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India China border experts will meet soon
Special representatives of India and China will meet soon to discuss their disputed border where Chinese incursion sparked tensions recently, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday. Speaking to the media jointly with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Manmohan Singh said that while India and China have had differences, relations had been built steadily in the more recent times. He said both ...
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Tibetans protest in Delhi hold Chinese premier responsible for self-immolations
Tibetan organisations are staging protests in different parts of Delhi against the three-day state visit to India of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Shouting slogans against the visiting Chinese dignitary, the Tibetans said they held Keqiang responsible for the spate of self immolations in their homeland. "Li Keqiang is responsible for the killings in Tibet. 117 self immolations have happened and ...
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Have good manners Chinese official to tourists
If you are a tourist in China, you better have "healthy and civilised" manners. Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang Sunday stressed that efforts should be made to advocate "healthy and civilized" manners among tourists. Wang made the remarks during an inspection tour to central China's Henan province, just days after he advocated polite tourist behavior and stressed that a good image of Chinese ...
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Global prosperity not possible without development of India and China Premier Li Keqiang
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is on a three-day state visit to India, on Monday said that global prosperity would not be possible without the simultaneous development of China and India. Keqiang, who received a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here this morning, told media that the combined population of China and India is a third of the world's population, and therefore, both ...
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China-Indias large potential makes West anxious Daily
China and India's combined potential are large enough to make the West anxious but there are "many weaknesses in the bilateral relationship", a state-run Chinese daily has said. Said the Global Times in an editorial Monday, the second day of Premier Li Keqiang's India trip: "As China's new premier, his selection of India for his first overseas trip has widely been interpreted as a sign that ...
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French daredevil climbs 564 ft Bailong Elevator sans safety net
French daredevil Jean-Michel Casanova scaled the 564 feet Bailong Elevator in China with no help from any machinery, safety net or safety equipment. Casanova's green-and-black sticky sneakers were the only help he needed in his dizzying feat. According to officials, Casanova climbed the huge steel tower in 68 minutes and 26 seconds, while spectators looked on in awe, the New York Daily News ...
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Chinese Premier accorded ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is on a three-day state visit to India, was given a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here this morning. He was received by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. He inspected the guard of honour and also met members of the Indian Cabinet. Talking to reporters here, Keqiang said: "I have had a good beginning to my trip, I am confident that my full trip ...
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Chinas Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected
BEIJING -; China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North ...
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Chinese fishing boat crew released by North Korea
BEIJING -; The owner of a Chinese fishing boat seized for ransom by unidentified North Koreans says the boat and its 16 crew members have been ...
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North Korea releases detained Chinese fishermen—Xinhua
BEIJING--North Korea has released 16 Chinese fishermen and their boat, Chinese state-run media said Tuesday, after reports that armed assailants had taken the sailors hostage and demanded a ransom. ';All the fishermen with the boat are safe on their way back,'; China’s Xinhua news agency said, citing a Chinese embassy official in Pyongyang it said had heard the news from the ...
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No new H7N9 cases in China for a week—government
Electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the H7N9 virus which can take on a variety of shapes. . AP FILE PHOTO BEIJING--No new human cases of the H7N9 virus have been recorded in China for a week, national health authorities said, for the first time since the outbreak began in March. One previously infected patient died in the week beginning ...
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A glance at the Central China Expo 2013
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Is China Sending Its Treasurys Packing
Reports that China may step up the diversification of its huge foreign exchange reserves is not great news for U.S. Treasurys, already under pressure from talk about an easing in the Federal Reserve's bond-buying program. But, the fall-out from such a move is likely to be limited, analysts say. The body that manages China's currency reserves has set up an operation in New York to ...
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Central China Expo inks deals worth 447b yuan
/enpproperty--> A total of 435 contracts were signed at the eighth Central China Expo, yielding an investment value of 446.9 billion yuan ($72.7 billion), nearly triple that of last year's event, according to the expo's organizing committee on Monday. Investment mainly eyes emerging ...
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Gold price opens higher in Hong Kong -- May 21
/enpproperty--> HONG KONG - The gold price in Hong Kong went up HK$320 to open at HK$12,930 per tael on Tuesday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society. The price is equivalent to $1,398.67 a troy ounce, up $34.62 at the latest exchange rate of $1 against ...
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Taiwan engineer could pay US$13m for Samsung phone leak
An engineer may have to pay his former employer up to NT$400 million (US$13.32 million) in compensation after leaking photos of the Samsung Galaxy S III before its release last year. According to ...
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Brazil China to cooperate on digitalization of historical archives
Antunes said that Brazil can learn a lot from China when it comes to digital preservation of archives, as China has much more experience on this ...
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Rubber factories in Laos encounter export problem with China
Rubber processing factories in Lao province of Oudomxay are facing unexpected problems because China is not allowing the import of rubber from Laos at the moment, causing large amounts of the material to remain in stock.Sino-Lao Rubber Company Director Oun told the media recently that, after the company had invested in the building of a rubber processing factory, they encountered an export ...
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Chinese investors on the hunt for their pot of gold
Having closely monitored the performance of a financial management company for more than four years, Hou Yanjie finally decided to buy a trust product recommended by an account manager she's familiar with. The product requires investment of at least 1 million yuan (US$163,000), and the expected annual rate of return is around 9.5 per cent. The 30-year-old Beijing-based newspaper editor ...
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India China vow to find border solution
Putting the recent Ladakh incident behind them, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed their commitment to find a solution to the border dispute between the two countries. The two sides also discussed China's building of new dams on the Brahmaputra river and India's concern over the same. Addressing the media after the two leaders held ...
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Gday China rings loud in push for investment
Darwin 0800 About 150 heavy-hitters in the minerals and resources sector have gathered for the opening of a three-day conference in Darwin.The first Australia China Minerals Investment Summit is a shared initiative involving the South Australian and Northern Territory governments.About 300 representatives of the business and government sectors will take part in the event, including a ...
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China E-commerce trumps retail
Not so much. FORTUNE -- Just as cash-strapped consumers in the developing world bypassed so-called landline phones in favor of mobile devices, so China's lower-income consumers are skipping physical stores in favor of e-commerce sites. ...
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Pyongyang frees Chinese fishermen
(34 mins ago) North Korea has released 16 Chinese fishermen and their boat, media reports said. ';All the fishermen with the boat are safe on their way back,'' Xinhua said, citing a Chinese embassy official in Pyongyang it said had heard the news from the shipowner. The vessel's owner Yu Xuejun told AFP that armed North Koreans seized the boat in waters between the two ...
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ASIA MARKETS Hong Kong Sydney Stocks Fall Tokyo Seesaws
HONG KONG – Australian stocks declined, and Hong Kong equities pulled back from a three-day winning run on Tuesday, weighed by overnight losses on Wall Street and uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy.The S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.7% in Sydney, and the Hang Seng Index gave up 0.2% in Hong Kong.Japan's Nikkei Stock Average was up 0.1%, but struggling for direction after a sturdy rally ...
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U.S. Says 3 N.Y.U. Scientists Took Bribes to Reveal Work to China
It was, the chief federal prosecutor in Manhattan said on Monday, ...
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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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