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WTO to examine Japan-China steel duties dispute
World Trade Organization said Friday its dispute settlement board had agreed to a request from Japan to create a panel to examine its dispute with China over steel duties. Japan had requested for a panel to evaluate its complaint against China for imposing duties on steel tube imports, which Beijing claims were being sold at prices below market levels. Japan charged that the duties violated ...
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Landmark Swiss-China trade deal on horizon in July
BERNE, Switzerland (AFP) - Switzerland and China could sign a landmark free-trade agreement as early as July, the Alpine country said Friday, as Beijing seeks to underscore its growing global ties via deals with European partners.With China's Premier Li Keqiang in Switzerland for high-level talks, the Swiss news agency ATS quoted Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann as saying he aimed ...
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Cabinet Approves Establishment of Two Committees to Strengthen EconomicCooperation with China
Cabinet Approves Establishment of Two Committees to Strengthen Economic Cooperation with China (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser) The Cabinet, at its weekly meeting today (Sunday, 19 May 2013), approved the establishment of two committees the goal of which is to formulate an action plan for strengthening economic ties between Israel and China, as well as increase ...
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Suspicions High as US China Summit Nears
BEIJING -- A top White House official is scheduled to arrive in Beijing this Sunday. His visit comes as concerns about cyber attacks, trade frictions and China’s territorial disputes with Japan test relations between the world’s two largest economies. The visit also comes as President Barack Obama and China’s new leader Xi Jinping prepare to hold their first talks next month in ...
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Search for Chinas missing children goes online
BEIJING (AFP) - It took dozens of volunteers half a year searching old Chinese maps and villages, but finally the online-organised group helped Luo Gang find where he was kidnapped 23 years ago -- and his birth family.The search for China's missing children -- mainly boys abducted by traffickers to feed a traditional hunger for sons exacerbated by the one-child policy -- is moving into ...
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Li visit raises landmark Swiss-China trade deal
BERNE, Switzerland (AFP) - China's Premier Li Keqiang was poised on Friday to sign a key accord with Switzerland bringing closer a free-trade deal seen as a touchstone for Beijing's growing global ties.After high-level talks, Li and the Swiss government were scheduled to ink a memorandum of understanding on the free-trade accord, paving the way for the expected official signature in ...
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Luxury brands position for U.S. boom as China flags Europe sags
A Hermes bag is seen in this file photo. Luxury retailers are preparing for a resurgence in the U.S. market as affluent consumers prepare to spend again. (Fred Lum/The Globe and ...
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Chinese theme park at Warnervale
See your ad here ABOUT 65 kilometres from Newcastle, a $500 million Chinese theme park and cultural village is being planned with the largest Buddhist temple in the world outside China.A newspaper headline last year captured the surprise of many at the bold plan: "The wonder of the orient . . . in Wyong".Amazement aside, the developers behind the park and Wyong Shire Council were ...
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After Rescuing Girl From Polluted River Chinese Policeman Gets Sick
Zhang Guangcong, a policeman, grasps his eyes as he pulls a fourteen-year-old girl from the stinking river water. Zhang was hospitalized, vomiting and dizzy, the day after jumping into the severely polluted river. ...
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H7N9 Bird Flu Spreads by Direct Contact in Mammals
A health worker sprays disinfectant near the house of a 4-year-old boy infected with the H7N9 strain in Beijing on April 15, 2013. New research shows that the H7N9 bird flu virus spreads between ferrets in close contact with each other, suggesting human-to-human transmission is possible. (ChinaFotoPress/Getty ...
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Chinese prime minister praises deal with Swiss
On his first visit to Europe, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has praised a free trade deal with Switzerland, saying it would help Beijing open up its ...
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China Incinerates 3 US Shipments of Genetically Modified Corn
destroyed acres upon acres of Monsanto's GMO corn fields. Interestingly enough, my article on that subject became one of the most widely shared articles in recent years across the web thanks to the rising number of individuals who are behind the elimination of GMOs across the globe. And I suspect this move by China will be met with similar applause, as it represents a direct stand against ...
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North Korea conveys to China willingness to take positive actions
International News: Choe Ryong-hae, a special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, met Chinese officials, including President Xi Jinping, in the highest-ranking visit by an official from Pyongyang in about six ...
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Taiwans Blockbuster Documentary to Screen in Washington DC
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- D.C. Asian Pacific American Film, in collaboration with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative's Office (TECRO), is proud to present Taiwan's highest-grossing documentary, Go Grandriders, at Landmark's E Street Cinema (555 11th St. NW) on Wednesday, May 29, at 7 p.m. This is a FREE screening that you don't want to ...
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Sands China picks Deloitte as new auditor
HONG KONG | Fri May 24, 2013 11:32am EDT HONG KONG May 24 (Reuters) - Casino operator Sands China Ltd said on Friday that it had chosen Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as its new auditor. Sands China, along with its controlling shareholder Las Vegas Sands Corp, received a letter in April from PricewaterhouseCoopers saying the firm would not stand for re-appointment as its auditor for the year ...
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Henrik Fisker joins Hong Kong tycoon to salvage Fisker sources
DETROIT/BEIJING (Reuters) - Henrik Fisker is working with an investor group to salvage Fisker Automotive, the "green" car company he co-founded nearly six years ago that is now struggling to stave off bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter said this ...
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India has reservations over Chinas activities in PoK
PoK and said New Delhi has conveyed its views to authorities in Beijing. Developments in other countries is not a matter of us. To the extent that it involves Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, India's views have conveyed to Beijing, Foreign ...
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Fund opens for youth exchanges
/enpproperty--> A fund to promote youth exchanges from Guangdong province, Hong Kong and Macao was set up in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong, on Thursday. The fund, which was jointly launched by Guangzhou Youth Federation and Fok Ying Tong Education Foundation, is open to public participation. The Hong Kong-based foundation, named after former tycoon Henry Fok, initially invested HK$3 ...
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Palace Museum windows restored after damage
/enpproperty--> The Palace Museum has restored windows unwittingly damaged by tourists, who were criticized by netizens for "uncivilized behavior", Beijing Morning Post reported on Friday. Guards at the museum found windowpanes at the Zhonghe Palace were damaged recently. An investigation showed the damage was caused by tourists constantly pressing their hands on the wooden ...
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Xi reaffirms stance on Peninsula denuclearization
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China's stance of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula on Friday, stressing that targets should be met by all parties involved no matter how the situation evolves. In his meeting with Choe Ryong Hae, the special envoy of Kim Jong Un, leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Xi stressed that ...
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Russias Uralkali plans no H2 potash contract with China
MOSCOW | Fri May 24, 2013 11:07am EDT MOSCOW May 24 (Reuters) - Russia's Uralkali, one of the world's largest potash producers, does not plan to sign a contract with China to supply potash in the second half of 2013 due to unfavourable market conditions, a company spokesman said on Friday. Potash producers around the world keenly look out for signs of flagging demand in China, ...
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China reports rise in humans encountering wild Siberian tigers
Decades of poaching and logging in China and elsewhere have ravaged the Siberian tiger population, with only about 500 left in the wild worldwide. Photograph: Tim ...
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Air China subsidiary to buy 100 Airbus planes for 8.85 bln USD
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 US dollars, Air China said Friday in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange.According to the statement, Air China, listed both in Hong Kong and Shanghai, agreed to buy 60 Airbus 320-series aircraft for 5.37 billion US dollars, ...
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China gives US regulators access to audit records
WASHINGTON (AP) -- China has agreed to give U.S. regulators access to audit records for Chinese companies whose shares trade on U.S. stock exchanges, a step forward in a long-running ...
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China solar companies shun home market in pursuit of margins
(Reuters) - Chinese solar panel makers are shunning their overcrowded home market in favor of lucrative exports, a switch that has helped to arrest a two-year slump in margins and push shares to 12-month ...
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Shanghai looking ahead to future
Shanghai is the commercial capital of China and the most populous city in the People’s Republic, with origins as a small fishing village, the city has grown into a global city with fingers that stretch across the world, exerting global influence over international cultural, commercial and political scenes. With major projects and programs underway, the future looks bright for Shanghai.
It was recently reported by international, Chinese and Shanghai news media that China had eclipsed Japan as the second-largest economy in the world. China’s GDP and economic activity has surpassed that of Japan for many decades, but the announcement was made on the back of a range of factors including imports and exports and the human development index within major cities such as Shanghai. Read more
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