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Sci-tech groups to take new social roles
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 ...
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China is now worlds second largest moviegoing country
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 ...
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Wichanee sets CLPGA Tour record for low round in Beijing Challenge victory
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, ...
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A historic opportunity to advance China-EU cooperation
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 ...
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China to continue developing strategic partnership with Ecuador special envoy
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 ...
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AU chairman Chinese special envoy vow to deepen cooperation
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 ...
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Enjoy rape flower blossom in Beijing outskirt
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 ...
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Chinese premier stresses importance of innovation IPR protection
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 ...
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Chinas energy demand to peak in 20 years expert
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, ...
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AU chairman lauds Chinas role in infrastructure development in
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 ...
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China closes the gap with Switzerland Europe
Premier Li Keqiang shares a light moment with some Swiss youths during his visit to the Einstein Museum in Bern, Switzerland, on Saturday. ...
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Slower growth may hinder rural rise
/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 ...
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China to meet South Korea in Sudriman Cup final
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, ...
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Serbian university hosts Chinese language proficiency contest
/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 ...
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Chinas Bronze Age antiquities exhibit in Sweden
/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 ...
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2nd LD Writethru Chinese premier arrives in Germany for official visit
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 ...
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Chinas only nuke developer A draw for technical talents
More than 7,300 technicians are acting as competent assistants, in China's only nuclear weapon developing institute, to turn their ideas into ...
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Video China praised at African Union summit
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 ...
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Lifestyle Book traces Africas journey from Europe to China
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 ...
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Cyberspace manhunt erupts over unsolved poisoning case in China
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 ...
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Models strut their stuff at Auto Shanghai auto show 2013
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 / ...
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Letter from Shanghai Scent of a Hotel Toasted Loo and Lobster in a Jar.
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 ...
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McCully confident of managing US China relationship
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. ...
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Chinas Communist Party defends secret police system
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 ...
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Million doses of fake aspirin from China seized in France
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 ...
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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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