understanding was signed during a meeting between visiting Premier Li Keqiang and Swiss President Ueli Maurer. The two sides also announced the establishment of a financial ...

China-Germany ties play leading role in China-EU ties

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:37:42 -0400

/enpproperty--> BERLIN - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is scheduled to start a visit to Germany on Saturday, the last stop of his first overseas trip after he took office. The fact that Germany is the the only European Union (EU) member included in Li's ongoing four-nation trip evinces the importance of China-Germany ties in the China-EU relationship, said Shi Mingde, China's ...

Del Rosario urges China to to be ‘a responsible and positive force’

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:27:16 -0400

Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario. AP FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines - Warning that escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) "could lead to conflict," Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario urged China at a foreign policy forum in Tokyo to act responsibly instead of resorting to aggression in the wake of its its rapid rise as an economic and military power in ...

Top team to visit China to discuss trade deficit

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:18:50 -0400

The government asked the Delhi High Court to initiate contempt proceedings against Idea Cellular, the chairman of the telco's parent company Kumar Mangalam Birla and five other top ...

China premier criticises EU for telecom probe

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:17:28 -0400

View Photo Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks during a news conference in Islamabad on May 22, 2013. Keqiang has slammed the European Union for plans to probe the country's telecom products and impose taxes on its solar panels, Chinese state media ...

Zimbabwe Why PM Dislikes Chinese VPs Visit

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:17:01 -0400

The official visit this week by the People's Republic of China Vice Premier Wang Yang is a demonstration of the strong relations between the Government of Zimbabwe and China. VP Wang became the first high-level Chinese government official to visit Zimbabwe since President Xi Jinping took over from President Hu Jintao in March. His visit is also in keeping with China's Africa policy, ...

Taiwan sets new condition for NBI team’s visit

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:24:51 -0400

Philippine special envoy Amadeo Perez (Center) AFP FILE PHOTO TAIPEI, Taiwan--Taiwanese authorities issued additional conditions on Saturday that could possibly delay further a trip here by a team from the National Bureau of Investigation to complete its investigation into the circumstances around the killing by the Philippine Coast Guard of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters off Batanes, ...

Climate change art exhibition opens in Beijing | Jennifer Duggan

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:21:13 -0400

China is perhaps the perfect venue for a different way of looking at the issue of climate change - through art. A climate-themed art exhibition is to open in Beijing today and will look at themes and debates provoked by climate science. The ...

Ghaddafi thanks Germany Russia and China

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:08:19 -0400

Colonel Ghaddafi today in an interview thanked the governments of Germany, Russia and China for opposing a no-fly zone over Libya, promising new oil ...

Avian influenza kills one more person in China

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:06:00 -0400

Another fatal case caused by avian influenza H7N9 has been reported in China, the Committee on Health of Hunan Province said Wednesday. A 64-year-old woman died in the hospital of the city of Shaoyang in Central China. Thus, the number of deaths from the disease has reached people, whereas the number of people infected is left unchanged - 130. Reportedly, the deceased was the first patient in ...

China orders transparent handling of major accidents

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:05:56 -0400

China's central government has ordered increased transparency in the handling of major accidents and other items of public concern following a fatal high-speed train crash last month. The general offices of the State Council, or China's Cabinet, and the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said in a circular issued on Tuesday that information on major emergencies and items ...

Chinese ambassador presents credentials to Angolan president

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:05:55 -0400

New Chinese Ambassador Gao Kexiang on Wednesday presented his credentials to Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos.The Angolan president held a cordial meeting with the new Chinese envoy, who conveyed greetings from Chinese President Hu Jintao to the Angolan leader.The ambassador said China attached importance to developing the friendly and cooperative ties with Angola, and that as the top ...

Last-four berths fixed China finish 15th

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:05:52 -0400

The men's water polo last-four berths were produced while hosts China finished 15th here on Tuesday evening at FINA World Championships. Hungary, Serbia, Croatia and Italy will vie for the final tickets on Wednesday. Hosts China greeted their first win at FINA worlds by beating South Africa 9-4 to take the 15th place among all the 16 participants. Tying on 7-7 after three periods, Beijing ...

English Woman Petitions Against Land Grab in China

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:40:46 -0400

Joanne Xu and Xu Shuai (Xu is the surname) are pictured in the article about their plight first published in Southern Metropolis Daily. The two have been caught in a Chinese land dispute involving corrupt officials, land grabs, and petitioning -- a path for seeking redress for official injustice in China. (Screenshot via The Epoch ...

Top Chinese political advisor to visit Finland Sweden and Denmark

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:32:27 -0400

Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), will visit Finland, Sweden and Denmark from May 30 to June 7.Yu is visiting at the invitation of the three countries' parliaments, according to a CPPCC statement ...

Chinas pension insurance covers 486 mln people

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:32:25 -0400

China's urban and rural pension insurance program covered 486 million people as of the end of April, an official with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Saturday.As many as 133 million elderly people are receiving monthly pensions, according to vice director of the ministry's rural pension department Liu Conglong.Over the past few years, the government has taken ...

Strong rain to relieve drought in parts of China

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:32:21 -0400

Strong rain will hit central and east China this Saturday and Sunday, easing drought in affected areas, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said Saturday. The rain will hit parts of Shanxi, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi and Guangdong over the weekend, according to a CMA forecast. The rain will be very strong and some areas may see ...

Philadelphia Soul Owners Taking Arena Football League To China

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:31:39 -0400

Arena Football League from the league. I sat down and chatted with Jaws (please see video at end of this post) this past Wednesday during a break at the Rothman ...

Model catches eyes at C. China auto show

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:29:39 -0400

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20 ancient tombs unearthed in SW China

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:29:33 -0400

/enpproperty--> CHONGQING - Twenty ancient tombs have been discovered near the Three Gorges Reservoir in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, archaeologists said Saturday. The tombs, which date back to the Han Dynasty (202 BC - AD 220), were discovered at the Ma'anshan Tomb Site on the bank of the Yangtze River in Fengdu County, according to the municipal cultural relics and ...

China claims second title under Langs charge

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:29:16 -0400

Hui Ruoqi,Guangzhou, Guangdong province,Shenzhen International Volleyball Tournament,Lang Ping,Cuba,,Iron Hammer,2013 China International Women's Volleyball ...

China edges through Indonesia to for Sudirman semifinals

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:29:15 -0400

China's Fu Haifeng (L) with partner Cai Yun plays a shot during their men's doubles match against Indonesia's Saputro Rian Agung and Pratama Angga at the quarterfinals of the Sudirman Cup World Team Badminton Championships in Kuala Lumpur, May 23, 2013. ...

Premier Lis visit will cement Pakistan-China ties

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:29:04 -0400

Premier Li Keqiang is congratulated by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari after being conferred the Nishan-e-Pakistan honor, for the highest degree of service to Pakistan, in Islamabad on Wednesday. [Pang Xinglei/ ...

Taiwans space programme offers tsunami satellite images to aid relief

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:39:36 -0400

Taiwan's national space programme offered Wednesday its satellite images of the damage caused by powerful tsunamis that ravaged Asia at the weekend to affected countries and aid groups for free.The National Space Programme Office (NSPO) normally charges 3,000 euros (4,080 dollars) for each photograph covering an area of 600 square kilometres (240 square miles), the office said.The images ...

Shanghai China To Extend Visa-Free Stays To 72 Hours

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:44 -0400

From January 1, 2013, Shanghai extends visa-free stays to 72 hours for passengers from 45 countries. The 45 countries covered by the 72-hour visa-free policy are: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, ...

Italy edges China 10-9 to get quarterfinal berth at FINA worlds

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:31:40 -0400

A slim lead over host China 10-9 ensured Italy a quarterfinal berth at Swimming Worlds women's water polo here on Thursday. China trailed 7-3 after first half and almost completed a fully comeback, which being held off by Italy at the crunch time in the final period. In Group B, Canada trounced New Zealand 11-4 to claim first after taking all three matches. Australia was second with 4 points ...

China snatches 18 swimming golds to spearhead Military World Games

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:31:37 -0400

Chinese swimmers maintained their momentum in swimming at the Military World Games on Wednesday, grabbing four more gold medals and obtaining 18 in total out of 36 available in the pool. After four days' competition at the Military World Games, which is set to close on July 24, Chinese military athletes altogether collected 18 golds from swimming and piled up 22 gold, leading the medals ...

British Embassy in China establishes countdown clock for London Olympics

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:31:22 -0400

British Embassy in China established a countdown clock at the ambassador's residence here on Wednesday to mark the one-year countdown to the 2012 London Olympic Games. "The final countdown will begin. An exciting year of outstanding sporting and cultural events in Britain will set the stage for the greatest (sport) show on earth next summer," said ambassador Sebastian Wood. Zuo ...

Six Chinese sailors to attend Clipper Round World sailing race

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:31:21 -0400

Six Chinese amateur sailors will embark on the yacht named Qingdao to attend the 2011-2012 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, local sports administration said Wednesday. The six sailors, who are manager, journalist, college student and private entrepreneurs, took training for several months in Qingdao city and two-week training in England, said Lin Zhiwei, head of local sports general ...

Japan never had smooth ties with China DPM Taro Aso

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:31:20 -0400

Taro Aso (File photo) Japan has never in the past 1,500 years had a smooth relationship with China, Japanese deputy prime minister Taro Aso was quoted Sunday as saying during a visit to India. "India shares a land border with China, and Japan has had maritime contacts (with China), but for the past 1,500 years and more there has never been a history when our relations with China went ...

Chinese paddlers head for another Olympic sweep with sweet trouble

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:31:15 -0400

Counting down a whole year for the 2012 London Olympic Games, the all-time leading Chinese table tennis team gives a priority to who to be sent rather than how to repeat a clean sweep. In the six previous Olympic Games which had table tennis competition since 1988, China have collected all four medals in Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008. And just like what they did before last Games on ...

Chinese swimmers expect breakthrough at London Games

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:31:12 -0400

Since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Chinese swimmers have claimed obvious improvement and aim to make breakthroughs at the 2012 London Olympic Games. China won one gold, three silver and two bronze medals three years ago at the Beijing Games, and they moved up to take four golds and two silvers at the 2009 Rome world championships. The Chinese team are taking part in the 14th FINA World ...

Chinese divers dont dream of gold sweep in London

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:31:11 -0400

Chinese divers are happy with 16 full Olympic berths from the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships here in Shanghai, but they never dream of a clean gold sweep in London, team manager Zhou Jihong said here on Wednesday. Chinese divers swept a record of 10 golds medals on offer from the worlds, opening a new era in the diving history during the eight-day diving competition from July. 16-24. ...

Chinese airline to get eight Dreamliners

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:55:50 -0400

Boeing 787 plane after the local aviation regulator gave the approval for the aircraft. The Guangzhou-based carrier will take delivery of up to eight B787-8s this year, with the first expected by early next ...

Baby-formula art Dissident on China food scandal

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:51:33 -0400

A map of China made from more than 1,800 cans of baby formula created by dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei highlights the controversy over raging demand for milk powder from Hong Kong in mainland China. Hong Kong has passed a draconian law to limit ...

China plans to reduce states role in the economy

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:08:22 -0400

The country’s new prime minister, Li Keqiang, said this month that the central government would reduce the state’s role in economic ...

North Korea Puts Bright Face on China Visit Despite Tensions

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:54:24 -0400

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Irish market opens up to China

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:58 -0400

The Irish funds market has opened its doors to Chinese investors in a move by the Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA). The Irish financial regulator, IFSRA, signed a Memorandum of Understanding one Thursday 23 October with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), its Chinese counterparts. This will enable Chinese investors to ...

The Real News Network Chinas Top 1 Control 70 of Wealth

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:48 -0400

China's growing economic problems and dark political history left out of the Olympic spotlights August 15 - Minqi Li spoke with Paul Jay, Senior Editor at The Real News about the grim reality of China's economic situation in contrast to the spectacular display of the country's rich cultural history at the 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony. The ceremony promoted a falsely ...

Despite injuries inexperience China in second

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:31:42 -0400

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Another night like this, and the American men are golden. Rebounding from a rocky start, the United States finished with one dazzling routine after another. Not since the gold-rush days of the 1984 Olympics has the team looked this good, and the Arrowhead Pond was rocking with catcalls and chants of "U-S-A!, U-S-A!" The United States finished with ...

Canadian court rules to repatriate Chinese fugitive

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:49 -0400

A federal court in Ottawa ruled late Thursday to uphold Chinese fugitive Lai Changxing's deportation order, paving the way for his return to China after he stayed here for 12 years.The verdict, made after more than three hours of court hearings, putting an end to all legal proceedings related to the deportation case.According to the law, the deportation should be executed soon after the ...

Chinese vice president visits southeastern Tibets Nyingchi area

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:32 -0400

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C, Front) receives a traditional white scarf known as "hada" during a visit to the village of Bagyi in Nyingchi Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 21, 2011. Xi Jinping is in Tibet to attend celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the region's peaceful liberation. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)Vice President Xi Jinping ...

Chinese vice president urges Tibetans to follow Party line to build better future

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:31 -0400

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R, Front) meets with party cadres during a visit to the village of Bagyi in Nyingchi Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 21, 2011. Xi Jinping is in Tibet to attend celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the region's peaceful liberation. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)Vice President Xi Jinping Thursday urged Tibetans to unswervingly ...

Chinese vice premier calls for intensified efforts to ensure work safety

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:30 -0400

Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang on Thursday stressed that more efforts must be made in beefing up safety measures in areas such as coal mining and transportation that often suffer deadly accidents.Zhang also highlighted non-coal mines, bridges, tunnels, construction, fireworks and dangerous chemicals as fields in which safety measures need to be strengthened."In some regions, major accidents have ...

Chinese vice premier stresses ethnic unity in visit to southern Tibet prefecture

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:30 -0400

Vice Premier Hui Liangyu on Thursday stressed the importance of ethnic unity and balanced prosperity in his visit to southern Tibet's Shannan Prefecture.Hui told officials of the prefecture that they should always stick to the policy of uniting all ethnic groups and bringing the prosperity to all ethnic groups fairly.Hui said officials should always bear in mind that the Han Chinese and ...

Beijing publicizes expenditures for govt-funded overseas trips vehicles receptions

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:29 -0400

Beijing publicized, for the first time, its expenditures for government-funded overseas trips, vehicles and receptions on Thursday amid the mounting public calls for more transparent government expenditures.The expenditures on the three items, used by party and governmental departments and government-funded institutions, amounted to 1.13 billion yuan (175 million U.S. dollars) in 2010, said Yang ...

China welcomes Canadian courts rule on Chinese fugitive

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:28 -0400

China on Friday welcomed the Canadian Federal Court's decision to uphold the deportation of Lai Changxing, one of China's most wanted fugitives.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remark in a statement posted on the ministry's website.Ma said Lai is the prime suspect in a smuggling case in the city of Xiamen and has been sought by law enforcement for several ...

China to make joint effort with Vietnam to advance bilateral relations FM

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:27 -0400

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (2nd R) meets with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem (2nd L) in Bali, Indonesia, July 21, 2011. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in Bali Thursday that China hopes to make joint effort with Vietnam to advance the bilateral relations on the right track. China and Vietnam have established a ...

China releases two more captive-bred giant pandas into the wild

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:27 -0400

Researchers at a giant panda breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province released two pregnant giant pandas into a semi-wild environment near the base on Thursday, as part of the base's efforts to help more captive-bred pandas adapt to the wild.The pandas, nicknamed "Ying Ying" and "Su Lin," were the second and third captive-bred pregnant pandas to be ...

China seeks shared development pragmatic cooperation with ASEAN FM

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:26 -0400

China strives for shared development and pragmatic cooperation with ASEAN countries to promote peace, stability and prosperity in East Asia, said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the ASEAN Plus China Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Bali, Indonesia Thursday.Yang said this year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the China-ASEAN dialogue relationship and in the past 20 ...

China to use part of land sale revenues to boost education

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:24 -0400

China said on Tuesday that local governments should use 10 percent of their funds raised through land transfer fees to boost education spending.The Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Education said in a joint circular that local governments ranging from the provincial level to the county level must implement the new rule starting from Jan. 1.The money will be used to improve rural schools and ...

China Focus Students speech against education system causes sensation

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:23 -0400

NANJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- After making an impassioned speech attacking China's exam-oriented education system, a teenager from east China's Jiangsu province has found himself in the national spotlight.The speech, which has fuelled debate across the country last week, took place on April 9, when students and teachers at Qidong city's Huilong High School had gathered for a weekly ...

Fishermen mark open season of Songhua River in NE China

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:23 -0400

Performers and fishermen attend a festival to celebrate the open season of the Songhua River in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 15, 2012. As the open season of the Songhua River starts, some fishermen wore traditional clothes and joined in the celebrations in Harbin. The traditional celebrations of the open season date back to more than 1000 years ago. Local ...

Chinese FM talks with U.S. South Korean counterparts on Korean Peninsula tensions

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:20 -0400

BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has held separate talks by phone with his U.S. and South Korean counterparts Hillary Clinton and Kim Sung-hwan on tensions on the Korean Peninsula.Speaking to Clinton Friday and Kim Saturday, Yang said the Chinese side noted the concern of various parties about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) satellite ...

Strong thunderstorm hits central China province

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:20 -0400

CHANGSHA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- A strong thunderstorm hit central China's Hunan Province on Sunday morning, grounding dozens of flights at the Huanghua International Airport in the provincial capital of Changsha.The provincial meteorological bureau issued an "orange" rainstorm alert Sunday morning, warning that cities of Changsha, Zhuzhou and Changde would see precipitation up to 50 ...

Chinas Communist Party requires officials to be loyal clean

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:19 -0400

The Communist Party of China (CPC) needs "loyal" and "clean" Party officials to serve at leading posts in prefecture-level cities in order to ensure good governance through the training of high-calibre leaders, according to a CPC order.Loyalty to the Party, capability to promote social harmony and abundant working experience at grass-roots communities should be the qualities ...

Hong Kong June CPI climbs to 5.6 pct on rising rents and pork prices

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:19 -0400

Hong Kong's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June climbed to 5.6 percent from a year ago, higher than the 5.2 percent rise in May, mainly due to the enlarged increases in private housing rentals, as well as the charges for household services and the prices of pork, the city's statistics department said here on Thursday. Netting out the effects of all the one-off relief measures from the ...

Full text of joint communique of Russian Indian Chinese foreign ministers meeting

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:19 -0400

MOSCOW, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The foreign ministers of the Russian Federation, the Republic of India and the People's Republic of China issued a joint communique Friday after wrapping up their 11th meeting here.The following is the full text of the document:JOINT COMMUNIQUE of the Eleventh Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation, the Republic of India and the People's ...

Senior CPC official leaves Beijing for 4-nation tour

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:18 -0400

BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, left Beijing Sunday morning for official good-will visits to Britain, Canada, Colombia and Indonesia.Li is invited by the governments of Britain and Canada, Colombia's government and its ruling Social Party of National Unity, and ...

Chinas top political advisor starts official good-will visit to New Zealand

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:17 -0400

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, April 15 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin arrived in Christchurch of southern New Zealand Sunday morning for a 4-day official good-will visit, at the invitation of the government of New Zealand.This year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and New Zealand. The bilateral relations achieved ...

Surging China demand buoys US pork

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:17 -0400

US pork exports will jump 23 percent or more this year because of surging demand and prices in China, the world's top consumer, according to Brett Stuart, the co-founder of farm-industry researcher Global AgriTrends. "The tinder is set," Stuart said during a conference call organized by AgStar Financial Services Inc, an industry lender in Mankato, Minnesota. "All we need is a ...

Chinas CPI growth may fall to 4 pct by year end bank report

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:16 -0400

China's consumer prices will likely fall in the second half of the year, trimming growth of the consumer price index (CPI) to 4 percent by the year's end, the Bank of Communications said in a report Thursday. The bank forecast the rise of CPI, the main gauge of inflation, would be controlled at around 5.2 percent from a year earlier this year. The report attributed the weakening ...

Chinese official sees progress in cross-Strait relations

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:16 -0400

Wang Yi, director of the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, makes a speech during a reception at Chinese Consulate General in Houston, the United States, on April 13, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhao ...

U.S. not concerned about Chinas influence in L.America White House official

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:16 -0400

CARTAGENA, Colombia, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The United States is not concerned about China's growing influence in Latin America, a senior White House official said here Saturday."We're not concerned at all," Ben Rhodes, deputy national security advisor for strategic communications, said at a press briefing on the sidelines of the sixth Summit of the Americas."In fact, if ...

Heavy rainfalls to persist in south China

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:15 -0400

BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The National Meteorological Center said Sunday that heavy rainfalls will hammer south China over the next three days.Regions south of the Yangtze River and south China will experience heavy rains from Sunday to Tuesday, with some areas seeing rainstorms, the center said in a statement on its website.Meanwhile, a cold front will hit Inner Mongolia autonomous region ...

China bullish about Canton Fair

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:13 -0400

China is "prudently optimistic" about the result of this week's 111th Session of the China Import and Export Fair, or the Canton Fair, the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday, a forecast that augers well for increased foreign trade."We have a prudently optimistic expectation about the export deals during this Canton Fair. We estimate that the value of orders placed by ...

Six remain trapped in colliery flooding in central China

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:11 -0400

Rescuers prepare to conduct rescue mission after a coal mine was flooded in Shilong district of Pingdingshan city, central China's Henan province, April 15, 2012. At least five people were killed in the colliery flooding accident which occurred Saturday afternoon, local authorities said. The total number of workers underground is unknown.(Xinhua/Zhu ...

China allocates 27 bln yuan from land sales for water conservation

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:10 -0400

BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- China used 27 billion yuan (4.29 billion U.S. dollars) from land sales to build farmland water conservation projects in 2011, the Ministry of Water Resources said Saturday.Local authorities must set aside 10 percent of their revenues accrued from land sales for farmland water conservation projects, according to the central government's No. 1 document issued at ...

China to work with U.S. other parties on Syria foreign minister

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:10 -0400

BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Friday that China is willing to cooperate closely with the relevant parties including the United States for an early political solution to the crisis in Syria.In a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Yang said China is willing to work with the international community and will continue to ...

China targets irregular staff recruitment arbitrary charges

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:29:08 -0400

BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- China has vowed greater efforts to redress malpractice in staff recruitment by government entities and arbitrary charges imposed upon the supply chain by retail giants.Ma Wen, supervision minister and head of the Office of Redressing Malpractices under the State Council, or the cabinet, made the remarks while announcing major tasks for rectifying irregularities ...

Assam NGO flays Delhi over Brahmaputra deal with Beijing

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:28:55 -0400

The government asked the Delhi High Court to initiate contempt proceedings against Idea Cellular, the chairman of the telco's parent company Kumar Mangalam Birla and five other top ...

-RPT-UPDATE 1-U.S. audit regulator reaches deal with China on document access

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:20:00 -0400

* U.S.-China deal reached after years of negotiations * Deal will pave way for auditor enforcement actions * U.S. had been blocked from probing Chinese audit failures By Dena Aubin and Sarah N. Lynch NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators ...

Hong Kongs liquefied petroleum gas prices to fall in August

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:19 -0400

Hong Kong's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ceiling prices at LPG stations will range from 4.44 HK dollars (0.57 U.S. dollars) to 4.86 HK dollars per liter in August, down 25 to 26 cents per liter, the city's Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said here on Thursday. It said the adjustment reflects the movement of the international LPG price in ...

Interview China-US economic ties and the SED mechanism

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:16 -0400

The recently concluded second round of China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) was widely considered a success. It enhanced strategic mutual trust and smoothed communications between the two countries, providing a basis for talks on more substantial issues. The second round of the S&ED eased previous tensions between the two sides and created a favorable environment for ...

Interview The change of climate in China-EU economic and trade ties

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:15 -0400

Due to the impact of the global financial crisis, in the first half of 2009, Sino-EU trade dropped by 22.8 percent compared with the previous year. At the China-EU Business Summit held in Nanjing on November 30, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao noted that both sides should promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation. On December 1, the EU's Treaty of Lisbon went on effect, giving ...

Chinas economy on track for gradual slowdown in H2 as govt reiterates policy stance

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:12 -0400

China's economy is expected to head toward a gradual slowdown in the second half of this year, as the central government has stated that it will retain its current mix of tightened economic policies.Top officials from the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee agreed at a Friday meeting that the country will stick to its proactive fiscal policies in the second half of this year, with ...

China appeals to WTO against U.S. duties on Chinese diamond saw blades

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:10 -0400

The Ministry of Commerce on Friday announced that the country has made an appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to conduct a review of the zeroing measure used by the United States in slapping anti-dumping duties on diamond saw blades from China.According to a statement on the ministry's website, the country has made the request following its previous complaint to the WTO in February ...

China to continue improvement of investment environment official

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:09 -0400

China will continue to facilitate foreign investment and enhance the protection of intellectual property rights in efforts to improve the investment environment, a senior official said Wednesday. "Improving investment environment and protecting the legal rights of foreign investors are not only the government's promises but also what the government is doing," Yu Jianhua, assistant ...

IFC to continue investments in China

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:07 -0400

International Finance Corp (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group which focuses on the development of the private sector in emerging markets, plans to invest more than $500 million in China during its next fiscal year. The funds will be mainly used to support private enterprise in western China in the fields of renewable energy, rural finance and agribusiness, according to Karin Finkelston, the ...

Chinas FDI looks ready to set new record

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:06 -0400

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China looks like it's heading toward a new record and could exceed $106 billion this year, a senior Ministry of Commerce official said, underscoring global investors' confidence in the world's second-largest economy. From January to June, the nation's FDI surged by 18.4 percent year-on-year to $60.9 billion, according to the commerce ...

Chinas investment does not match status as Australias top trade partner

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:04 -0400

China's investment in Australia does not match her status as the nation's largest trade partner, said Duan Jielong, China's Consul-General in Sydney on Tuesday. In a speech to Australia China Business Council (ACBC), Duan said as more and more Chinese companies come to Australia to invest, there seems to be some concerns about Chinese investment being too much and growing too fast. ...

Expert Chinas 130 national languages still thriving

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:03 -0400

China's 130 national languages have still been inherited and continue to develop among 1.3 billion people despite the impact of globalization and regional economic development, said a linguist from an authoritative dialect research agency on July 10, 2011.According to statistics, there are more than 6,000 languages in the world, of which more than 2,500 languages are in an extremely critical ...

Chinese shares close slightly higher Tuesday

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:01 -0400

Chinese shares closed slightly higher Tuesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.53 percent to close at 2,703.03. The Shenzhen Component Index gained 0.35 percent to finish at ...

Chinas yuan hits record high of 6.4470 against USD Tuesday

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:00 -0400

The Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, gained 33 basis points to 6.4470 per U.S. dollar on Tuesday, the highest since China started the exchange rate reform six years ago, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading system. In China's foreign exchange spot market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 0.5 percent from the central parity rate each trading day. The central parity ...

Chinas H1 logistical expenses up 18.5 year-on-year

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:58 -0400

China's expenditures on logistical services totaled 3.7 trillion yuan (around 570 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2011, an increase of 18.5 percent year-on-year, statistics showed. The spending accounted for 18 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing and the China Logistics Information Center said in a report ...

Chinas industrial profits up 28.7 pct in H1

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:57 -0400

Profits for China's industrial businesses rose 28.7 percent year-on-year to 2.41 trillion yuan (374 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of this year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Wednesday. The NBS figures showed that combined revenues for the country's industrial firms rose by 29.7 percent from a year earlier to reach 38.86 trillion yuan from January to June. ...

Chinas Lunar Exploration Program

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:53 -0400

China had collected all the data needed to draw its first full map of the moon surface and was almost done with the mapping work, Sun Jiadong, the chief designer of the country's Chang'e -1 lunar probe has ...

Sound operation of joint patrols along Mekong Chinese official

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:45 -0400

BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Shipping along the Mekong River is running smoothly as the four-nation joint patrols are operating in a normal way after a deadly attack in October, a senior Chinese official from the southwestern Yunnan province said Saturday.China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand have conducted two joint patrols along the river in a normal way under the joint patrol mechanism, according ...

Chinese Premier orders swift open transparent investigation of train crash

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:43 -0400

Photo taken on July 24, 2011 shows the accident scene where rescuers clear the wreckage in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, after a train collision and derailment Saturday night. (Xinhua File Photo/Chen Bin)Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday ordered a "swift, open and transparent" investigation into Saturday's fatal high-speed train collision. Wen made the remarks at an ...

China stocks plunge on US debt train crash

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:43 -0400

Chinese stocks tumbled Monday as investors sold off holdings increasingly worried about a possible default of government debt by the United States which is to bring the global economy back to a serious slowdown. Also, railway shares plunged after the weekend deadly high-speed train wrecking accident in East China's Zhejiang Province which has killed at least 36 people and injured more than ...

China calls for stronger coordination between peacekeeping peacemaking peacebuilding

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:41 -0400

In order to address new challenges, coordination between UN peacekeeping operation, peacemaking and peacebuilding efforts needs to be strengthened, Wang Min, deputy permanent representative of the Chinese Mission to the United Nations said here on Wednesday.Wang made the remarks when he addressed a UN Security Council's open meeting on UN peacekeeping operations.He pointed out that as ...

Chinese leaders join panel discussions Hu stressing stability in Tibet

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:40 -0400

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L, front), who is also General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits deputies to the Fifth Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) from southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region and joins their panel discussion in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2012. ...

China announces enforcement regulations for amended personal income tax law

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:40 -0400

The State Council, or China's cabinet, on Wednesday announced new regulations designed to facilitate the enforcement of the country's new individual income tax law, which features an increased monthly tax exemption threshold.Premier Wen Jiabao signed a State Council order to approve the creation of the regulations, which are set to take effect on Sept. 1, 2011.The National People's ...

Vice premier urges all-out rescue efforts after deadly train collision in China

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:39 -0400

Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang (C) presides over an meeting on relief work and investigation of the high-speed train crash in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 24, 2011. Zhang is leading a work team in Wenzhou to assist in relief work and conduct an investigation into the accident. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang on Sunday urged local authorities to ...

China refutes claims RMB undervalued

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:39 -0400

As of July 21 of 2011, the RMB exchange rate reform had been implemented for 10 years. On that day, the average exchange rate of the RMB against the U.S. dollar was 6.4536, which was a new record since China exchange rate reform started. Since 2005, the RMB has appreciated by almost 22 percent against the U.S. dollar. However, such a great RMB appreciation still has not satisfied the United ...

China seeks win-win development with Asia

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:39 -0400

BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Residents in Hekou in southwest China can still recall its former days as a quiet, anonymous town that attracted few visitors from neighboring Vietnam for business or sightseeing.But major changes have hit the town in Yunnan province. With two roads and one rail line linking it with Vietnam, Hekou has become a bustling hub for Vietnamese visitors buying bargain ...

Central bank governor China always confident in euro

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:17:37 -0400

China welcomed European Union's agreement on the 109 billion euro bailout plan for Greece and has been confident of the stability of the euro zone and other member countries in the past, present or future, said Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of People's Bank of China on July 23 during an interview with Financial Times. Bailout plan helps bring financial stability After eight hours of ...

What China-Switzerland FTA brings about

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:45:43 -0400

China and Switzerland on Friday concluded their talks over a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), which will be the first between Beijing and continental Europe.The achievement was hailed as a "milestone" by political leaders and business community, while Swiss media described it as one of the most important international deals in 40 years for Switzerland.Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, ...

Air China to buy 100 Airbus planes

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:43:13 -0400

Air China, the country's leading carrier, and its subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines have signed deals to buy a total of 100 Airbus 320-series planes for 8.85 billion U.S. dollars, Air China announced ...

Taiwan slashes 2013 GDP growth forecast

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:43:12 -0400

Taiwan on Friday slashed its 2013 GDP growth forecast to 2.4 percent from 3.59 percent as the faltering global economic recovery weighs on the island's ...

China agrees to give US regulators access to audit records

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:34:06 -0400

China has agreed to give US regulators access to audit records for Chinese companies whose shares trade on US stock exchanges, a step forward in a long-running dispute.The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, a watchdog agency for the accounting industry, announced the agreement with China on Friday.The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused about a dozen Chinese companies of ...

Chinese TV series become quite popular in African countries

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:53:07 -0400

"When we walk on the street and see a poster for the TV series, we can recall the names of the characters, such as Mao Doudou, the daughter-in-law. The series is really popular," the 29-year-old Tanzanian TV presenter said. He never imagined that a year later he would be dubbing for a Chinese TV series, Jin's Happy Life, portraying the father of newly married Xiao Mi. He has to ...

Mercury Taints Venerable Chinese Pharmacy’s Remedies

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:49:27 -0400

Chinese residents walk out of the Tongrentang drugstore, the famous Chinese traditional medicine drugstore, in an alleyway of the Qianmen area on March 16, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Feng Li/Getty ...

Do What is Right Without Hesitation

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:49:26 -0400

Looking through a window of a watchtower on the Great Wall of China. As soon as soldiers of great courage receive urgent news of an enemy attack, they immediately rush to defend their country, determined to fulfill their duty without hesitation. (Mirko ...

EU firms lament job losses from possible punitive duties on Chinese solar products

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:38:32 -0400

A coalition of over 580 European solar companies on Friday protested in a dramatic way against looming anti-dumping duties against Chinese-made solar ...

Report China urges N. Korea to enter nuclear talks

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:32:34 -0400

North Korea launched several short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast May 18, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as ...

Chinese Premier Li signals new pro-market reforms before European tour

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:43:13 -0400

Newly installed Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in his foreign visit, signalled that his government will implement a new wave of pro-market restructuring. This is aimed at reducing the still substantial state-owned sector and enforcing productivity increases that will inevitably further impoverish the Chinese working class. In an article published Thursday ...

2013 China Dragon Boat Tournament to kick off on June 8th in Chengmai

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:43:02 -0400

The 2013 China Dragon Boat Tournament is to be held at the Dragon Boat square in Jinjiang Town of Chengmai County from June 8th to 11th. With a total prize pool of RMB460, 000, the tournament in Chengmai includes the 23-person team 200m, 500m, and 5,000m races. According to the introduction, a total of 12 teams from Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian, Hong Kong, Taiwan and ...

Beautiful sea of clouds scenery in Chinas Guizhou

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:31:51 -0400

Photo taken on May 22, 2013 shows the scenery of the sea of clouds and the terraced fields at the Pingzhai Township of Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang ...

Germany tour to enhance bilateral ties China-EU ties

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:29:32 -0400

/enpproperty--> BERLIN -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is slated to start an official visit to Germany late Saturday, the last leg of his first overseas trip since taking office in March. Li will meet with German President Joachim Gauck and hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on further cementing China's relationship with Germany and Europe at large. The premier will also deliver a ...

Roundup Chinese regulators clear Heinz buyout U.S. durable goods orders rise 3.3 percent in April more

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:14:41 -0400

H.J. Heinz Co. expects to close a $28 billion buyout deal in early- to mid-June, the company said Friday after Chinese regulators cleared it of antitrust concerns. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and a Brazilian investment firm, 3G Capital, will pay Heinz shareholders $72.50 a share to take the Pittsburgh condiment maker private. Heinz officials had said they expected the deal to close ...

Swiss free trade deal underscores China’s globalisation Li

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:13:36 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday hailed a free trade deal with Switzerland as a landmark achievement, saying it had ';huge meaning'; for global trade and underscored Beijing’s growing openness to the ...

China sees wider role for private business

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:32:46 -0400

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang reacts at the end of a press conference after the signing ceremony of several agreements between Switzerland and China, in Kehrsatz near Bern, Switzerland, Friday, May 24, 2013. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is in Switzerland to seal a free trade pact with the Alpine nation ? the first comprehensive agreement his country has reached with a major western economy. Li ...

NKorean envoy delivers letter to China’s president

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:26:21 -0400

In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, greets North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae in Beijing Friday, May 24, 2013. The top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Xi on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for ...

Chinese premier attends welcome ceremony held by Swiss president

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:25:10 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R center) attends a welcome ceremony held by Swiss President Ueli Maurer (L center) in Bern, Switzerland, May 24, 2013. (Xinhua/Ma ...

EP vice presidents accusations against Chinas human rights

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:25:09 -0400

Vice President of the European Parliament (EP) McMillan-Scott's recent accusations against China's human rights are irresponsible, said the spokesperson of the Chinese mission to the European Union (EU) on Friday."In his recent article released on-line by a British newspaper, Mr. McMillan-Scott, Vice President of the European Parliament made biased and irresponsible accusations ...

9 dead 1 missing in E China colliery flood

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:25:09 -0400

Nine people were killed and one person remain missing after a coal mine was flooded Thursday in Zhangqiu in east China's Shandong Province, local authorities confirmed Saturday. According to reports from locals on Friday, a coal mine flood occurred around 9 a.m. Thursday at a mining site allegedly under illegal operation in the city of Zhangqiu, said the press office with the Jinan ...

Uruguayan president arrives in China

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:25:06 -0400

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica arrived in Beijing Saturday morning, kicking off his visit of China.Mujica is visiting China from May 25 to 28 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi ...

Completion of Sino-Swiss FTA talks historic event Chinese minister

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:25:05 -0400

The completion of free trade talks between China and Switzerland is a historic event in China-Switzerland economic and trade cooperation, Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said here Friday.Gao, who just signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on concluding the free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann, said it marked a significant ...

Successful FTA negotiations inject vigor into Sino-Swiss cooperation says Chinese premier

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:25:04 -0400

The successful negotiations over a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Switzerland will inject new and strong vigor into the two countries' further cooperation, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Friday.Addressing business and financial leaders at a luncheon, Li said the FTA deal would have wider implications, as Switzerland will be the first continental European country ...

Chinese premiers visit to enhance partnership German ambassador

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:24:58 -0400

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming visit to Germany will enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries, German Ambassador to China Michael Schaeffer said.The nature of their strategic partnership extends to all areas, including the economic, political and cultural sectors, Schaeffer said.Political dialogue has been elevated to an unprecedented level through mechanisms like ...

Chinas satellite data network reaches South China Sea

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:24:55 -0400

A satellite data receiving station was launched on Friday enabling China to now obtain observation information about the South China Sea. The station, in Sanya in south China's island province of Hainan, was launched by the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. China will now be able to obtain satellite remote sensing data of the ...

Chinas bank card transactions exceed 100t yuan

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:22:48 -0400

BEIJING - China's bank card transactions in the first quarter totaled 100.27 trillion yuan ($16.21 trillion), up 19.34 percent from the same period last year, the country's central bank said on Friday. A total of 10.63 billion transactions were made during the January-March period and the value for the first time exceeded 100 trillion yuan in one quarter, the ...

Shared goals Ties with China

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:21:33 -0400

Three points -- energy, Afghanistan and counter-terrorism -- stand out among the number of issues on which Pakistan and China reached understanding during Prime Minister Li Keqiang's two-day visit. Quite understandably, the incoming prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, laid stress on seeking Chinese help in resolving Pakistan's serious energy crisis when he met Li on Thursday. With parts of ...